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- Research by Mike Cronin

Graphic by Lee Ann ONeal

2003, voters backed a long-term transit plan based on a series of promises from Metro.

xas Watchdog checked in almost a decade later on which promises have been kept.

romises, promises

Promise: 21.5 new miles rail

by end of 2012

Actual: 6 miles as of July

Promise: 1,000+ new route miles

of bus service by 2025

Actual: 379 miles added

Promise: 9 new transit

centers by 2025

Actual: 5 built

to date

Promise: New 8-milecommuter line by 2025

Actual: Planning completed

in 2012, construction not

begun

Promise: 50% increase

in bus service, 44 new routes

by 2025

Actual: Routes down

from 130 in 2003 to 120 today;

ridership down 15%; eet smaller

Promise: 9 new

Park & Ride lots by 2025

Promise: Additional

72 miles of rail by 2025

Actual: Depends

on future funding

Actual: 6 lots built

to date

Promise: No sales t

increase

Actual: Sales tax rat

remains at 1 cent

Promise: Share of s

for road projects

not diverted until Actual: Metro consi

public vote to cap

after 2014

Promise: 250+ miletwo-way Park & Ri

service by 2025

Actual: 600+ miles

two-way service

Promise: New fast,

crosstown bus ser

Actual: 2 Signature

Service lines in ser

Promise: Longer hoursof service

Actual: Focus of improvements

not on hours, excepting

Main Street rail line

Promise: Rail service

to both airports by 2025

Actual: No work

being done

Promise: 50+ new

rail stations by 2025

Actual: None built,

24 under construction,

19 in planning stages