“…The Partnership, which includes the leaders of large employers like Ted Leonsis, owner and CEO of Monumental Sports & Entertainment, Terry McCallister, chairman and CEO of Washington Gas, Russ Ramsey, …
“On Saturday, Virginia approved $154 million in new annual dedicated funding for WMATA, paving the way for similar long-term financial commitments from DC and Maryland that could strengthen the embattled …
Virginia lawmakers have approved $154 million in new, dedicated funding for Metro, challenging Maryland and D.C. to do the same. “The step taken by Virginia today is truly historic,” said MetroNow Campaign Manager Clare Flannery after the Saturday vote. “We are confident that Maryland and Washington D.C. will…
“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”
“…During the legislative sessions, MetroNow, a broad coalition of area businesses and nonprofits pressing for dedicated funding and reforms, has also helped propel the Metro efforts forward. The coalition provided a …
Continue reading “MWCOG: State legislatures consider new Metro legislation”
“One of the most important conversations going on in the field of entrepreneurship in the D.C. region is how businesses can use their voices not just to improve the region, …
Continue reading “Federal News Radio: How local businesses plan to tackle Metro woes”
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) and the Democratic-controlled legislature came together Friday to support a bill that would give Metro permanent, additional funding of $150 million a year on condition that…
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…
