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Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority The Best Ride in the Nation Approved Fiscal 2009 Annual Budget Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Approved Fiscal 2009 Annual Budget The Best Ride in the Nation Table of Contents Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Approved Fiscal 2009 Annual Budget The Best Ride in the Nation Table of Contents Table of Contents General Manager’s Message ................................................................................3 Chapter 1. Introduction to Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority...............................................................................5 Metro Profile ...............................................................................................5 Metro’s Strategic Plan ................................................................................6 Metro Board of Directors ............................................................................7 Agency Oversight .......................................................................................9 Organization Chart ..................................................................................10 Staffing Summary by Department.............................................................11 How to Contact Metro...............................................................................12 Chapter 2. Budget Summary..............................................................................15 Operating Budget .....................................................................................18 Capital Budget..........................................................................................19 Reimbursable Projects .............................................................................20 Summary of State and Local Funding ......................................................21 Chapter 3. Budget Assumptions and Statistics ..................................................23 Ridership and Revenues ..........................................................................24 Debt Service.............................................................................................31 Fringe Benefits .........................................................................................34 Union Statistics.........................................................................................36 Indirect Cost Allocation.............................................................................38 Allocation of State and Local Support.......................................................40 Chapter 4. Operating Budget by Operating Unit.................................................47 Metrobus ..................................................................................................52 Metrorail ...................................................................................................68 MetroAccess.............................................................................................80 Chapter 5. Capital Budget ..................................................................................85 Metro Matters Program.............................................................................88 Chapter 6. Reimbursable Projects .....................................................................93 Project Descriptions..................................................................................95 Status of Reimbursable Projects in FY 2008 ............................................97 Appendix A. Department Budgets ....................................................................101 Appendix B. Capital Project Budgets................................................................137 Appendix C. Resolutions of the Board of Directors ..........................................163 Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Approved Fiscal 2009 Annual Budget The Best Ride in the Nation General Manager’s Message 2 Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Approved Fiscal 2009 Annual Budget The Best Ride in the Nation General Manager’s Message General Manager’s Message Last year, Metro defined its new vision. We will be “The Best Ride in the Nation.” Defining the vision is just the beginning. Achieving the vision will be a huge challenge. Metro’s annual budget is a crucial factor in our ability to be “The Best Ride in the Nation”. Although Metro avoided a fare increase in the fiscal year (FY) 2008 budget, we experienced financial challenges when developing the FY 2009 budget. Due to economic pressures such as inflation in fuel and electricity costs, Metro faced the prospect of a $109 million FY 2009 budget deficit. We had reached a critical crossroad where we had to decide whether to ask for a fare increase or cut service. After an extensive public hearing process in November of 2007, a fare increase took effect on January 6, 2008. A recurring theme from the public hearings was that our customers wanted better service. We listened to our customers and developed the FY 2009 budget with $21 million in service improvements spread across rail, bus, and paratransit. These funds will help to improve on-time performance and reduce overcrowding on buses, increase rail service by expanding the use of eight-car trains, continue maintenance of the rail system and escalators, and provide door-to-door service to paratransit customers. Along with a focus on service, the FY 2009 budget is about safety and security. This budget will enhance safety by funding the installation of safety warning strobe lights on Metrobuses that serve Maryland and Virginia (the program was started in the District of Columbia in 2007). Metro also plans to hold more pedestrian safety outreach programs and hopes to participate in a Federal Transit Administration track walker safety protection program. The FY 2009 budget will enhance security by allowing the Metro Transit Police Department to increase their force by 25 officers and three sergeants. The officers will primarily perform undercover operations and work the more than 200 special events held in the region each year. These additional employees will alleviate the need to move officers from their regular patrols to cover the special events and improve safety and security throughout the system Our vision guides us in everything we do, from our daily operations to the development of our annual budget. I am pleased to present a balanced budget for FY 2009, which I assure you will move us toward providing our customers with the best ride in the nation. I trust you will find this a useful document and that it addresses any questions you may have about our mission and budget. John B. Catoe, Jr. General Manager 3 Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Approved Fiscal 2009 Annual Budget The Best Ride in the Nation Chapter 1. Introduction to Metro 4 Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Approved Fiscal 2009 Annual Budget The Best Ride in the Nation Chapter 1. Introduction to Metro Chapter 1. Introduction to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Metro Profile History in Brief Metro was created in 1967 by interstate compact. Construction of the Metrorail system began in 1969 and the first phase of Metrorail operation began in 1976. Metro added a second transit service to its network in 1973 when, under direction from the U.S. Congress, it acquired four area bus systems and created Metrobus. In 1994, Metro added a third transit service when it began providing MetroAccess, a paratransit service for people with disabilities unable to use fixed route transit service. Metro completed the originally planned 103-mile Metrorail system in early 2001. In 2004, Metro expanded the system, opening the Blue Line extension to Largo Town Center and New York Ave-Florida Ave-Gallaudet U station on the Red Line. The expansion brought the Metrorail system to its current 106 miles. Metro Facts • Metro maintains the second largest rail system and the fifth largest bus system in the nation. • Average weekday passenger trips on Metrorail and Metrobus total nearly 1.2 million. • Metrorail and Metrobus serve a population of over 3.5 million within a 1,500 square- mile area. • Metro has spurred over $25 billion of economic development at or adjacent to Metro property. 5 Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Approved Fiscal 2009 Annual Budget The Best Ride in the Nation Chapter 1. Introduction to Metro Metro Provides Three Services Metro is a very large organization—it has over 10,000 employees and a nearly $2 billion budget. Metro provides three transit services: Metrorail, Metrobus, and MetroAccess. • The Metrorail system operates a fleet of over 1,100 rail cars and provides over 200 million passenger trips annually. • The Metrobus system operates a fleet of 1,500 buses and provides over 130 million passenger trips annually. • MetroAccess operates a fleet of over 300 vans and sedans and provides 1.6 million passenger trips annually. Metro’s Strategic Plan Vision: The Best Ride in the Nation Mission: Provide the nation’s best transit service to our customers and improve the quality of life in the Washington metropolitan area. Values: • Safety and Security • Professionalism • Integrity • Continuous Improvement • Respect for All Goals: • Retain and attract the best and the brightest • Create a safety culture • Deliver quality service • Use every resource wisely • Maintain and enhance Metro’s image 6 Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Approved Fiscal 2009 Annual Budget The Best Ride in the Nation