VIA THE WASHINGTON POST: Metro is moving ahead with plans to impose the largest fare increase in its history this summer, as the financially strapped transit agency prepares to make its riders shoulder the majority of the $189 million operating budget deficit for the fiscal year that begins July 1. The Board of Directors on […]
VIA THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER: Metro had a strong month in March, running 20.3 million trips on its rail system — a million more than a year earlier. But the transit agency still fell below its projections for how many riders it would carry, according to figures the agency provided to the Washington Examiner. That continuing […]
VIA THE WASHINGTON POST: Metro riders on the Green, Yellow and Blue lines should expect delays Wednesday because of problems on the tracks. Trains on the Blue and Yellow lines between National Airport and Crystal City stations are moving more slowly than usual following two derailments of a piece of track equipment. The machine, called […]
VIA WJLA: Metro has fired a bus driver arrested early this month for allegedly displaying a knife during a dispute with another motorist in Southeast Washington. Dwayne Adamson had been a Metrobus driver for three years. Metro spokeswoman Lisa Farbstein says the driver had been on paid administrative leave since the April 2 incident and […]
VIA WTOP: Metro riders could see fares go up again to help close a budget gap. The transit agency has a $189 million budget gap for the fiscal year that starts in July. In order to close the gap, interim Metro General Manager Richard Sarles will recommend a number of changes Thursday. Sarles is expected […]
VIA THE WASHINGTON POST: When the transit authority postponed track work at Rosslyn Station after the big February snowstorms, it did so with great reluctance. The Presidents’ Day weekend project took a long time to arrange, and it was a window of opportunity to get a big job done all at once when relatively few […]
VIA WASHINGTON EXAMINER: The Metrobus operator who was charged with soliciting sex from an undercover police officer while driving his bus was fired on Monday, according to the transit agency. Shawn W. Todd had been on paid administrative leave since he was arrested in the early morning hours of April 3, as first reported in […]
VIA WTOP: WASHINGTON – Metro riders can expect minor delays on the Green and Yellow lines after a woman was struck by a train Wednesday afternoon. Metro says a woman was struck by a Green Line train shortly after 1 p.m. at the Mount Vernon Square/7th Street Convention Center station. Regular service has resumed on […]
VIA THE WASHINGTON POST: The outlook isn’t brilliant for those of us hoping that the jurisdictions supporting Metro will step in to ease the impact of fare increases and service cuts needed to balance the budget. It’s not that the battle is over, but we are getting to the point that the Metro board will […]
VIA THE WASHINGTON POST: Just one day after setting a record for its second-highest ridership day, Metrorail passed that mark on Friday. The subway counted 891,240 trips on Friday. which the transit agency attributed to heavy crowds for the Cherry Blossom Festival and to people attending the Washington Wizards game against Chicago at the Verizon […]
