Maryland leaders from both parties said Tuesday that proposed cuts to transit service in the capital region would cause devastating harm to its economy, workforce and environment.
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority officials have proposed eliminating weekend subway service, closing 19 stations, cutting Metro’s sprawling bus system by more than half, trimming 2,400 jobs and axing salary increases.
The agency’s general manager Paul J. Wiedefeld said that unless Congress and the White House come together on an aid package to help state and local governments and transit systems, devastating cuts are the only way to offset huge drops in ridership and revenue.
But U.S. House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.) said the proposed reductions “would irreparably harm communities throughout Maryland and the National Capital Region.”
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