Posts tagged Wmata Governance
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Breakfast links: DC Council votes unanimously to ban right turns on red
DC moves closer to banning right turns on red by 2025 for road user safety. New MoCo app supports older adult mobility. Fairfax County contemplates “home share” program for seniors. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Metro Silver Line simulated service to start on October 3
Simulated service on Silver Line extension to start in October. DC declares public emergency over migrant bus arrivals. How and why a Southeast DC street was named after Queen Elizabeth II. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: WMATA wants to make Potomac Yard station opening as smooth as possible
WMATA seeks to improve community engagement as Potomac Yard station opens. DC Planning leader James O. Gibson died. Hogan Administration to turn over State Center complex to Baltimore City. Keep reading…
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The WMATA board was a “clown show” about Jack Evans, but it’s not only Evans
Corrupt behavior by DC’s Ward 2 councilmember, and former WMATA Board chairman, Jack Evans has again brought a stain to the DC Council and the WMATA Board. One anonymous board member called the board’s handling of the issues a “clown show,” and it was. But it’s not just on ethics that the board seems to be out of touch and tone deaf. Keep reading…
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Metro Reasons: Restoring late-night service would bust legal budget caps, staff say
It may not be possible to restore the late-night rail service hours which were cut back in 2016, according to a new Metro staff report presented to the Metro Board of Directors today. The late-night hours were reduced to allow the agency to perform more trackwork overnight, and they're set to expire in June unless the Board allows them to continue. Keep reading…
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Topic of the week: Is the Metro reform bill Barbara Comstock just introduced a good idea?
Barbara Comstock just introduced a bill that gives WMATA more money, but also weakens local control of Metro. Our contributors had a variety of reactions to her proposal; what do you think? Keep reading…
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Barbara Comstock proposes a “reform board” for WMATA with more funding and limits on labor
The bill, just released, would wipe out the current WMATA board and replace it with a temporary “reform board” similar to the control board that supervised the DC budget from 1995 to 2001, among other big changes. Keep reading…
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Ray LaHood recommends dedicated Metro funding, a smaller board, and poorly-thought-through bus fare hikes and service cuts
There's no need to recommend cutting bus service and reducing riders to save money, but improving things takes political will — which LaHood's report was supposed to aid with. Keep reading…
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11 questions (and answers) about how to reform WMATA
If you believe the WMATA Compact is fundamentally flawed, the next step is to make a new compact. Here's one plan for how that would work. Keep reading…
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We need an accountable WMATA Board of Directors
In the final installment of his three-part series on WMATA governance, GGWash board member Dan Tangherlini offers suggestions for some big time shakeups to the WMATA Board of Directors. Keep reading…