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Metro Weekend Track Work Continues, Closes Stations Along Green Line

Metro Weekend Track Work Continues, Closes Stations Along Green Line

Closed northern stations along Green Line and single-tracking along Red Line. more ›

How is the Metro Map Made? You Might Be Surprised

       

You might see Metro's iconic system map on a daily basis, but do you ever stop and consider how it's actually made? It's not as simple as hitting "Print" on a computer, it seems. more ›

Weekend Metro Delays

Weekend Metro Delays

Silver line testing and more track work are the cause of this weekend's delays. more ›

Residents Fear Metro Accident Memorial Will Lead to More Outdoor Teenage Sex

Residents Fear Metro Accident Memorial Will Lead to More Outdoor Teenage Sex

People in a Northeast D.C. neighborhood are worried that the construction of a memorial to the victims of the June 2009 Metrorail accident that killed nine would increase the frequency of teenagers having outdoor sex in the area. more ›

Loudoun County Stands to Lose Billions if Silver Line Sinks

Loudoun County Stands to Lose Billions if Silver Line Sinks

If the second phase of Metro's Silver Line out to Dulles and beyond doesn't get built, Loudoun County stands to lose up to $25 billion in economic activity by 2040. more ›

D.C. to Build Memorial to Victims of 2009 Metro Crash

D.C. to Build Memorial to Victims of 2009 Metro Crash

There's already a plaque at the Fort Totten Metro station, but by this June D.C. officials hope to have a design for what will eventually become a permanently memorial to the nine people who were killed in the 2009 Metro crash outside the Red Line station. more ›

Woman Hit by Train at U Street Station in Apparent Suicide Attempt

Woman Hit by Train at U Street Station in Apparent Suicide Attempt

A woman was hit by a Green Line train at the U Street station this afternoon during an apparent suicide attempt. Rescue personnel are on the scene, and warning of potential delays. more ›

On Track: LaHood Has 'Every Confidence' That Silver Line Will Get to Dulles

On Track: LaHood Has 'Every Confidence' That Silver Line Will Get to Dulles

Despite remaining disagreements over whether union labor will be used to build the second phase of Metro's Silver Line out to Dulles Airport, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood gathered with stakeholders yesterday and said that he had "every confidence" that the project would proceed as planned. more ›

Metro to Dulles? Maybe Not

Metro to Dulles? Maybe Not

The idea of eventually being able to take the Metro out to Dulles Airport has plenty of travelers plenty excited. But no one should yet jump ahead of themselves—the Metro may never even get there. more ›

Metro Opens Wallets: Board Approves Fare Increases

Metro Opens Wallets: Board Approves Fare Increases

Metro's Board of Directors has approved a slate of fare increases that will go into effect on July 1. more ›

Metro Removes Bus After Driver Is Diagnosed With Meningitis

Metro Removes Bus After Driver Is Diagnosed With Meningitis

Metro has suspended a bus that services some of the most heavily traveled routes in the entire system after it was learned that a driver who operated the coach was diagnosed with viral meningitis. more ›

Metro Committee Approves Fare Hikes

Metro Committee Approves Fare Hikes

Higher fares on Metro are a step closer to reality—a committee voted yesterday to charge us more to ride buses and trains. more ›

Fairfax County Gets Better on Silver Line Station Names

Fairfax County Gets Better on Silver Line Station Names

Looks like the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors made the right decision in February when it started taking the public's input on what to name the eight stations of Metro's forthcoming Silver Line that will traverse the county. more ›

Fare Enough? Metro Cites Savings, Increased Ridership for Lower Than Expected Fare Hikes

Fare Enough? Metro Cites Savings, Increased Ridership for Lower Than Expected Fare Hikes

In the coming weeks Metro's Board of Directors will gather to finalize a proposed set of fare increases that will take effect this summer, but a new budget document to be presented this week hints that the increases may be less than what was originally expected. more ›

Metro Launches Anti-Sexual Harassment Campaign

Metro Launches Anti-Sexual Harassment Campaign

Yesterday Metro launched its new anti-sexual harassment campaign, which includes tools to better report it and ads warning riders that harassment isn't OK. more ›

President Obama Cuts Federal Funds for Metro

President Obama Cuts Federal Funds for Metro

As part of his most recent budget, President Obama has cut federal funds for Metro by 10 percent—and local leaders are not happy. more ›

Metro Turns 36, But Everyone's Late for Birthday Party Because of Broken Escalators and Off-Loaded Trains

Metro Turns 36, But Everyone's Late for Birthday Party Because of Broken Escalators and Off-Loaded Trains

It was on this day in 1976 that Metro inaugurated its first 4.2 miles of service along the Red Line, some six years after construction had started on the regional transit system. more ›

Saturday Morning Post: March 24, 2012

Saturday Morning Post: March 24, 2012

The Saturday Morning Post featuring cherry blossoms, WMATA and the National Cathedral. more ›

Metro to Kick Off Anti-Sexual Harassment Campaign in April

Metro to Kick Off Anti-Sexual Harassment Campaign in April

It was just last month that Metro officials seemed totally oblivious to the problem of sexual harassment on area trains and buses. Now they're getting ready to kick off a public service campaign encouraging riders to report any harassment as soon as it happens. more ›

Vote on the Silver Line's Station Names

Vote on the Silver Line's Station Names

You've got until 5 p.m. today to vote on station names for Metro's Silver Line to Dulles. more ›

Should Bikes Be Allowed on Metro During Rush Hour? This Cyclist Says No

Should Bikes Be Allowed on Metro During Rush Hour? This Cyclist Says No

The rules of Metro has numerous but generally well-accepted. Residents know not to eat or drink on trains, and people playing music loudly will often get dirty looks from commuters who enjoy the relative silence of their morning ride to work. As for bikes, it has long been the rule that they're not allowed on trains during rush hour. Should that change? more ›

Metro Unveils New Rush Hour Plan That Promises Increased Capacity on Orange, Blue, Yellow, and Green Lines

Metro Unveils New Rush Hour Plan That Promises Increased Capacity on Orange, Blue, Yellow, and Green Lines

Today Metro introduced Rush+, a new service plan that the transit agency says will increase the number of trains serving some of the busiest stations in the system during peak travel hours. more ›

An Out of Service Escalator and Your Brain's Drunken Reaction

An Out of Service Escalator and Your Brain's Drunken Reaction

District commuters may be all to familiar with the drunk feeling one gets when he steps onto a static escalator. The sensation is produced by a disconnect between the brain's awareness of the fact that the escalator is stopped and the motor skills associated with stepping on to a moving staircase, according to Japanese psychologists who studied this exact phenomenon. more ›

Overheard in D.C.: Train Operators' Travel Fantasies

Overheard in D.C.: Train Operators' Travel Fantasies

Say what you want about Metro, but the train operators continually surprise and amuse us. It will truly be a sad day when WMATA mandates what they can and can't say. more ›

Metro Steps Up Efforts to Stop Sexual Harassment

Metro Steps Up Efforts to Stop Sexual Harassment

After a testy hearing where women complained of sexual harassment on Metro, officials from the transit agency have pledged to do more to stop the scourge. more ›

Person Struck by Metro at Foggy Bottom in Apparent Suicide Attempt

Person Struck by Metro at Foggy Bottom in Apparent Suicide Attempt

An apparent suicide attempt has closed the Foggy Bottom Metro station and forced single-tracking on the Orange and Blue lines. more ›

Deanwood, Anacostia Metro Stations Get Most Crime

Deanwood, Anacostia Metro Stations Get Most Crime

The Deanwood station on the Orange Line and the Anacostia and L'Enfant Plaza stations on the Green Line suffered the most crime in 2011, according to a Metro report being released this week. more ›

Virginia Congressman Wants Metro to Take Down Ad Telling President Obama to 'Go to Hell'

Virginia Congressman Wants Metro to Take Down Ad Telling President Obama to 'Go to Hell'

A poster at a Metrorail station isn't mincing words in advertising a documentary opposing the 2010 health care law. A member of Congress from Northern Virginia wants to see it taken down. more ›

Metro Rolls Out Alerts for Bus Disruptions

Metro Rolls Out Alerts for Bus Disruptions

For years Metro has offered email and text message alerts for disruptions in rail service, and now it's doing the same for buses. more ›

Rehearse Your Indignation -- Metro Hearings Start This Week

Rehearse Your Indignation -- Metro Hearings Start This Week

Starting today and proceeding over the next two weeks, Metro will take public input on proposed fare hikes at six hearings in Maryland, Virginia and the District. more ›

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