> Virginia isn't going to pay for public transit in DC. Maryland isn't going to pay for public transit in DC.
Virginia and Maryland both pay significant funds to subsidize the DC metro system, as does the federal government.
Incompetence at WMATA fritters away the money.
Moreover, metro has little to do with this road disaster anyway as Metro isn’t going to run between DC and Richmond. Amtrak does that and it’s already subsidized by Virginia and the Feds.
The kind of money for public transit that would alleviate congestion on I95 (the proximate cause of yesterdays nightmare) has never ever been on the table. It would never get through Richmond or Annapolis.
Bad administration, maybe you could blame the fact that metro is funded by 4 jurisdictions (DC, Feds, MD, VA) who all sit on the metro board and have done a terrible job of getting costs under control and maintaining quality over the last two decades.
Virginia and Maryland both pay significant funds to subsidize the DC metro system, as does the federal government.
Incompetence at WMATA fritters away the money.
Moreover, metro has little to do with this road disaster anyway as Metro isn’t going to run between DC and Richmond. Amtrak does that and it’s already subsidized by Virginia and the Feds.