Is anybody listening?

Noise. All around is noise. The media. Montgomery County. WMATA. Their paid consultants. The builder/contractor. The engineer/designer. The concrete inspector/tester and special quality inspector. All making noise.

Search the internet and you will find that the media are in control. Search "Silver Spring Transit Center" and for the most part all that you'll find are reports from the media--newspapers, TV, radio, etc. Articles. videos. Media reports that are basically regurgitated Montgomery County press releases. No "in-depth" reporting. No "probing questions".

Where are the other voices? Those who may have more to contribute than pulling a press release off the internet or copying a story from one media source to another. Where are the independent experts in engineering and construction who can actually add some meat to the bones and separate facts from spin? Where are the opinions of those who have legitimate concerns for public safety, public spending and government integrity?

They're being drowned out by the media's noise.