Metro is planning on changing bus route names for the first time in 50 years. The new naming system would be part of a larger initiative by Metro to redesign its network.

The transit agency began adding the 55-inch gates to several stations this summer. It is now planning to install them across the whole system.

New renderings of Metro’s 8000-series train cars show the transit agency is switching up the trains’ seating configuration, moving forward with the open gangway concept, and adding a touch of D.C. flair to the design.

That means you’d be able to walk the entire length of the train to look for a seat, without having to use a door.

The two agencies were in for oversight hearings and say they’re working on better communication.

Metro workers try to find balance between keeping the public safe and fearing for their own safety, after one of their colleagues died confronting a shooter.

“The job is not done. We are 100% committed to getting back to full-budgeted service,” General Manager Randy Clarke said Thursday.

Neighbors had been protesting for years to keep diesel buses out of the new facility.

Wiedefeld retired from WMATA just eight months ago but could find himself on the board of directors for the transit agency.

Plus seven other noteworthy items in Metro General Manager Randy Clarke’s first budget proposal.