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Metro approves budget: No fare hikes or service cuts

By Max Smith

WASHINGTON — Riders will not see any new fare hikes or service cuts in June after the Metro Board gave final approval Thursday to the agency’s budget for the coming fiscal year.

The $3.2 billion combined operating and capital budget was amended to reflect less cash payments upfront from jurisdictions that will instead rely on Metro bonding.

The budget maintains the fares and service put in place last summer and forecasts significant capital projects that will require more service disruptions to complete.

The region continues to work on dedicated funding for capital projects to support the increased maintenance, repair and upgrade work.

Metro union threatens 3-day strike, calls for strike vote meeting Sunday

By Max Smith
WASHINGTON — Metro's largest union is threatening a three-day strike that could grind the D.C. region to a halt. The union provided no timeline on when such a strike might occur, but an emergency strike authorization is taking place Sunday. A vote to authorize a strike does not immediately trigger one but gives union leaders the authority to call for a work stoppage that Metro said would be illegal. The union has had problems with its elections in the past.
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