Washington Post: Transit advocates decry Metro board’s ‘failure’ to take on ridership issue
The Coalition for Smarter Growth, a pro-transit group that backed Metro’s dedicated funding push, said the time has come to increase service.
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Washington Post: When it comes to reversing the ridership slide, Metro’s leaders don’t have a plan
Metro’s ridership keeps falling, and the system’s leaders are at a loss for how to fix it. Once comfortably the nation’s second-busiest subway, Metro has lost 125,000 average daily trips over the past decade, plunging it into a quarterly…
Washington Times: Metro Board axes its rider advisory council, gives GM Wiedefeld a raise
The Metro Board is poised to dissolve its only direct mechanism for rider feedback and advocacy, the Rider Advisory Council (RAC), according to testimony during a Thursday morning meeting. “You have a serious credibility gap with the…
Washington Post: Behind Metro’s diving ridership: A millennial exodus
Metro acknowledges service is a key factor driving its ridership decline. A new analysis provides insight into who is abandoning the system.
Washington Post: Metro seeks to charge rush-hour fares during major protests and special events
Metro wants to start charging rush-hour prices during high-attendance public events such as the Women’s March and the March for Our Lives, and they’re seeking input from riders about the idea.
Washington Post: Metro’s soaring pension costs threaten future service, federal report says
Metro’s rising pension costs threaten its future operating position, potentially hampering its ability to provide service if the agency fails to rein in unfunded retirement and health-care liabilities, according to a report from the…
Washington Post: A consultant told Metro what many riders already know: It’s the service that’s…
After years of hand-wringing over the source of its plummeting ridership — teleworking, a shrinking federal workforce, lower gas prices, ride hailing, bike sharing — a consultant concluded what has been obvious to the hordes of riders who…
Metro plans full-scale security exercise at Gallery Place Station, Sunday, September 9
For immediate release: September 7, 2018
Metro plans full-scale security exercise at Gallery Place Station, Sunday, September 9
Metro Transit Police and the DC Metropolitan Police Department will conduct a full-scale law enforcement…
Metro considers expanding cash-free boarding on limited-stop routes, seeks public input
For immediate release: September 6, 2018
Metro considers expanding cash-free boarding on limited-stop routes, seeks public input
Metro is working to provide faster, better bus service by going cash-free on selected limited-stop …
Metro Service Information for Labor Day, Monday, September 3
For immediate release: August 30, 2018Metro Service Information for Labor Day, Monday, September 3
On Labor Day, Monday, September 3, 2018, Metro service will operate service on the following schedules:Metrorail: The system will…
Washington Post Editorial Board: Metro just got handcuffed to a dismal future
AS THINGS stand now, the price of paying pensions and health benefits to Metro retirees into the future is about $5.8 billion. That’s a big bill, and it looks only more daunting when you consider that Metro has barely half that amount. The…