Metro Stakeholders to Consider Transit System's Future at NPC Newsmakers Event

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Mar 16, 2015, 01:03 ET

WASHINGTON, March 16, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Major stakeholders of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA, or Metro) will discuss the future of the system in a panel discussion at a National Press Club Newsmakers news conference on Monday, March 23 at 10 a.m.

The nation's second-busiest system by daily passengers is at a critical point in its history as it faces growing safety concerns and fares, declining ridership and a budget squeeze. In an on-the-record, moderated Q&A format, stakeholders will discuss operational, budgetary, governance and management issues.

Participants are:

Tom Bulger
WMATA Board Member, Alternate Director for the District of Columbia; board member since July 2011.

Jackie Jeter
President of WMATA union Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 689.

David Alpert
Editor and Founder of transit news source Greater Greater Washington, available at greatergreaterwashington.org.

Graham Jenkins
WMATA rider, District resident, and mass transit enthusiast blogging at lowheadways.wordpress.com.

This NPC Newsmakers news conference is scheduled for 10 a.m. on Monday, March 23 in the club's Zenger Room, on the 13^th floor of the National Press Building at National Press Building, 529 14th St. NW, Washington DC 20045.

Like all Newsmaker events, this news conference is open to credentialed press and NPC club members, free of charge. No advance registration is required.

Contact:
Pat Host, Newsmaker Event Host
202-905-4657 or [email protected]

Herb Perone, NPC Newsmakers Chairman
301-512-7636 or [email protected]

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SOURCE National Press Club