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Metro says federal deadline for chains between cars could affect rush-hour service
In a letter last week, the FTA told Metro that the November 2019 deadline was unacceptable, and that the changes to avoid a “substantial risk of death or personal injury” to visually impaired riders were needed immediately.
2 months ago -
Can’t stop the music: More tunes on the way at 3 Metro stations
Music at Gallery Place, Judiciary Square and Columbia Heights is part of an effort by General Manager Paul Wiedefeld to boost rider comfort in — and perceptions of — the system.
2 months ago -
Metro approves bus route changes, funding to end ‘Grosvenor turnback’
The board is scheduled to be briefed next month on an analysis of whether adding service on the Red Line at rush hour to and from stations between Shady Grove and Grosvenor-Strathmore is even feasible.
2 months ago -
‘There was nobody looking over their shoulder’: Inspectors faulted for falling debris at Red Line station
Metro inspections crews skipped over some areas of the Rhode Island Avenue-Brentwood Metro station and appeared to copy and paste parts of their reports from previous years in the months before a steel beam and concrete chunks fell from the station’s ceiling in the summer of 2016, according to a new Metro inspector general report.
3 months ago -
‘Wrench time’ ratchets up: Metro workers more productive, GM says
Metro workers have been much more productive over the past year than in the recent past, General Manager Paul Wiedefeld said, according to an internal report due to be released next week.
3 months ago -
Riders are happier with Metro, according to latest satisfaction survey
Seventy-six percent of riders surveyed on the rail system were satisfied with their trips in January, February and March — up from 69 percent at the same time last year.
4 months ago -
Metro app aims for airline quality, payments to have some limits
Metro hopes a new cellphone-based ticketing option set to launch next year will be the latest step to make the transit agency more like an airline. Metro officials provided new details of the project.
4 months ago -
DC mayor to sign dedicated Metro funding promise in one of final steps for landmark deal
The District is set to officially promise Friday morning to provide dedicated tax dollars to Metro, in one of the final steps required to seal a landmark regional funding deal.
4 months ago -
Metro responds to naked man on train, busjacking, delayed sex assault report
Overall statistics for the most serious crimes on the rail and bus system, officials said, are down to the lowest level in at least a decade.
4 months ago -
Metro will celebrate birthday with a step toward new dedicated tax dollars
Maryland legislative leaders, along with Gov. Larry Hogan, have indicated they will support amending a bill to provide the state’s full $167 million share of new dedicated funding.
5 months ago -
Is crime on Metro up or down? Depends on how you look at it
While the number and rate of the most serious crimes in the Metro system have fallen, the numbers of less serious crimes, arrests and citations have spiked over the last five years.
6 months ago -
Va. Rep. Comstock slams Metro after Red Line derailment
Citing “accidents, filthy facilities, and crime,” Rep. Barbara Comstock said Metro is getting worse, not better, and said even with a continued influx of money, nothing is going to change until there’s “better governance” of the system.
7 months ago -
Want a refund from Metro for delays? What riders need to know
Want a refund for a delayed Metro trip? Riders will need to register their SmarTrip cards first. Transportation reporter Max Smith explains the details of the plan before Metro’s Board.
7 months ago -
Metro to consider refunds when it makes you late
Metro may soon consider a plan to put its money where its mouth is when it guarantees to get you to work on time.
7 months ago -
Are Metro trains shaking homes?
More than a year after people living along the Green Line in parts of Northwest began complaining that Metro trains may be shaking their homes, Metro has yet to publicly provide any conclusions about the vibrations.
8 months ago
