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I can't find a good reference right now but I remember that in DC the rail fares cover 90% of rail operating costs and bus fares cover 30% of bus operating cost
by e2e8 13y ago
I can't find a good reference right now but I remember that in DC the rail fares cover 90% of rail operating costs and bus fares cover 30% of bus operating cost.
Public Records Here: http://www.wmata.com/about_metro/public_rr.cfm http://www.wmata.com/about_metro/public_rr.cfm?
The best I could find on page 21 (numbered 15) of pdf "Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the Fiscal Year Ended 6/30/12" does not seperate bus from rail.
- mpyne 13y agoThat's not what WaPo's free Metro Express newspaper put out when they were talking about the fare increase last year. I'll see if I can find one of the mentions. Edit: An example straight from the horse's mouth (the WMATA proposed FY13 budget). Revenue makes up 80% or so of the MetroRail budget, the remaining 20% to be made up by local jurisdictions. So it does appear indeed that Metrobus is much more subsidized (27% of the budget from fares). Page 67 of the PDF is probably the best overview. So definitely not as bad as I thought, but $183 million is no small chunk of change either. PDF at http://www.wmata.com/about_metro/docs/ProposedFY2013Budget.pdf http://www.wmata.com/about_metro/docs/ProposedFY2013Budget.p...