Links roundup

DC Metro

• The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority is asking a District of Columbia federal judge to keep recent filings and proceedings in litigation surrounding a fatal June 2009 Metro rail crash under seal. [Blog of the Legal Times]
• DC Metro turns 36. [DCist]

Economic development

• Local governments are creating LDCs at a rapid rate, allowing them to spend tens of millions in tax dollars outside the public view and with minimal state oversight. [Journal News]
• Editorial: More oversight needed for LDCs. [Journal News]
• Government watchdog groups also want more oversight for LDCs. [Journal News]
• Back-taxes force Syracuse IDA board member to resign. [Innovation Trail]
• The NYC Economic Development Corporation is seeking proposals for wind and solar energy projects at the Fresh Kills landfill. [Energy Matters]

MTA

• Cuomo reaches an MTA deal, as Senate Republicans abandon their threat to trigger crisis. [Capital NY] [Gothamist]
• MTA wants to buy new subway cars to replace its aging fleet. [AMNY] [WSJ]
• Subway grand larceny figures up nearly 40 percent. [2nd Ave. Sagas]

Port Authority

• Port Authority officials ask Obama administration to raise roadbed of Bayonne Bridge. [NJ Star-Ledger]
• Port Authority: people who delay flights should pay up. [Gothamist]

Tappan Zee Bridge

• A report on the economics of the Tappan Zee Bridge replacement project. [A Bridge Too Big?]
• Cuomo administration reportedly reconsiders public funding for the Tappan Zee rebuild, putting contractors on edge. [Capital NY]