“A bus customer and a train customer are equal… I do think we just have to be honest, I don’t know if culturally that has always been the case,” WMATA General Manager Randy Clarke said at a meeting Thursday.
Aug 23, 2022
Migrant Families Are Sheltered At A D.C. Quarantine Hotel. Their Advocates Describe Inadequate Treatment
The hotel has effectively become a family shelter for asylum seekers bused from red states. But families allegedly are not provided the same essential services typical of traditional family shelters and live under strict rules.
The highly-contagious omicron variant has led to a growing number of disruptions across sectors. Metro is the latest.
May 13, 2021
Riders Say Frequent Cleaning, Ability To Social Distance Will Encourage Them To Return To Metro
Frequent cleaning and social distancing were factors that riders cited as key to bringing them back to Metro.
Bus Rapid Transit is a higher-quality bus service that has features that speed up trips, compared to regular buses.
Aug 27, 2020
Three D.C. Circulator Bus Routes Extended To 11 P.M., Furthering Return To Pre-Pandemic Service
Rides will continue to be free due to the public health emergency, and face coverings must be worn at all times.
Apr 01, 2020
Metro Scales Back Plans For Major Bus Cuts
Metro originally planned to eliminate or consolidate more than 50 bus lines in its 2021 budget. Now it will eliminate just 8.


