Regional leaders work up tentative proposal to modernize Metro

Regional leaders work up tentative proposal to modernize Metro

A Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority train pulls out of a station in Washington. (Photo by VCU Capital News Service)Members of a Metro task force including Northern Virginia leaders reached a consensus to avoid a uniform sales tax and instead contribute to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s capital projects to improve service. But some argue such a tax could be inevitable. The urgency of the situation is highlighted…