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Even before the next big shutdown, Metro ridership down
Metro’s latest quarterly report card shows ridership is below projections and down from the prior year on both rail and bus. It means less fare and parking revenue, but Metro has cut costs for workers and contract services, so it remains ahead of budget. See the agency’s latest performance numbers.
1 week ago -
Fairfax County favors another year of free Metrobus rides for some students
A review of the trial program finds the 35% of Justice High School students who have a Metrobus-enabled pass have taken more than 32,000 Metrobus trips this year.
2 weeks ago -
‘Prosperity in Peril’: DC region bus study recommends significant changes
A summary of the Washington Area Bus Transformation Project draft strategy recommends bus-only lanes, totally revamped bus routes and other changes: “Without transforming the bus system, the region’s competitiveness and livability are at risk.” Read the summary and the recommendations.
4 weeks ago -
5 injured after Metrobus and car collide in DC
Five people were injured in an early morning crash involving a car and a Metrobus on Saturday. Two people became trapped in their vehicle and had to be rescued by D.C. Fire and EMS.
2 months ago -
Number of Metrobus crashes into parked cars, breakdowns increased
Metrobuses are crashing into people, cars and other things more often, adding to issues already facing the system. New data also show Metrobuses have been breaking down more frequently than in recent years. Metro blames “minor defects” for the breakdowns.
3 months ago -
Aging Metrobus facilities will get makeover
Facilities on Calvert Street, Colorado Avenue and Connecticut Avenue in Chevy Chase will be getting new doors, windows and restrooms.
3 months ago -
Metrobus hits pole avoiding another crash in Rockville
A Metrobus driver suffered serious injuries after hitting a pole and avoiding another crash in Rockville, Maryland.
3 months ago -
Regionwide bus route overhaul to start next year
D.C.-area buses are going 9 percent more slowly and are carrying fewer riders than just a few years ago. Now, the outlines of a major overhaul are expected by April.
4 months ago -
Metro says it’s losing $400K per day during shutdown
“Our preliminary analysis estimates that for an average weekday when the federal government is closed, Metro is losing approximately $400,000 in fare and parking revenue,” Metro General Manager Paul Wiedefeld said in a letter.
4 months ago -
Metrobus service suspended due to bad weather
Citing hazardous road conditions, Metrobus has suspended service on all its routes Sunday. Buses already on the road would operate until the end of their routes before going out of service Sunday night, WMATA says.
4 months ago -
Attorney: DC man took PCP before takeover of Metrobus that turned fatal
A man was sentenced to 21 ½ years in prison Friday after prosecutors said he took over a Metrobus and fatally struck another man with it two years ago in Northeast D.C.
6 months ago -
Teenage girl stabbed on Metrobus outside Minnesota Avenue station
Just before 6 p.m. Monday, Metro Transit police responded to a stabbing at an X2 bus outside the Minnesota Avenue Metro station. The victim was a 14-year-old girl.
6 months ago -
Metro won’t expand cash-free buses — yet
The Metro Board is set to vote Thursday to extend a six-month pilot on a single line — Route 79 between Silver Spring and downtown D.C. — rather than take any permanent action on a proposal to expand the cash ban.
6 months ago -
Metro proposes temporary solution to crumbling DC bus garage
Because the Northern Bus Division garage near Petworth is not safe to house buses overnight, the Metro board is set to approve a new temporary home for those 20 long, accordion-like articulated buses through the lease of an empty parking lot on Georgia Avenue Northwest.
7 months ago -
Changes proposed for Prince William Co., Manassas commuter buses
A series of significant commuter and local bus changes in Prince William County, Manassas and Manassas Park in Virginia are the subject of public hearings that start Wednesday.
7 months ago
