“Now a coalition of business, advocacy and nonprofit groups that favors a “smaller, independent” board, has issued a proposal to reduce the Metro board to eight, effectively endorsing a provision …
In March, Maryland joined Virginia and Washington D.C. in pledging dedicated funding for Metro, securing an additional $500 million annually. Today, Maryland followed through on its part as Governor Hogan signed the Metro/Transit…
“…As a result, advocates are wasting no time launching a campaign for Virginia, Maryland and the District to act to adopt reforms that fell by the wayside this year. MetroNow, …
Continue reading “Washington Post: What happened to all those governance changes for Metro?”
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser signed a bill on Friday that commits the city to giving Metro $178.5 million annually, part of a historic regional plan involving Maryland and Virginia that will give…
“…It was a unique time. It was a combination of desperate times requiring desperate measures, and I think that this was one of those situations where we basically knew that …
“Imagine for a moment that the region fails to save Metro. Think tanks, universities and even the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority itself have studied the scenario and agree: It would get …
Continue reading “Washington Business Journal: Life without Metro — here’s what could happen”
Improving mass transit around Virginia is one of the General Assembly’s top priorities for 2018. The most important transportation bill this year would create a dedicated source of revenue for …
Continue reading “Connection Newspapers: Finding Funding for Mass Transit”
Washington, D.C.,’s once-beloved Metro subway system isn’t great anymore. It isn’t even good. The agency’s slogan, Back2Good, acknowledges as much…
“…the region’s business leaders have forged an unusually large and strong alliance to lobby for increased Metro funding. In the latest sign of business support, six major companies joined the …
Metro, union, nonprofit and business leaders are speaking in one accord to urge lawmakers to approve more funding for the second-busiest transit agency in the nation…
