Metro Funding

There is a post on the Greater Greater Washington website about Metro funding. It is a very complicated issue, because unlike the Baltimore public transportation system, which is under the budget of the Maryland Department of Transportation, Metro is under three jurisdictions, DC, Maryland, and Virginia. I do agree that there needs to be a lot more dedicated funding for the Metro system. Let's face it, the DC metro area has a lot of people. Those people need to get from home to work, and back again, as well as recreational trips, and trips to run errands, etc.. People tend to rely on their cars in this area, especially over here in Prince George's County. PG is starting to change as more professionals that work downtown move in the county, but the overall culture of PG County is not very transit friendly. I'm hoping that as the demographics of the area change, things will become more urban. Yes, I am a rare breed. I am a conservative urbanist.