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Congress Threatens Key DC Subway Project

WASHINGTON DC--City, real estate officials criticize House vote.

By Mike Cleary | Updated on July 29, 2000

A House committee vote threatens to unravel a three-way deal to finance a new Metro station seen as key to the city’s economic growth. Private developers, District of Columbia government and federal officials each agreed to pay one-third of the estimated $75 million cost of building a new Red Line Metro station near New York and Florida Avenues. The House Appropriations Committee voted last Thursday to contribute $7 million directly and make up the balance with $18 million from other accounts held by the DC Control Board. But the $18 million is already budgeted to pay for DC government operations, say board officials and Mayor Anthony Williams.

The Metro stop was a crucial factor in the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms’ decision to relocate its headquarters to the area, now filled with vacant lots and derelict warehouses. Developers and property owners in the area say the ATF announcement gave a huge boost to development, which high-tech companies are pioneering. XM Satellite Radio has moved into the neighborhood, and Qwest Communications has leased space nearby.

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