It was 50 years ago this weekend that the District's extensive network of streetcars was scrapped in favor of buses. more ›

Over the last two weeks we've been called intolerant and rude (not to mention ugly and unable to drive), so it's nice to learn that maybe we're not totally awful -- we're actually great for cyclists and pedestrians. more ›

There's more track work planned for this weekend, an unlimited-use monthly pass could be coming to Metro and Dulles Metro considers life without the Dulles Metro station. more ›

Though Maryland's Purple Line is a good eight years away from becoming a reality, a catchy little jingle touting the benefits of the transit network should be stuck in our heads until then. more ›

It's easy to take something for granted when you have it everyday. But when the day comes that you don't, that's when things get real. more ›

Taxi cab rates aren't the only thing that could be trending upward at some point over the next year. more ›

Did you enjoy that weekend off from Metro station closures, Washington? Don't get too cozy. This weekend, WMATA is upping the ante, closing six Red Line stations beginning on Friday night at 10 p.m. more ›

While traveling out of town is the story of the day for most people, those of you who are sticking around town for the Thanksgiving holiday will want to keep in mind that Metro will be operating on a Sunday schedule this Thursday. more ›

WMATA has plenty of problems to deal with. But that won't stop "protracted labor struggle" from being added to the list. more ›

There will be around a million people traveling out of the Washington region for the Thanksgiving holiday. But if you thought you were being all clever by skipping the rush by checking out early this weekend via National Airport, well, here's hoping you weren't planning on taking Metro to get to your flight. more ›

Hey, a whole bunch of the city has the day off tomorrow! (Our regards to those who don't.) more ›

Driving a Metrobus is an incredibly difficult job -- but probably never more so than when a kid unexpectedly leaps out into the street. Sometimes, Metrobus drivers can manage to steer out of the way; sometimes, like in the video above, they can't. more ›

Friday, Veterans Day, is a national holiday. While the day off will certainly be enjoyed by the federal employees in our midst, it's going to be a downright bummer for Metro riders who are depending on the Green Line to get them where they need to go. more ›

This weekend, Metro's cavalcade of major pre-holiday track maintenance rolls on, as five Red Line stations -- Takoma, Silver Spring, Forest Glen, Wheaton and Glenmont -- will be closed to allow for rail renewal work. more ›

Sometimes, a fresh quote can really liven up a nine-month-old story. more ›

Remember in February, when we opined that intercity bus operator Megabus would have been better off locating their new pickup and dropoff location a "little bit closer to the Metro"? Turns out we weren't the only ones who thought so. more ›

Good news, Farragut dwellers! No longer will the journey between North and West be a needlessly expensive one. For tomorrow, "Farragut Crossing" will finally be in place. more ›

The escalators at the Bethesda Metro station are the second longest set of single-span uninterrupted escalators in the Western Hemisphere, only slightly shorter than their sisters at Wheaton. So when they stop running, people are none too pleased, even though their calves are probably a little more muscular. more ›

Don't forget, those of you with plans to use the Red Line this weekend: the line will split into two sections beginning at 10 p.m. this evening, as the Fort Totten and New York Avenue stations will be closed due to track maintenance. more ›

The 39-year-old McLean resident who was struck by a train at the Clarendon station on October 11 has now died, Metro officials have confirmed. more ›

WMATA announced this morning that there will be no Red Line service between the Fort Totten and New York Avenue stations this weekend due to weekly track maintenance. more ›

This morning, the WMATA Board of Directors is spending a good chunk of time discussing potential alterations to the system's complicated fare structure. more ›

According to WMATA, the individual who was struck by a train at the Clarendon Metro station last night -- causing a huge rush hour disruption -- is still alive. more ›

UPDATE (6:10 p.m.): We've now gotten word that the person who was struck by the train has been removed from the track, and people on the powerless train will soon be allowed to disembark. The Clarendon station could be closed for some time, however, so we'd definitely recommend either waiting it out, grabbing a cab, or any solution that does not involve expecting Orange Line service to be operating past Court House with any regularity for a little while. more ›

This morning, WMATA released a presentation [PDF] which presents various potential alterations to the system's complex bus and rail fare structures. more ›

Later this week, the WMATA Board of Directors is scheduled to consider a revised version of designer Lance Wyman's iconic Metrorail map, which includes several potential changes to station names around the system. more ›

As anyone who reads this blog regularly knew, this morning's Metro commute was going to be a tough one for a lot of people. Being the curious bloggers we are, we were actually looking forward to seeing how people were responding out there during this morning's rush. more ›

I'm betting an uptick of foul language will be heard this weekend around the Columbia Heights, U Street and Shaw Metro stations as inattentive riders realize the closures of the three this holiday weekend. Your next curse may be asking what in hell is going on down there that would take an entire weekend to fix? WMATA is shushing all the transit malcontents today by releasing b-roll footage of metro employees actively working on the green line. After the jump, two more snippets of track work. more ›

Sometimes, it's far easier to portray these things with maps. more ›

The relationship between the District and the Federal Transit Administration might be at a low point, but things in suburban Maryland couldn't be rosier. more ›