Metro News Release

For immediate release: November 17, 2010

Metro Board Chairman's statement on the regional report on governance of Metro

Upon the release of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments/Greater Washington Board of Trade report on governance of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Metro Board Chairman Peter Benjamin issued the following statement:

“We understand the critical role of Metro governance in providing safe, reliable and effective transit service in our region and we greatly appreciate the hard work of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments/Greater Washington Board of Trade task force and the careful consideration which it gave to the issues. We look forward to addressing the issues raised in this report with all deliberate speed, as well as those raised by our own Riders Advisory Council and other governance recommendations we receive.”

News release issued at 11:55 am, November 17, 2010.