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WMATA is pathetic: of course it belongs to "the public"

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

The question of how best to fund Metro is an important one that requires thought leadership and extensive community input. From the article: The capital improvement program reflects the region’s commitment to maintaining and improving your community’s $100 billion transit asset. It begins with “What do we want Metro to be?”

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Transit as a formula for local economic success and improvements in regional quality of life

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

It's fair to say that in NYC Mayor De Blasio cares a lot less about this than former Mayor Bloomberg (" A Playbook on the Politics of Better Streets ," Bloomberg), and in DC, most elected officials are from "the outer city" where the automobile remains dominant (" DC as a suburban agenda dominated city ," 2013).