Posts tagged Wmata Governance
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Breakfast links: More jobs
Gray unveils more economic development details; Electronics maker to St. E’s; Demolition by divine neglect; MetroAccess riders suing over possible TB exposure; In transit-rich neighborhood, but transit not so useful; Get searched to hear music, see sculptures; Keeping Md. drivers & cyclists ignorant; Arrest made in parade shooting; And…. Keep reading…
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Experts should make technical decisions, not policy
From the WMATA governance debate to the 2030 Group’s transportation report, there’s been a recent push from business groups to convince elected officials to stay away from making decisions and instead leave the policymaking to “experts.” That’s dangerous. If you want to get cable TV, an expert cable installer knows which pieces of equipment… Keep reading…
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McDonnell still refusing to push Congress on Metro funding
Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell repeatedly dodged questions yesterday about why he isn’t lobbying his fellow Republicans to save the funds for Metro’s safety repairs. He also showed a surprising ignorance of basic facts like whether WMATA has a permanent General Manager yet, while repeatedly calling for the region to give him power over its decisions. McDonnell… Keep reading…
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Virginia Senate kills bad anti-livability, WMATA board bills
The Virginia Senate’s finance commmittee killed three bad transportation-related bills, all of which would have transferred decision-making over transportation in Northern Virginia to Richmond and away from the region’s counties and cities. HB2000 would mandate that Governor McDonnell’s representative to the Northern Virginia Transportation… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Spotlight on roads
PG residents want brighter roads; SHA trying darker roads; Bad bills and bad Senators who support them; Money’s for roads, but he wants control of Metro; Maryland needs new crosswalk strategy; Gray, Brown ride $2,000/month SUVs; Talking transit, taxes and election tactics; National Harbor to add gas station; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Taking charge
Sarles officially announced as GM, CEO; Can PG focus on Metro stations?; Watergate residents don’t want trees; ANC opposes bike lane, says bikes complicate driving; Missed opportunities in Fairfax City?; More people shouldn’t mean more highways; Green house, not so green location; Take transit or bikeshare to visit Miami Beach’s new parking garage; And…. Keep reading…
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Sarles could provide useful stability for a few years
Governor O’Malley sort-of-confirmed this morning that the WMATA Board is planning to keep on Richard Sarles as permanent General Manager/CEO. While Sarles isn’t what WMATA needs in the long run and might not tackle the bigger, long-term problems, but he could be a good source of stability as WMATA extricates itself from its immediate crises. Both the Riders’… Keep reading…
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WMATA picks new GM, rumored to be Sarles
Kytja Weir of the Examiner is reporting that WMATA has reached a final decision in its search for a new General Manager. Adam Tuss of WTOP is speculating that Richard Sarles has been selected to continue leading the transit authority on a permanent basis. Shortly after John Catoe resigned in April of 2010, Sarles took over as interim General Manager. His tenure thus… Keep reading…
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DOT heads to take charge of WMATA governance reform
DDOT, MDOT and VDOT have been planning how to enact some of the recently proposed WMATA governance reforms. The plan highlights a good set of proposals for immediate action, but cuts out Northern Virginia governments in a way that could hurt the region and Metro. The “implementation plan” (PDF) examines the recommendations of the Board of Trade and Riders’ Advisory Council reports… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Picking leaders
Downs, Porter to WMATA Board; GM search down to 3; Terry Bellamy becomes interim head of DDOT; Biddle gaining steam; Metro operators urinating on tracks; Gray urges fight for DC congressional vote; Georgetown ANC endorses more CaBi stations; And…. Keep reading…