Problems at Metro, Pepco run deep
Re: “The appalling negligence of the Metro Board,” editorial, and “Underground power lines not cure-all,” July 29
As an outsider who lived in three states before moving here 17 years ago, I can assure area residents that other major transportation systems and utility companies do not operate as badly as Metro and Pepco. For both, the problem is decision makers acting with redneck logic, a hillbilly work ethic, and weak ethics.
Metro will never operate efficiently, safely, or without embezzlement as long as they keep the same board and senior staff. They need people in key positions who worked public transportation in other major cities.
As for Pepco, I never lost power for days in perfect sunlight in other places. Despite their PR spin, the difference is the overhead lines. In my 20 years in Massachusetts, none of the perils they listed happened to our underground wires. If Pepco had started replacing the overhead lines in manageable segments 17 years ago, they’d be done by now.
