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Metro won’t raise fares and will boost service on some lines. Is that enough to win back riders?
In a bid to win back riders who have fled the system in droves, Metro plans to add some rail service this summer without raising fares and does not plan any significant service cuts. However, the capital budget improved by the Metro Board Thursday does not make any changes to Metro’s late-night service, which was reduced a few years ago
3 weeks ago -
Metro concerned about Silver Line Phase 2 rail tie issues
Metro expects new details soon on rail tie issues that could possibly lead to another delay of the Silver Line construction project to Dulles International Airport and Ashburn.
2 months ago -
Some Metro riders could see more trains starting this summer
Extending all Yellow Line trains to Greenbelt and all Red Line trains past Silver Spring to Glenmont are General Manager Paul Wiedefeld’s top recommendations out of several service change proposals in the next budget.
2 months ago -
Metro to keep current hours
Metro will keep its current hours for at least one more year after the District’s board members split on an effort to block the change.
2 months ago -
Metro not cutting service (yet) due to government shutdown
Metro is still considering whether it will need to cut service due to the government shutdown. The transit agency believes it is losing $400,000 each weekday due to the shutdown, largely due to decreased ridership by furloughed workers and contractors.
3 months ago -
Hacking concerns as Metro considers buying rail cars from China
The four U.S. senators who represent Maryland and Virginia are raising concerns that spies could potentially infiltrate Metro if the transit agency decides to buy rail cars from China.
3 months ago -
Thursday vote could lock in Metro hours through mid-2020
If the transit board does not vote, the system’s operating hours could revert to the old hours of 3 a.m. closings Friday and Saturday, midnight closings weeknights, and 7 a.m. to 12 a.m. service Sunday.
4 months ago -
Metro considers changes to weekend track work
Metro is considering changes to weekend work zones that lead to regular single-tracking disruptions, but that doesn’t mean weekend track work will end.
6 months ago -
On the drawing board: More service, cheaper passes in Metro GM’s budget proposal
Some commuters could see significantly more Metro service next year, but that will only happen if regional governments pay more.
6 months ago -
Growing concerns of cuts coming to Metrobus service
Instead of boosting bus lanes and other improvements all across the region, several people involved in the analysis for Metro’s Bus Transformation Project are concerned Metro may simply use it as cover to significantly cut Metrobus service in many areas.
6 months ago -
Metro Board member calls more trains ‘crazy’; GM may propose tweaks to hours or other service
Several Metro Board members questioned the wisdom of adding any of the extra trains or buses for which riders have been asking. “But we have a bigger mission than that,” said the agency’s general manager.
6 months ago -
Metro general manager gets 10 percent raise as board struggles to pay workers
Metro General Manager Paul Wiedefeld got a nearly 10 percent raise Thursday, as the Metro Board said it must scrounge for money from local taxpayers to cover smaller cost-of-living raises for workers.
7 months ago -
Metro GM Wiedefeld to get 2-year contract extension, raise
General Manager Paul Wiedefeld’s contract will now run until November 2021, and he will get a pay increase.
7 months ago -
Even in rain, less smoke on Metro
Overall, Metro’s fiscal year 2018 performance report covering July 2017 through the end of June 2018 lists 82 smoke or fire incidents compared to 98 in the same period a year earlier.
7 months ago -
Metro prepared for Florence as storm shifts away from DC
Metro General Manager Paul Wiedefeld said preparations for the storm started a few days ago, just in case the storm ended up hitting the District.
7 months ago
