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WMATA is pathetic: of course it belongs to "the public"

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Operating safely isn’t a choice. I guess WMATA still has this opportunity with upcoming 50th anniversary of the start of service--2026--to get their "stuff" together, rebuild the consensus, actually figure out how to operate the system, grow it, if possible, etc. We are keeping customers at the center of everything we do.

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NBA All Star Game in Salt Lake, economic development hype | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on the Pirates baseball team economics

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Leaving other revenues from television and other sources untouched--although the team points out its minor league and Latin American operations are paid for out of those sources too. The analysis finds that the team doesn't spend much more on payroll than it makes from ticket and concession sales.