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Committee hears DDOT budget shortfall as bus-priority and safety funding draw concern
Summary
Witnesses at the Council's Committee on Transportation and the Environment warned that the mayor's FY26 budget reduces operating and capital support for the District Department of Transportation and cuts $36 million from bus-priority projects, undermining transit speed, Vision Zero progress and equity goals.
The Council's Committee on Transportation and the Environment opened its first budget oversight hearing on the mayor's proposed fiscal 2026 budget on June 2, where multiple public witnesses said cuts to the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) will slow bus-priority projects, reduce safety investments and make transit less reliable for low-income riders.
Chair Charles Allen (Ward 6) told the panel the mayor's proposed FY26 operating budget for DDOT is $175,900,000, down about 5.1% from the FY25 approved operating budget of $185,000,000, while the proposed capital budget is $683,000,000, an 18% reduction from FY25. Witnesses singled out a proposed $36,000,000 reduction to the…
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