It's been a challenging month for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). Trackfires and service delays have highlighted Metro's ongoing maintenance needs. And Congress has waffled on long-term federal funding. So how do current challenges facing the system compare to the public policy environment when the Metro was first created? Kojo explores the history behind the headlines.
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"History Behind the Headlines": Expanding and Maintaining Metro
Listen Wednesday, Jun. 25, 2008 at 12:35 p.m. in Economy, Politics
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Zachary Schrag
Assistant Professor, Department of History and Art History, George Mason University
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