The gleans st louis cardinals memorabilia authority also st louis cardinals schedule details provided the RMT as if it hadbeen in effect since the initial tax collection year, which has historicallybeen more than $771 million. The worst year of decline occurred in 2002 by 2.6%.While this revenue stream is not expected to fluctuate considerably, the strongcoverage levels in a stress scenario mitigate the effects of potentialcollection and implementation issues. The back-stop of additional operatingsubsidies provides further support should unexpected issues arise. The MTA's total debt portfolio is 73.8% fixed; 3.4% term; 10.2% variable, and12.5% synthetically fixed. Total MTA ridership (including Long Island Rail,Metro-North Commuter Rail) has increased at a 2.4% average annual growth rate(AAGR) from 2003-2008, with a 3.1% increase in 2008 over 2007.
Subway ridershiphas grown at a 3.2% AAGR in the past five years with 2008 ridership up 3.9% over2007 st louis cardinals . Meanwhile, bus ridership has been flat over the same five-year period witha 0.6% AAGR and 2008 ridership was only up 1.3% over 2007 st louis cardinals hat . In February 2008, during the debate over congestion pricing, the MTA outlined apotential five-year $32 billion capital program to fund ongoing maintenanceneeds, complete existing expansion projects, and begin new expansion projects.Since then, the MTA has acknowledged the need to curtail its plans as a resultof cost overruns and funding constraints cardinals baseball tickets . The MTA is not required to make a formal capital program proposal for 2010-2014until October, but so far has estimated that it needs about $18.8 billion tocontinue restoring the transit system to a state of good repair stl cardinals . The authoritywill need another $4.3 billion just to complete the East Side Access project andthe first phase of the Second Avenue Subway project, for a total of $23 billion.Even assuming a generous increase in federal aid and a pared-down program, theMTA may need as much as $15 billion in additional resources, which the FebruaryPlan assumed would be addressed through the issuance of new money bonds. Undersuch a scenario, debt service would grow from $1.5 billion in 2009 to nearly$3.2 billion in 2020.
Additional heavy reliance on debt for capital would likelyplace increasing pressure on the MTA's operating budget and its alreadysignificantly constrained financial flexibility st louis cardinals sweatshirt . Fitch expects the MTA toproactively control operations and maintenance costs while implementing fare andtoll increases st louis cardinals photo . The MTA stated it intends to create a new bonding credit backedby the RMT to support debt at a later date st louis cardinals shop . Fitch will monitor the developmentsof this future debt issuance st louis cardinals schedule .
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