Transportation

Metro riders — or at least some of its most passionate users and abusers with Twitter handles — took a dim view of the transit agency’s latest service: the ability to offer interactive virtual tours of several subway stations.

Metro needs to improve the methods it uses to decide how to spend more than $1 billion a year for capital projects, because it doesn’t fully assess which projects are most necessary for system safety, according to a new federal study…

WASHINGTON — Metro wants to extend its reduced rail service hours for at least another year, but Mayor Muriel Bowser and members of the D.C. Council weren’t shy to let Metro know they’re unhappy the rail system is not ready to restore full…

It’s not just your block that looks like it’s been hit by asteroids: the number of requests for pothole repairs in the District is double what it usually is this time of year.

Rides on the D.C. Circulator usually cost $1, but from Monday until Feb. 28, they will be free. Mayor Muriel Bowser made the announcement on Friday, saying it was part of a month-long campaign her administration is conducting called “Fair…

It is the bane of most drivers’ existence — the dreaded pothole.

WASHINGTON — 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.

A Twitter bot created last year by a Washington, D.C., resident has put a clever and interactive focus on the city’s scourge of unpaid parking and traffic tickets. And the account could soon partner with the D.C. government to shame…

Metro will offer free rail and bus rides for federal workers affected by the government shutdown, provided the board approves the measure in an emergency vote set for Friday afternoon.

WASHINGTON — Metro plans to allow federal workers to ride free starting on Monday, Metro Board Chairman Jack Evans said.

Metrobus and regional bus systems in the Washington area are too slow, complex and increasingly threatened by competition, according to a new analysis.

A team of researchers at Howard University’s Transportation Research Center, part of the school’s engineering and architecture college, will study D.C. traffic crashes and potential safety improvements over the course of five years, thanks…

WASHINGTON — Virginia Metro Board members threatened Thursday to block any expansion of Metro’s current hours, with Maryland and federal board members and the Federal Transit Administration supporting their concerns about costs and…

A few short weeks ago it seemed likely that we would get late-night Metro hours back, but the transit agency isn’t losing that maintenance time without a fight: the WMATA board will consider a proposal on Thursday for two alternative Metro…

As part of D.C.’s effort to eliminate traffic deaths and serious injuries by 2024, the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) is setting up a new Vision Zero office that will focus on safety strategies, including through engineering,…

Mayor Muriel Bowser used her veto power last week for only the second time, seeking to overturn a bill that eliminates criminal penalties for failing to pay fares on the Metro system. But lawmakers on the D.C. Council voted Tuesday to defy…

The D.C. Council voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to override Mayor Muriel E. Bowser’s veto of its legislation decriminalizing fare evasion on Metro. The 11-2 vote means the legislation now heads to Congress for final review.

WASHINGTON — Metro hours could change significantly under a series of proposals due to be presented Thursday to the Metro Board.