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Charlie, if you want to make the case that putting the DTR in MWAA's hands was a mistake, that's one thing - however, it does not then follow that the governance for the airports isn't and shouldn't be regional. It is, and it should be. Hell, DCA is on land that had to be ceded by law from DC to VA, after all. You don't think the District has an interest in operations there?

As far as Federal investment in airports goes, there's a big difference between federal grants for infrastructure purposes that went to all states, and the federal government directly building airports, which is what happened with DCA and IAD. Those airports both predate home rule for DC, they were built by the Federal government acting as the local government for DC, and by extension taking an strong interest in the region.

by Alex B. on Jun 4, 2012 5:05 pm • link • report

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