WTOP-FM, Washington, DC 5/1/24
‘We’ve got to get out of that cycle’: Metro, Council of Governments create regional task force to begin discussions on funding solutions
Setting up Metro with dedicated funding has been discussed for decades in the region but still hasn’t come to fruition. Now, WMATA and the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments hope a regional task force can finally bring about an agreeable plan of action.
“We fundamentally don’t have predictability at Metro, which means you as regional partners don’t have predictability of your budgets. And we’ve got to get out of that cycle,” said Metro General Manager Randy Clarke during a joint meeting of the Metro and COG Board of Directors on Wednesday
According to COG, in addition to solutions for funding Metro, a new group will look at how all regional transportation agencies work together and are governed. DMV Moves is a 20-member task force that will be made up of local and state leaders from D.C., Maryland and Virginia.
