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2010 01 28 – 0639 – Washington DC – WMATA Hearing
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It was nice to be in the crowd as an advocate rather than my placement at my next meeting after the hearing, where I was in Silver Spring as one of the folks who stands in front of the room.
The WMATA hearing, in my opinion, was exquisitely conducted and I really felt like I had a chance to offer some input; in stark contrast to last year where it felt more like decisions were being forced upon us. Sure, *perhaps* a decision has already been made, anyway, but at least I *felt* better… like soma for the masses.
All-in-all I really felt it was a valued effort, with both attendees and attendants in high spirits (attendants consisting of desk staff pulled downstairs: planners, designers, lawyers, etc.) — bravo to all!
I recorded testimony and submitted written comments. The quick gist:
Support:
– 10-cent fare increase
– Restructuring of Red Line service
– Restructuring of low-volume bus lines
Oppose:
– Use of funds from capital budget (such use should be minimised as much as feasible)
– Increasing rail headways for midday & evening service
– Increasing rail headways for weekend service
– Operating 6-car peak period trains instead of 8
– Opening the Metrorail system at 5:30 instead of 5:00 pm on weekdays.
– Closing the Metrorail system at 2:00 instead of 3:00 am on weekends.
– Reductions to high-volume bus lines
Propose:
– Evaluate feasibility of having only one attendant operate stations with 2+ accesses.
– If service reductions must be made to rail, considering increasing headways in suburban areas but maintaining headways in urban core.
– Continued efforts to acquire funding from DC, MD, and VA.
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