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WMATA Governance Review Resource Materials

The following documents have been shared with the Task Force as it conducts its WMATA governance review. Documents include WMATA’s procedures and bylaws as well as studies, articles, and correspondence about our region and a number of other metropolitan regions.

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WMATA – Procedures & Bylaws

Metro Facts

WMATA Compact

2009 Amendments to WMATA Compact

WMATA Organizational Chart

Committee Assignments for CY 2010

WMATA Board Procedures
 
WMATA Board Procedures for Public Comment

Riders Advisory Council

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Transit Sector and Governance (General)

American Public Transportation Association
Transit Board Member Handbook - not available for free download
2006

GAO (U.S. Government Accountability Office)
Survey of Governance Practices and the Inspector General Role
2009

Independent Public Inquiry
Long-Term Public Transport Plan for Sydney
2010

National Transit Database: Federal Transit Administration
Transit Profile: Top 50 Agencies for the 2008 Report Year (PDF)
2009

National Transit Database: Federal Transit Administration
Safety & Security Module: Data from 2002-present (Excel Spreadsheet) 7 MB
2010

Transportation Research Board
TCRP Report 85: Public Transit Board Governance Guidebook
2002

Wetztein, Steffen; (FACTBase Bulletin No.7, The University of Western Australia and Committee for Perth)
‘Successful’ Local and Metropolitan Government Models Elsewhere: Potential Lessons for Perth?
2010

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Transit Sector (Grouped by City/Region)

DC REGION

The District of Columbia, State of Maryland, and the Commonwealth of Virginia
Optimizing State Safety Oversight of the WMATA Metro Rail System
2010

Fischer, John and Mallett, William; (Congressional Research Service)
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA): Issues and Options for Congress
2010

Gunn, David
Analysis on the current status of Metro 9 MB (commissioned by WMATA)
2010

Kirby, Ronald; Bhatt, Kiran and Kemp, Michael; (Greater Washington Research Center)
Washington’s Metro: Issues and Options 15 MB
1982

Metro Funding Panel
Analysis of and Potential for Alternate Dedicated Revenue Sources for WMATA
2005

National Transportation Safety Board
Collision of Two Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Metrorail Trains Near Fort Totten Station, Washington, D.C. June 22, 2009
2010

Correspondence, News Articles

Alpert, David; (Greater Greater Washington Blog)
Article: Should there be two WMATA Boards?
2010

Coalition for Smarter Growth; Sierra Club's Virginia Chapter and Arlington Coalition for Sensible Transportation
Letter to Virginia Governor and Northern Virginia Congressional Delegation
2010

Riders' Advisory Council
Letter to Joint COG-BOT WMATA Governance Task Force
Reply from Joint COG-BOT WMATA Governance Task Force
2010

Tri-state Oversight Committee
Letter to Joint COG-BOT WMATA Governance Task Force
2010

Weir, Kytja; (Washington Examiner)
Metro Board Members Play Hooky: Highest Paid Director Misses Half of Meetings
2010

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LONDON

Transport for London
Transport for London Factsheet
2009

White, Peter;
Transport for London: Success despite Westminster? Chapter 9 of Traffic Jam: Ten Years of 'Sustainable' Transport in the UK-not available for free download
2010

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PITTSBURGH (ALLEGHENY COUNTY)

Strategic Development Program Steering Committee for the Port Authority of Allegheny County
Action Report Following up on the November 16-17, Strategic Work Session
2007

Port Authority of Allegheny County Limits of Authority Statement
2009

Port Authority of Allegheny County Member Profile (excel spreadsheet)
2010

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TORONTO

Higgins, Chris; (Master of Public Policy and Administration, McMaster University)
Transportation Dilemmas - Fixing Transit In The City of Toronto 5 MB
2010

Independent Study Funded by the Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario
Transportation Challenges in the Greater Toronto Area 21 MB
2006

Soberman, Richard M. (University of Toronto)
The Track Ahead: Organization of the TTC under the new amalgamated City of Toronto
1997

Toronto Board of Trade
Time is of the Essence: Ensuring Economic Prosperity through Improved Transit and Transportation in the GTHA: Comments and Recommendations on Metrolinx’s Draft Regional Transportation Plan and Investment Strategy
2008

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VANCOUVER

TransLink
TransLink Board Governance Manual
2010

TransLink
TransLink 2010 Budget and Business Plan Summary
2010

Office of the Comptroller General, British Columbia
Report on Review of Transportation Governance Models
2009

TransLink Governance Review Panel
TransLink Governance Review: An Independent Review of the Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority
2007

Mees, Paul; (Proceedings of the State of Australian Cities National Conference)
Can Australian cities learn from a ‘Great Planning Success’?
2007

Stone, John
Political factors in the rebuilding of mass transit: an investigation of failure in Melbourne since 1970 through comparisons with Perth and Vancouver
2008

Correspondence, News Articles

Burrows, Matthew; The Georgia Straight
Article: TransLink review defended
2006

Article: TransLink panel refused to see public
2007

Article: Victoria wrests TransLink from cities' control
2007

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Non-Transit Sector (Grouped by Organization)

DC WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY

District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority
Regionalization Study
2001

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METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON AIRPORTS AUTHORITY

Advisory Commission on the Reorganization of the Metropolitan Washington Airports
Report to the Secretary
1984

Advisory Commission Members
1984

Statement of Linwood Holton before the DC Council
1985