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Public Transit

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USDOT Picks Three New WMATA Board Members to Tackle Safety Culture

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx announced the appointment of three new Federal representatives, each with considerable expertise in safety, to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) board of directors. 

The incoming appointees...

Examining the Safety and Service of D.C. Metro

Statement of Carolyn Flowers, Senior Advisor, Federal Transit Administration, Before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittees on Transportation & Public Assets and Government Operations re: Examining the Safety and Service of D.C. Metro