Posts by Marc Korman — Guest Contributor
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How to give Metro’s safety commission real teeth
Erek Barron and Marc Korman are members of Maryland’s House of Delegates, representing Prince George’s County and Montgomery County, respectively. A 2012 federal statute requires the jurisdictions that make up WMATA to establish a safety oversight commission to oversee Metrorail safety. This will succeed the discredited Tri-State Oversight Committee,… Keep reading…
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Lots of Maryland residents from places other than Montgomery and Prince George’s use Metro
Although WMATA’s impact on Maryland is most significant in Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties, the system is important to the entire state. 5% of daily Metrorail total ridership comes from Maryland locations outside of those jurisdictions. Keep reading…