Metro’s recent safety problems have lawmakers and local leaders concerned that they will not be able to successfully lobby Congress and state legislatures for the additional funding that the transit system so desperately seeks. Here’s what expanded federal oversight of Metro safety will entailStill, Foxx said he is keeping the Feb. 9 deadline that he established early this year. Foxx said recent developments have made him more confident that the oversight body will come together in the next six months. Metro’s recent record, however, has stubbornly resisted that narrative. Heading into budget talks in the fall, the summer’s embarrassments do not make for an optimal negotiating position.

Source: Washington Post August 06, 2016 20:21 UTC