FY2017 PROPOSED BUDGET

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Proposed Fiscal Year 2017 Budget
Appendix G
Appendix G Glossary of Terms
AAC
(Accessibility Advisory
Committee)
Accounting Basis
Accrual Basis
ADA
(Americans with
Disabilities Act)
Approved Budget
ART
(Arlington Transit)
Articulated Bus
Also see "Slinky" bus
Metro’s committee that was created to address the needs of senior
citizens and customers with disabilities; efforts have resulted in
numerous service upgrades including gap reducers, to make it
easier for customers using wheelchairs to board Metrorail trains.
The accounting principles and methods appropriate for a
government enterprise fund. Financial statements are prepared on
the accrual basis of accounting under which revenues and expenses
are recognized when earned or incurred.
Basis of Accounting where revenues are recognized when they are
measurable and earned. Expenses are recorded when incurred.
Refers to Federal civil rights legislation passed in 1990 that requires
public transportation services to be accessible to, and usable by,
persons with disabilities. In compliance, Washington Metropolitan
Area Transit Authority (Metro) operates Metrobus with a bus fleet
equipped with passenger lifts and wheelchair tie downs, Metrorail
with elevators and platforms that are ADA compliant and
MetroAccess with a fleet of over 600 vans and sedans also equipped
with lifts and tie downs.
The revenue and expenditure plan approved by the Metro Board of
Directors for a specific one year period starting on July 1.
Refers to the bus service that operates within Arlington County,
Virginia, providing access to Metrorail and supplementing
Metrobus with smaller, neighborhood-friendly vehicles.
Refers to buses that have an "accordion" section in the middle that
allows the bus to bend and flex (articulate). Articulated buses have
more passenger capacity than standard 40-foot buses.
AGM
An executive who reports directly to the General Manager/CEO or
(Assistant General Manager) a Deputy General Manager of Metro.
Assets
Property owned by Metro which has monetary value with a future
benefit.
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