Metro Archives - Page 12 of 18 - The Washington Informer

Metro General Manager Paul Wiedefeld holds a press briefing at the transit agency’s headquarters in northwest D.C. on Sept. 28. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

Prince George's County

Metro Joins Parade to Entice Amazon

by William J. Ford October 4, 2017October 31, 2020

Metro's board of directors listen to public comments from customers and transit activists during a Sept. 28 meeting at the agency headquarters in northwest D.C. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

Community, William J. Ford

Metro Riders, Activists Demand Better Service

by William J. Ford September 29, 2017October 31, 2020

Metro board members hold a meeting on Sept. 14 at the transit agency's headquarters in northwest D.C. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

Letters to the Editor

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Metro Doesn’t Deserve More Money

by WI Guest Author September 27, 2017October 31, 2020

Metro board members hold a meeting on Sept. 14 at the transit agency's headquarters in northwest D.C. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

Metro GM Pounds Drum for More Funding

by William J. Ford September 14, 2017October 31, 2020

Jackie Jeter (left), president of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689, speaks with reporters during a Sept. 1 press conference at the Minnesota Avenue Metro station in northeast D.C. The union requests Metro leadership increase police presence on the X2 bus line after a woman threw urine at a bus driver. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

Community, William J. Ford

Metro Union Calls for More Police After Urine Assault on Bus Driver

by William J. Ford September 1, 2017October 31, 2020

**FILE** Riders walk outside of Addison Road-Seat Pleasant Metro station on June 29. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

Congress Approves Metro Safety Commission

by William J. Ford August 16, 2017October 31, 2020

Metro's board of directors holds its weekly meeting at the transit agency's headquarters in northwest D.C. on July 27, along with two new members appointed by the Trump administration. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

Trump Appointees Join Metro Board

by William J. Ford August 2, 2017October 31, 2020

Inspectors found cracked wood along a track near the Greenbelt Metro station during a May 1 inspection. (Courtesy of the Federal Transit Administration)

FTA to Metro: More Work Needed on Rail System

by WI Guest Author August 1, 2017October 31, 2020

Metro's board of directors holds its weekly meeting at the transit agency's headquarters in northwest D.C. on July 27, along with two new members appointed by the Trump administration. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

Community, William J. Ford

Union Warns New Metro Board Members: Don’t Harm Agency

by William J. Ford July 27, 2017October 31, 2020

A rendering of Maryland's Purple Line light-rail project (Courtesy of traylor.com)

Appeals Courts Resurrects Purple Line Project

by William J. Ford July 19, 2017October 31, 2020