Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

While extensions to the Purple Line and rail transit along the Beltway are popular ideas for improving transit within and across the D.C. region, they are certainly not the only options for improved suburb-to-suburb transit service in the…

Local leaders will take back control of Metrorail safety oversight Tuesday, marking a long-awaited milestone and freeing up millions in federal funding for the region.

More than three years after Metro’s history of dangerous calamities prompted U.S. officials to take control of subway safety oversight, the Federal Transit Administration said Monday it is ready to return that responsibility to local…

As Metro takes inventory and decides the future of its various properties, the 14th Street bus garage is the next redevelopment opportunity in the pipeline.

One year ago, our region was on the brink of a historic moment. Regional leaders came together to provide Metro with the $500 million in additional, annual, dedicated funding needed to support the future safety, reliability and vitality of…

The transit agency is asking for firms that could offer on-demand transportation to overnight workers

Metro will increase service on the Yellow and Red lines next year, doubling the number of trains at a dozen stations in hopes of boosting ridership as the system continues to undergo substantial rebuilding and truncated hours to address a…

Metro plans to add some service back this summer at stations on Yellow, Green and Red lines without raising fares, after the Metro Board unanimously gave preliminary approval Thursday to the agency’s $3.5 billion budget.

The Metro board gave unanimous preliminary approval on Thursday to its $3.5 billion fiscal year 2020 budget, which starts in June of this year. The board will vote one more time later this month to finalize the proposed budget, which…

Bus riders in Washington can use an app that estimates how long until the next bus arrives at any given stop. Its implementation has made commuting much more convenient for myself and thousands of other regular bus commuters.

Metrorail ridership is at a nearly 20-year low, according to the latest Metro ridership report.

Metro would significantly improve service through Columbia Heights, Fort Totten and Hyattsville by extending all Yellow Line trains to Greenbelt, and add service on the Red Line near Glenmont under a final budget proposal set for…

Metro ridership has hit another low, sinking to fewer than 600,000 average weekday trips for the first time since 2000, before the original system was completed, according to the agency’s latest performance report.

Many Metro trains are much less crowded, with ridership now around the lowest levels in nearly two decades.

Metrobuses are crashing into people, cars and other things more often, adding to issues already facing the system. New data also shows Metrobuses have been breaking down more frequently than in recent years.

WMATA has been testing automatic doors on Metro trains for the last two weeks, the agency announced in a press release on Monday. The doors automatically open when trains pull into the station, come to a complete stop, and are “confirmed…

The chair of the D.C. Council said member Jack Evans (D-Ward 2) acted inappropriately when he emailed business proposals to potential employers and offered them his influence and connections as an elected official.

During the weeks-long debate over whether Metro should restore late-night service, one question remained unanswered: What exactly has the transit agency been doing with all the extra time it gained by closing early?

Metro is inching closer to restoring a significant amount of service this summer at stations through the heart of D.C. and adding service in Maryland as part of ongoing budget talks.