MTA may miss out on crucial funding

MTA may miss out on crucial funding

ON CRUCIAL FUNDING IN THELATEST CORONAVIRUS RELIEFBILL.

THE HEROES ACT PASSEDTHE HOUSE LAST WEEK AND ITLOOKS TO GIVE 14 TRANSITAGENCIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY 15BILLION DOLLARS TO SPLIT.

BUTRIGHT NOW, OUR AREA ISNOF THEM.

AND AS WMA━2 NEWSRAY STRICKLAND EXPLAINS THEMONEY━ COULD HELP MTA AVOIDCUTS AND CONTINUE TO PAY BUSDRIVERS.The Central Marylandtransportation alliance sent aletter to Marylandcongressional delegationurging them to ensure MTA willreceive aid in the next roundof federal stimulus money.CMTA says these federal fundsare vital and will help MTAget through the rest of theyear.

1:17“Our transitagencies across the countrneed help because people arestill relying on them” BrianOthe Central MarylandTransportation alliance&atransportation advocacy groupHe says MTA wonmoney in the latestcoronavirus relief billbecause itfor urbanized areas with apopulation of three million ormore.

Oit should be based on transitagencies with the highestridership, which would makethe Baltimore area one of thelargest in the country.

2:12“Places that have morepopulation but smaller transsystems like Dallas, detroit,houston would get the fundingeven though they have asmaller transit system than wedo” In the past two months,MTA has been forced to cuservices such as bus routesand limited ridership..theirrevenue continues to declinedue to the pandemic.

Osays these funds are crucialto help MTA stay afloatthrough the rest of the year.CMTA sent this letter to theMaryland CongressionalDelegation urging them tohelp.

7:47“We run the city.We keep it open.

We keep itmoving” Michael McMillan isthe president of the unionthat represents MTA busdrivers.

Hecongress to make sure MTA getsfederal aid because he says 40percent of riders right noware essential workers.

12:46“You can just imagine likethe grocery store workers,cashiers, down to the stockperson at those stores canget there, hey then youlocal grocery store wonable to open” And Osays MTA received moneythrough the CARES ACT.

He saysit helped a lot but the needis still there.

Now, again,the heroes act did pass thehouse last week but the Senatehas yet to vote on it.

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