Routing a transit line closer to the Kentlands and through two developments planned for west Gaithersburg would draw as many as 42,000 daily boardings, enough to make either a light rail line or busway in the Interstate 270 corridor eligible for federal money, according to a state study released Thursday.
Friday, November 6, 2009
Metro will appeal an arbitration award that gives its front-line workers three consecutive 3 percent annual pay raises, part of a package that would cost the transit agency an additional $104.5 million over four years, officials said.
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Five years after that collision injured 20 people, records show that 11 safety recommendations have not been carried out. Among those pending: upgrading electronics on all Metro trains to prevent them from rolling back and adding door handles for emergency workers trying to enter a rail car quickly.
Those recommendations, known as corrective action plans, represent just a fraction of the improvements that have languished under a system operated by Metro managers and independent monitors from the Tri-State Oversight Committee. A Washington Post analysis of committee data shows that, as of Nov. 20, more than 100 safety corrections recommended after accidents, other incidents and audits were listed as not completed.
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