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WMATA Finds Crime Rate Uptick

By Charles Trepany December 10, 2016

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority trains bypassed their five crimes per every million riders annual target, recording 5.4 crimes for every million riders, according to a security report presented...

Metro Fires 100 Workers

By Matthew Larson November 4, 2016

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority announced Oct. 28 the termination of 100 workers over the next week as part of wider efforts to balance an anticipated $290 million budget shortfall for...

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WMATA police officers are investigating an incident in which a teenage girl was arrested after being pushed to the ground for bringing food into a Metro station.

Metro Officers Arrest Teen

By Marina Pitofsky October 28, 2016

Washington Metropolitan Area Transportation Authority police are reviewing use of force during transit officers’ arrest of a young black woman caught on camera being pushed to the ground after bringing...

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Traffic flows by Georgetown University on Canal Road. Lyft offers a new luxury service allowing customers to ride in comfort and style.

Lyft Unveils Luxury Service in D.C.

By Jack Segelstein September 16, 2016

Ride-sharing company Lyft introduced a new service in Washington, D.C. last week called Lyft Premier, which promises riders comfort, style and consistency in luxury sedans and SUVs in the midst of...

Metro Report Cites Delays

By Marina Pitofsky September 13, 2016

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority increased reliability on trains, which entails train car availability and lack of track failures, but decreased on-time performance in its Vital Signs...

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...

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 Anticipates Potential Closure

By Patricja Okuniewska April 1, 2016

The Washington Metro transit system may suspend operations for as long as six months for repairs and maintenance, D.C. Metro officials announced March 30. The announcement follows the unprecedented 24-hour...

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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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...

4E's Guide to Dating: Cheap & Easy

4E’s Guide to Dating: Cheap & Easy

By Jenna Clifford and Jenna Clifford October 12, 2015

Gone are the days of taking them out to dinner, going for a movie, Netflix and chill (okay so maybe not quite yet). With all the new hip things the kids are doing these days, there are new ~funky~ fresh...

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