CSG in the News: Task force recommends increasing Metro funding, starting at $460M

October 30, 2025 | Scott McCaffrey | FFXNow

At the DMV Moves meeting, representatives of a number of advocacy organizations expressed a mix of support for the intent of the effort and concern that the recommendations remain somewhat nebulous.

Bill Pugh, speaking on behalf of the Coalition for Smarter Growth, said the package represented “real progress.” But unless firm commitments could be made among jurisdictions, there’s no guarantee that the effort won’t have to be eventually revisited, he said.

“The region should not have to continually embark on these costly task forces,” Pugh said.

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