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Metro Expands Free Wi-Fi Services to the Red Line

By Marina Pitofsky April 21, 2017

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority officials announced Monday its plans to install wireless voice and data services in the first tunnel segment of the Red line, covering stops from Glenmont...

Metro Budget Raises Concerns

By May Teng November 8, 2016

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s proposed 2018 fiscal budget plan has raised concerns that its measures will result in increased fares, further affecting Metro’s ridership. Presented...

Riders, Metro Debate Late-Night Services

By Matthew Larson October 28, 2016

The debate over Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s late-night services intensified last week as riders overwhelmingly petitioned to bring back midnight to 3 a.m. services on weekends at...

Metro SafeTrack Plan to Close Lines, Delay Travel

By Lisa Burgoa May 9, 2016

Following decades of maintenance failures and neglect, the yearlong rehabilitation of Washington, D.C.’s beleaguered Metro system, which begins next month, will debilitate commuter travel across the...

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The Growing Scourge of Public Sexual Harrassment

By Sophia Yang August 16, 2014

In April 2012, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority rolled out an anti-sexual harassment campaign, creating an online form to report incidents, adding posters to stations, subway cars...

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The New Silver Line will include stops at five new stations:  Tyson’s Corner, McLean, Greensboro, Spring Hill and Wiehle-Reston East.

Phase 1 Done for Metro’s Silver Line

By Johnny Verhovek April 15, 2014

Work on the first phase of the Silver Line is complete, according to paperwork filed Wednesday by Dulles Transit Partners, the contractor hired to build the first addition to the Washington, D.C. metro...

Public Transport

By Photo Editor August 29, 2011

Metro D.C.'s Metro is hailed for its simplicity and relative cleanliness. Even though Georgetown doesn't have its own stop, odds are you'll frequent the three stops closest to us:Dupont Circle on...

Taking the Metro Farther

By The Editorial Board September 17, 2010

As much as we love the Hilltop, it's always good news when city travel becomes less of a hassle. Recent changes and future proposals to the D.C. public transportation system all point toward a simpler,...

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