{"id":2909,"date":"2008-01-25T11:16:00","date_gmt":"2008-01-25T11:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2008\/01\/fta-to-dulles-corridor-metro-drop-dead.html"},"modified":"2008-01-25T11:16:00","modified_gmt":"2008-01-25T11:16:00","slug":"fta-to-dulles-corridor-metro-drop-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2008\/01\/fta-to-dulles-corridor-metro-drop-dead\/","title":{"rendered":"FTA to Dulles corridor Metro: DROP DEAD"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/graphics\/jamessimpson.gif\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"float: right; margin: 0 0 10px 10px; cursor: hand;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/graphics\/jamessimpson.gif\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\"><\/a><br><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2008\/01\/24\/AR2008012401221.html?hpid=topnews\"><b>Dulles Rail Project All but Dead<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Post<\/i><br>Virginia officials are saying the <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Federal Transit Administration<\/span> has blindsided them with the announcement that the Metro expansion on the Dulles corridor is not likely to receive $900 million of federal funding. The <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Post<\/span> obtained the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-srv\/metro\/FTAletter.pdf?hpid=topnews\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">letter FTA chief James Simpson sent to Governor Tim Kaine<\/span><\/a> (PDF).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not surprisingly, a <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Post<\/span> editorial wonders why the FTA took so long (after many millions of dollars were already spent) to announce its intentions. It also raises the question of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2008\/01\/20\/AR2008012002275.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">how much administration ideology played a part<\/span><\/a> (<span style=\"font-style: italic;\">The Post<\/span>) in the FTA&#8217;s handling of the Dulles corridor Metro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These recent developments are bad news for Northern Virginia and greater Washington D.C. There has been failure at just about every possible level along the way. Hopefully, this is just a setback, albeit a large one, to bringing mass transit to the 17th largest business district and 16th busiest airport in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More from <i>The Wash. Times<\/i>: <a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.examiner.com\/a-1179304~Years_of_planning__investment_unravel_at_likely_death_of_Dulles_Rail.html?cid=rss-Washington_DC\"><b>Years of planning, investment unravel at likely death of Dulles Rail<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">UPDATES:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Post<\/span> columnist Marc Fisher chimes in on <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.washingtonpost.com\/rawfisher\/2008\/01\/metro_to_dulles_what_next.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Raw Fisher<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Eric McErlain<\/span> wonders what happens to all of that toll revenue that was suppossed to fund the project on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ericmcerlain.com\/offwingopinion\/archives\/008193.php\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Off Wing Opinion<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dulles Rail Project All but Dead &#8211; The PostVirginia officials are saying the Federal Transit Administration has blindsided them with the announcement that the Metro expansion on the Dulles corridor is not likely to receive $900 million of federal funding. The Post obtained the letter FTA chief James Simpson sent to Governor Tim Kaine (PDF). 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