The Northern Virginia Transportation Commission (NVTC) formally accepted the 2025 "Report on the Performance and Condition of WMATA," detailing the agency's support for long-term, sustainable funding for DC’s transit provider.

The support is informed by the work of DMVmoves, the joint task force assembled by WMATA and the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, and the Virginia General Assembly's Northern Virginia Growing Needs of Public Transit Joint Subcommittee. These two committees spent nearly two years studying ways to establish long-term, sustainable funding for public transit in the Commonwealth of Virginia and the Greater Washington region. 

Findings from NVTC’s Report

NVTC officials said their message is clear: now is the time to invest in a long-term, sustainable, dedicated funding solution for WMATA.

The "Report on the Performance and Condition of WMATA" recognizes the progress WMATA has made over the last year, leading the nation in public transit ridership growth, significantly reducing crime, and achieving substantial cost savings. 

NVTC Positions on Key WMATA Issues

The report will be submitted to Virginia’s Gov. Glenn Youngkin and the General Assembly, as required by law. It fulfills the legislative requirement to identify strategies for reducing growth in costs and improving efficiencies with these key recommendations:

• Manage labor and overtime costs.

• Establish a reserve fund.

• Streamline WMATA's reporting requirements.

• Coordinate audits to reduce administrative burden.

• Encourage collaboration with the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission.

• Continue lowering costs and increasing revenues.

Additionally, the "Report on the Performance and Condition of WMATA" reaffirms NVTC’s transit funding principles, uses Virginia’s FY 2025 dedicated capital funding, and provides updated safety, reliability, ridership, and financial performance data.