Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

The transit agency also said it decided not to use Google’s free services because of proprietary concerns and the belief that Metro could do it better.

THE DISTRICT has threatened to wield its rarely used jurisdictional veto on the Metro board to force the rail agency to restore late-night service. Let’s hope the hard-line stance is merely a bargaining tool in the ongoing discussion about…

Maggie Garrett walks her dog, Finn, each day to a small lot on a Columbia Heights corner that residents have long used as an unofficial dog park.

WASHINGTON — The Metro Board is moving toward extending current rail service hours for at least another year, over the District’s objections to continued service cuts.

Since last week, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s administration has been promoting a petition for Metro to revive late-night rail service, which the transit agency reduced in 2016 so that work crews could access tracks for longer stretches of…

Columbia Heights residents have worked for years to save their neighborhood dog park. They led letter-writing campaigns, signed petitions, lobbied lawmakers and ran a social media campaign featuring photos of pups pleading city officials…

"We won't be all things to all people all the time," says Paul Wiedefeld.

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…

Riding the bus helps reduce air pollution and traffic congestion, says Ward 4 Councilmember Brandon Todd

The Federal Transit Administration has warned Metro it could face financial hardship if it yields to pressure from the District by restoring late-night service, saying doing so would risk safety by reducing time for maintenance.

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…

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.

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.