Well, didn't see this coming.
John Catoe has resigned, effective in April.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...av=hcmoduletmv
Just prior to announcing his decision, he held a rather innovative blogger roundtable with DC bloggers (and bloggers only) with no subject off limits, and everything on the record.
Some recaps:
http://www.welovedc.com/2010/01/14/t...th-john-catoe/
http://www.movingmomentarily.com/201...toe-human.html
http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post.cgi?id=4613
http://www.wtfmetro.com/2010/01/q-with-john-catoe.html
http://unsuckdcmetro.blogspot.com/20...und-table.html
It's a bold move when the Metro GM invites the author of a blog called "Unsuck DC Metro" to talk, face to face.
With that in mind, despite his resignation it's a unique way to really reach out to the kinds of people that can both be your harshest critics but also your most passionate advocates.
Anyway, all of us in DC are still processing what all this means. Metro faces the largest crisis in its history, with both long and short term budget issues, safety concerns, serious capital improvement needs, and a system that is already straining against the theoretical capacity of the current infrastructure.