Wednesday, January 03, 2007

A Lawsuit to Challenge the Transfer of the Dulles Toll Road to the MWAA?

I've been hearing that some businesses are working to assemble a lawsuit challenging the transfer of the Dulles Toll Road to the MWAA. This transfer is being done to permit the MWAA to take control over the tolls (and to raise them) in order to fund the Silver Line. While most people would agree that the MWAA is an efficient entity, it has no direct accountability to any Virginia citizens. Moreover, many feel that Toll Road users and businesses not located in Tysons Corner will suffer both higher fees and worse transportation as the Silver Line is being used to enable the rezoning of Tysons Corner for the benefit of West Group and a few others.

I wonder whether the plaintiffs will call Gerry Connolly as a witness. After all, despite being a cheerleader for the Silver Line and his pals at West Group, Connolly has publicly expressed concerns over the lack of accountability over the MWAA. This could still become interesting.

1 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

MWAA is doing a good job with the airports, but the airports are money making businesses, just look at the cost of parking or snacks in the terminals. What proof is there that they are efficient? They never seem to get the type of press or scrutiny that the Metro does. They seem to operate in their own little world, kind of like Shangra-La.

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