D.C. pulled $50M share of Metro dedicated funds

The District does not have the $50 million that it pledged for Metro as part of a joint effort to give the cash-strapped transit agency dedicated funding, even as local leaders are pushing Congress for more federal money in the wake of the worst crash in the system’s 33-year history.

Mayor Adrian Fenty removed the budget item approved in November, according to a council report. Council sources said it was redirected to pay for other items.