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With WMATA leaders projecting a $494.5 million funding gap, the agency proposed a number of cuts and changes on Monday for its fiscal year 2022 budget.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Jan. 4 issued its final report on the October 2021 Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) train derailment in Arlington, Va., ...
WMATA has been getting tough on fare evasion on the rails for some time now, but the transit agency says it's now turning its attention to its buses. More than 70% of bus riders aren't paying the ...
Florida Rep. Greg Steube proposes the MAGA Act to rename Washington's METRO as the Trump Train, withholding federal funds until WMATA is renamed WMAGA.
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) has released its proposed operating and capital budget for fiscal year 2025 (FY2025), which calls for “severe cuts” to address the agency’s ...
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) is preparing to roll out its Better Bus Network next month. The Better Bus Network is a total overhaul of ...
A tweet at 7:51 p.m. stated that Metro's website, WMATA.com, was temporarily down. It then became clear that Metro was going through a cyberattack. Stream NBC4 newscasts for free right here, right ...
WMATA’s 2024 annual report said it received $154.5 million from Virginia, $167 million from Maryland, and $178.5 million from the District of Columbia.
First proposed in 2005, WMATA said the Takoma Amended Joint Development Agreement would bring 17,000 feet of retail space and a 1.8-acre park to the Takoma Park community.
In a news release from May 27, Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 689, which represents over 15,000 workers employed by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), stated that WMATA ...
WMATA has to maintain the discipline of having to request funding for its continued operations, and local jurisdictions should make clear that their checkbooks have limits — something Virginia ...
According to WMATA's road show, the ridership projections for fiscal year 2025 show Metrorail making 113.7 million trips, which is a decrease of 2.4%. Metrobus is expected to make 111.5 million ...