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 ›

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 ›

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 ›

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

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 ›

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

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 ›

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 ›

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 ›

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 ›

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 ›

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

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 ›

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

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 ›

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 ›

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 ›

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 ›

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 ›

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

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 ›

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 ›

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 ›

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 ›

Ahead of six public hearings starting next week, Metro wants your input on a proposed slate of fare hikes that may go into effect by this summer. more ›

Last year, the New York Avenue Metro Red Line station saw greater increases in ridership than any others in the system. more ›

Despite the rules, people still eat and drink on Metro. For those that receive tickets, though, the majority are caught drinking on trains or buses. more ›

It was two-and-a-half years ago that two Red Line trains crashed outside of the Fort Totten station, killing nine people. This week, Metro finally owned up to its responsibility in the crash and the resulting casualties. more ›

The Washington region ranks third nationally in terms of the use of public transit. It's no wonder why -- we've got the worst traffic in the country. more ›