The 2025 DTA operating budget is climbing to $25.8 million — up more than 10 percent in a single year. And with the federal gravy train off the tracks, the DTA is turning to City Hall with its hand out. The levy request? Up nearly seven percent.
The DTA’s union contract, signed in 2022, runs through 2026 and requires $2.5 million a year in pension contributions. That wasn’t fine print. That was bold type. They knew it, signed it, and now pitch it like an act of God.