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#11 CNJRoss

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Posted 16 October 2017 - 07:38 PM

On the Bi-Level special budget issue, October 2017:

 

 

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etra Monthly Commuterwsletter                       October 2017 Budget Is

2018 budget proposes fare hike, service trim

 

 

     Metra has proposed a 2018 operating budget of $797.2 million that includes fare increases and, for the first time, minor cuts in service in order to close a $45 million budget gap caused by rising expenses, a reduction in state aid and disappointing sales tax revenues. Metra also proposed a 2018 capital budget that totals $196.8 million from its available funding sources – only one-sixth of its estimated annual need.

 

    The operating budget deficit in 2018 and the continuing, severe shortfall in funding for Metra’s capital reinvestment needs point to a growing problem with local, state and federal subsidies for public transportation in the Chicago area. The sales taxes and state aid that fund about half of Metra’s operating budget and the local, state and federal grants that pay for nearly all of its capital budget are not keeping up with rising costs and our aging system’s replacement and renovation needs. This situation is not sustainable.

 

     Under the proposal:

     - The price of One-Way Tickets would increase by 25 cents in all zones (a 2.3 percent to 6.7 percent increase).

     - The price of 10-Ride Tickets would increase $4.25 to $7.75 (8 percent to 12.6 percent) depending on the zone.

     - The price of Monthly Passes would increase $9 to $12.50 (4.1 percent to 8.4 percent) depending on the zone.

     - The price of Weekend Passes would increase to $10 from $8 but they would now be valid on Friday evenings (trains arriving or leaving downtown after 7 p.m.) in addition to all day Saturday and Sunday.

     - Reduced fare tickets also would increase, but an earlier proposal to eliminate the reduced fare Monthly Pass has been scrapped.

    

Metra has prepared this web page with full details about proposal, including a Q&A about our proposed budget and funding issues, the proposed new fare table, proposed cuts or curtailment of a small number of trains and the schedule for public hearings on Nov. 1 and 2. You can also email your comments to 2018budgetcomments@metrarr.com.

 

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Posted 11 November 2017 - 11:01 AM

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