DCist: Metro Faces Pushback On Drastic Service Cuts From Some Board Members

By Editor On Dec 4, 2020 Last updated Dec 4, 2020

Metro Board members Stephanie Gidigbi and Michael Goldman say WMATA’s proposed service cuts are too drastic and its ridership predictions are too conservative given the news of a pending widespread vaccine that could lead to increased ridership. They urged Metro to wait for Congress to act and inject much-needed funding, which could fend off a major budgetary gap for the transit agency.

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