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Tag: Metro General Manager Paul J. Wiedefeld

D.C. Council member and Metro board chairman Jack Evans speaks to reporters after Metro General Manager Paul J. Wiedefeld presented a fiscal 2018 budget proposal to the board's finance committee at the agency's headquarters in northwest D.C. on Nov. 3. /Photo by William J. Ford
Posted inEducation, Local

Evans: D.C. Will Give More to Metro if Md., Va., Does, Too

by William J. Ford November 10, 2016October 30, 2020

D.C. Councilman and Metro board chairman Jack Evans said the city would contribute more money to the transit agency to help close a budget shortfall and avoid fare increases, layoffs and cuts in service.

Chauniece Jones of Largo, Maryland, testifies at an Oct. 20 public hearing on Metro's proposal to permanently cut hours of operation at its train stations. /Photo by William J. Ford
Posted inPrince George's County, William J. Ford

Metro Gets Earful at Public Hearing on Late-Night Service Plan

by William J. Ford October 27, 2016October 30, 2020
Metro Chief Financial Officer Dennis Anosike (center) briefs the agency's finance committee on Oct. 13 about its $275 million budget shortfall. /Photo by William J. Ford
Posted inPrince George's County, Transportation

Metro Board Unhappy with Proposed Fare Increase

by William J. Ford October 20, 2016October 30, 2020
Passengers prepare to board a Blue Line train at the Van Dorn Street station in Alexandria, Virginia, on Aug. 28 as the eighth phase of Metro's SafeTrack maintenance project continues. Photo by William J. Ford
Posted inCommunity

Feds Rap Metro for Runaway Unattended Trains

by William J. Ford August 31, 2016October 30, 2020

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