WTOP radio 9/27/18:
Metrorail Safety Commission says it’s ready to be Metro watchdog
WASHINGTON — The local safety group set to take responsibility for Metro oversight by spring has completed and submitted its application to the Federal Transit Administration.
The Metrorail Safety Commission was first promised years ago, and the region’s lengthy delays in establishing it have led to ongoing withholding of federal transit funding for Maryland, Virginia and the District and sparked a federal takeover of direct safety oversight back in 2015.
Submitting the application this week triggers a transition process back to local oversight that the FTA outlined earlier this month.
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Metrorail Safety Commission Chairman Christopher Hart told the Metro Board’s safety committee Thursday morning that having a watchdog helps keeps a system’s eyes on the prize: continuous improvement of safety.
Metropolitan Council of Governments
Former NTSB Chair Christopher Hart elected Chairman, Metrorail Safety Commission
Metrorail Safety Commission Board