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...
A group of Washington, D.C. Metro users formed the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Riders’ Union Sept. 3 in response to consistent transit issues and rider frustration.
The Riders’...
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority is currently considering both raising fares and altering several transportation schedules in order to cut back its projected $919 million budget proposal...
Crime rates on the Washington, D.C. Metro are at a five-year low, according to a new report released by the Metro Transit Police Department Jan. 30.
The report shows that incidences of serious crimes,...
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority introduced new faregates that allow users to pay with credit cards and smartphones at the Gallery Place Station on Thursday. The move comes in advance...
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority announced the launch of a pilot program Sept. 9 that allows riders to make mobile payments. Although the pilot program will not officially begin until...
Thankfully, most Georgetown students don’t have to worry about rush hour traffic in Georgetown.
But, for a few hours each afternoon, rush hour traffic chokes up the intersection leading to the nearby...
The D.C. Metro board approved a decision on May 22 to eliminate the use of paper tickets, instead requiring all metro users to purchase SmarTrip cards. The change will occur over the next 18 months.
“The...
Work on the first phase of the Silver Line is complete, according to paperwork filed Wednesday by Dulles Transit Partners, the contractor hired to build the first addition to the Washington, D.C. metro...
The city of Washington, D.C., looks undeniably different today than it did 20 years ago.
A growing Metro system, a shrinking unemployment rate, a sharp decrease in violent crime and a revitalized downtown...
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) has recently released limited-edition Vincent Van Gogh Commemorative Metro SmarTrip cards!
The Commemorative Card was released in partnership...
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority is examining proposals to construct two new tunnels for subway trains — one under the Potomac River connecting Rosslyn and Georgetown and one...
