Metro

Beverly Silverberg was the Metro spokesperson from 1983 to 1992. She also served as assistant general manager for public service, encompassing the offices ...

They were all part of the team she enlisted, encouraged and prodded to make the bus and rail system an asset to the region and the nation. Turner’s focus was always on the people who made the transit system run smoothly: from the bus and rail operators to the Board of Directors and elected officials. Metro was once the pride of the region and bound it together, literally and figuratively. Much was said during the hearing about “safety culture” and the lack of it. I know it’s not easy running a transit system that operates in and is governed by two states, D.C. and the federal government. At the hearing, Mayer said, “Metro is not following its own safety processes.” He went on to say that Metro has a culture that accepts noncompliance with its own rules and is bypassing its own regulations, endangering its employees and passengers.