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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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Metro Surveys Sexual Harassment Cases

By Matthew Larson April 26, 2016

Seventy-seven percent of riders sexually harassed on the Metrorail do not report the incident, according to an inaugural survey measuring awareness and reporting of sexual harassment on the Metro released...

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The Transit Resource Center released an audit of the D.C. Circulator buses, finding potentially dangerous safety defects.

Audit Finds D.C. Circulator Safety Defects

By Matthew Larson April 19, 2016

An audit revealed significant safety defects, including malfunctioning brakes, on 95 percent of the 70 buses in the Washington, D.C. Circulator fleet, which transports five million riders per year. The...

Metro Plans to Avoid Months-Long Shutdown

By William Zhu April 15, 2016

The Metrorail system will not be closed for six months at a time for maintenance and repairs, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority General Manager Paul Wiedefeld announced at a Congressional...

Metro Reports Significant Ridership Decline

By Melina Delkic March 1, 2016

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority presented a report Feb. 4 revealing the lowest levels of Metro ridership since 2004, coinciding with financial analytics firm SmartAsset’s release of...

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After 10 months under the leadership of interim GM/CEO Jack Requa, the Washington Metro Area Transit Authority board of directors named Paul J. Wiedefeld to the position.

Metro Leadership Changes

By Molly Cooke November 13, 2015

The Washington Metro Area Transit Authority board of directors unanimously named Paul J. Wiedefeld the next Metro general manager and chief executive officer Nov. 5. Wiedefeld, who formerly served as...

HOR Approves DC Metro Takeover Act

By Matthew Larson October 30, 2015

A bipartisan coalition in the House of Representatives introduced a new amendment Oct. 20 to provide legislative approval of the Oct. 9 takeover of the Washington, D.C. Metro by Federal Transit Administration...

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WMATA’s Amplify website allows riders to communicate their concerns.

WMATA Introduces Online Forum for Users

By Marina Pitofsky October 27, 2015

The Washington Area Metropolitan Transit Authority launched Amplify, a website aiming to give riders a greater voice in local public transit, Oct. 15. Amplify will offer multiple channels through...

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The Federal Transit Administration has supervision of the D.C. Metro as of an Oct. 9 announcement from the Department of Transportation, making the subway system the first in the country to be under federal oversight.

Metro Under Federal Oversight

By Charlotte Allen October 16, 2015

The D.C. Metro is the first United States subway system to be placed under direct government supervision of the Federal Transit Administration due to lapses in safety regulations, U.S. Secretary of...

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Approximately 400 unsatisfied public transportation users from the D.C. area formed an independent Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Riders’ Union last week to address their concerns.

Metro Riders Create Union

By Emily Tu September 15, 2015

A group of Washington, D.C. Metro users formed the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Riders’ Union Sept. 3 in response to consistent transit issues and rider frustration. The Riders’...

Transit Agency Considers Metro Service Changes

By Sarah Fisher February 20, 2015

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority is currently considering both raising fares and altering several transportation schedules in order to cut back its projected $919 million budget proposal...

Metro Crime Rate Falls to Five-Year Low

By Sara Kamouni February 10, 2015

Crime rates on the Washington, D.C. Metro are at a five-year low, according to a new report released by the Metro Transit Police Department Jan. 30. The report shows that incidences of serious crimes,...

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