WASHINGTON — July 25 will mark one year at WMATA for Metro GM Randy Clarke. In that time, he's overseen an increase in ridership levels, compared to peak COVID levels, and yet, ridership still lags ...
Metro's general manager says a regional tax should be discussed to permanently fund the transit agency. His comments come as WMATA faces a massive $750 million budget shortfall. WMATA General Manager ...
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority removed 164 buses from service last week after unexplained engine shutdowns caused two people to suffer minor injuries. In two separate instances, ...
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority has announced a more detailed set of plans to merge and cancel bus routes that serve the Georgetown neighborhood, triggering backlash from students ...
WASHINGTON — Amid what WMATA is characterizing as a dire financial crisis for the D.C.-area's transit system, this week the transit authority's CEO presented his proposed 2024 budget, which includes ...
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 the area ...
It’s official—a new bus system is coming to DC. The Better Bus initiative, originally announced by WMATA last spring, outlined a complete overhaul of current Metrobus routes promising to improve wait ...
WASHINGTON (7News) — On Monday, 7News spoke one-on-one with Metro General Manager Randy Clarke about service upgrades, subway surfing dangers, Metro's $750 million budget shortfall and Fourth of July ...
A major fare enforcement campaign is about to ramp up on Metrobus. 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 ...
“In fiscal year ’25, we do not have enough money to run what we run today,” WMATA GM Randy Clarke said. “We have a fiscal structural issue, and one way or the other, this region’s going to have to ...