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NewsDecember 11, 2020

NVTC Report Presses WMATA to Encourage People to Ride Bus, Rail Systems

The report also presents the last annual set of performance and condition data prior to the stay at home orders issued in the region and travel changes stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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NewsNovember 11, 2020

Report Finds Cap On WMATA’s Budget A 'Useful Tool'

Virginia law currently limits increases on money the Commonwealth Transportation Board provides for the transit agency.

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NewsSeptember 21, 2020

WMATA Considering Service Cuts, Layoffs if Federal Funding Lapses

The agency has estimated it will deplete its share of CARES funding by the end of the calendar year.

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NewsAugust 17, 2020

WMATA Ramping Up Services to Pre-Covid Levels

To support the effort, thousands of frontline WMATA employees will transition to new work schedules as the region continues its gradual recovery and more customers are expected.

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Newsby StaffMay 13, 2020

WMATA's gradual recovery plan promotes safety first, while ramping up regional mobility

Its success depends on a sustained downward trajectory in infections and a gradual ramp-up in service and ridership.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 12, 2020

WMATA unveils current and future HQ redevelopment plans

Proposed plan for the agency’s future office building at New Carrollton will be integrated into an urbanized town center.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 16, 2020

WMATA's rail ridership up 20K trips on weekdays in 2019

The agency reports that customer-focused improvements implemented last year contributed to the increase in rail ridership.

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Newsby StaffDecember 11, 2019

WMATA, carriers expand wireless service on rail lines

Service is now available for the entire length of the Green Line and most of the Yellow Line.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 19, 2019

Biz News: CCW to refurb buses, New Flyer to deliver WMATA buses

A look at this week's supplier/operator partnerships.

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Newsby StaffJuly 30, 2019

WMATA names new safety chief

Theresa M. Impastato was most recently deputy chief safety officer of Amtrak.

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