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**FILE** The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) bus, formerly known as the A4, which rode along several main thoroughfares throughout Southeast D.C., is now consolidated into the C11. The C bus line stands for crosstown. (Shedrick Pelt/The Washington Informer)

Metrobus Riders Weigh In on WMATA’s ‘Better Bus Network’

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. and Maven McGann July 16, 2025August 4, 2025

WMATA’s Better Bus Network redesign has caused confusion and frustration among bus riders, but officials are working to address issues and engage riders to improve the system.

After a six-week summer recess, lawmakers returned to the Capitol on Monday with just three weeks to act before federal funding runs out on Sept. 30.

Lawmakers Face Looming Deadline to Avoid Government Shutdown

by Stacy M. Brown September 9, 2024September 9, 2024

A Red Line train prepares to leave the Glenmont Metro station in Silver Spring, Maryland, on March 24. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Metro Budget Proposal Jeopardizes Efforts to Curb Truancy, Advocates Say

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. January 10, 2024March 15, 2024

A Metro shuttle bus is seen here at the New Carrollton Metro station on May 28. The free service will be provided for riders while platform work is conducted there and at four other Orange Line stations. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

EDITORIAL: Regional Tax Needed to Subsidize Metro

by WI Editorial Staff January 10, 2024January 10, 2024

**FILE** P.A. Hill, one of the two managers at Prince George’s Plaza Metro station in Hyattsville, Maryland, helps a rider at a fare vending machine on Sept. 7. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Metro Plan Reduces Fares for Low-Income Riders

by WI Web Staff June 20, 2023June 20, 2023

**FILE** The Morgan Boulevard Metro station in Landover, Maryland, is shown here in July 2019. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

Metro Clamping Down on Fare Evaders

by WI Web Staff November 1, 2022November 1, 2022

**FILE** The platform at Metro's Branch Avenue station is shown here. (Anthony TIlghman/The Washington Informer)

Metro’s New Silver Line Stations to Open on Nov. 15

by WI Web Staff October 31, 2022October 31, 2022

**FILE** The Morgan Boulevard Metro station in Landover, Maryland, is shown here in July 2019. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

Metro Begins Warning Campaign Against Fare Evasion

by WI Web Staff October 4, 2022October 5, 2022

A Metro shuttle bus is seen here at the New Carrollton Metro station on May 28. The free service will be provided for riders while platform work is conducted there and at four other Orange Line stations. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Metro Reopening Orange Line Stations East of the Stadium-Armory

by WI Web Staff September 5, 2022September 5, 2022