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Metro officials prepare to receive $500 million to upgrade, renovate and repair the transit system. (Courtesy of Metro)
Posted inCommunity

Jurisdictions Strike Historic Deal for Metro Funding

by William J. FordApril 18, 2018October 31, 2020
**FILE** Passengers at Metro's L'Enfant Plaza Station in southwest D.C. wait for a train on March 9 after another malfunctioned inside the station. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)
Posted inCommunity

Supporters to Lawmakers: Give Metro More Money

by William J. FordFebruary 13, 2018October 31, 2020
Maryland state Sen. Brian Feldman (at podium) presents a bill to change the criteria for appointing state representatives on the Metro board of directors during a Feb. 7 session of the 2018 General Assembly at the state house in Annapolis. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)
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Md. Lawmakers Mull Changes to Metro Board, Funding

by William J. FordFebruary 7, 2018October 31, 2020
Maryland lawmakers listen as Metro official Tom Webster (left) discusses the transit agency’s proposed fiscal 2019 budget on Jan. 19. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)
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Metro Officials Lay Out Agency’s Future Plans

by William J. FordJanuary 24, 2018October 31, 2020
Passengers board a Green Line train at the Prince George's Plaza Metro station in Hyattsville in September. Metro recently released a safety report that shows injuries among riders and employees slightly increased last year. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)
Posted inCommunity

Metro Mismanagement Hampering System, Riders Say: Survey

by William J. FordJanuary 17, 2018October 31, 2020
A Metro committee recommended a program to offer rush hour commuters refunds if train or bus service runs late by 15 minutes or more during a Jan. 11 board meeting at the agency's D.C. headquarters. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)
Posted inCommunity

Metro Committee Moves Forward on Rush-Hour Refund Proposal

by William J. FordJanuary 11, 2018October 31, 2020
The Black Lives Matter DC Direct Action POD joined Save Our System, The Future Is Feminist, and other groups for "Swipes On Us," stand Jan. 8 outside the Anacostia Metro Station in southeast D.C., where they spoke out against Metro policies that are seen to disproportionately affect low-income residents and communities demographically similar to Anacostia. Organizers distributed free, preloaded SmarTrip cards to residents, in part to raise awareness and to help offset the potential impact of Metro's new policy against negative SmarTrip balances. (E Watson/EDI Photo)
Posted inCommunity

Metro Rapped for Fare Policy Change

by Tatyana Hopkins – Washington Informer Contributing WriterJanuary 10, 2018October 31, 2020
A rendering of Maryland's Purple Line light-rail project (Courtesy of traylor.com)
Posted inCommunity

Appeals Court Allows Purple Line to Proceed

by WI Guest AuthorDecember 20, 2017October 31, 2020
Metro's board of directors holds its last meeting of the year at the transit agency's northwest D.C. headquarters on Dec. 14. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)
Posted inCommunity

Metro Officials Optimistic About Future as 2017 Closes

by William J. FordDecember 14, 2017October 31, 2020
Passengers board a Green Line train at the Prince George's Plaza Metro station in Hyattsville in September. Metro recently released a safety report that shows injuries among riders and employees slightly increased last year. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)
Posted inCommunity

Group Claims Victory in Racial-Discrimination Suit Against Metro

by WI Guest AuthorDecember 7, 2017October 31, 2020

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