Transit leaders urge Congress to move quickly on legislation

Since the last federal surface transportation act expired last fall, Congress has been granting short-term extensions. The current extension is scheduled to expire March 28.

WMATA to buy electricity wholesale

By locking in below-budget electricity prices, the agency estimates a savings of $9 million a year.

D.C. Circulator set to open

29 buses on two initial routes will help alleviate congestion from tourism.

Cummins Westport receives 150-engine order for WMATA

The order also includes an option for an additional 600 units.

METRO Briefs

WMATA's Metrorail posts single-day record ridership

Reagan funeral procession draws large crowds into the nation's capital.

WMATA CEO Richard White to step down

White will remain in position as D.C. transit system looks for successor.

T4 America touts health, transportation connection

People in more compact metropolitan areas suffer from significantly fewer chronic medical conditions than their counterparts in more sprawling regions.

Rules lag to help passengers escape crashed buses

Many of the 40 or so students aboard a bus that had collided with a tractor-trailer truck squeezed through a kicked-out window before the vehicle burst into flames.