DC: Former NTSB chair named to lead new Metro Safety Commission

On Tuesday, Christopher A. Hart — former chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board — was elected chairman of the Metro Safety Commission, a new independent oversight body created to monitor safety at the transit agency.

Hart served on Metro's board in the aftermath of both the 2009 Red Line crash at Fort Totten station, and the 2015 L’Enfant Plaza smoke disaster. And in both cases, he was part of the team of federal investigators who presented a robust set of recommendations to Metro on how to improve the system.

But now, as chair of the region’s Metro Safety Commission, Hart will finally be able to enforce those recommendations.

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