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D.C. Council OKs Free Bus Service, $100 Monthly Transit Subsidy on First Vote

by WI Web Staff December 6, 2022December 7, 2022

The D.C. Council on Tuesday unanimously approved Council member Charles Allen’s bill that would make buses in the District free of charge.

WMATA celebrated Rosa Parks Day by reserving a seat for the civil rights icon on each of its buses and was also honored with a replica of the bus she sat on. (Marckell Williams/The Washington Informer)

Metro Remembers Civil Rights Icon with ‘Rosa Parks Bus’

by Micha Green and Marckell Williams December 2, 2022December 2, 2022

Muriel Bowser

Bowser Welcomes Metro’s Silver Line Extension

by WI Web Staff November 16, 2022November 16, 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

EDITORIAL: New SmarTrip Bill is a Smart Move

by WI Editorial Staff September 28, 2022September 28, 2022

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 Will Change Names of 5 Stations on Sunday

by WI Web Editor September 9, 2022September 9, 2022

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Metro to Outfit Officers With Body Cameras by 2023

by Jamila Bey June 28, 2022June 28, 2022

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 Cuts Weeknight Fares to $2

by WI Web Staff June 27, 2022June 27, 2022

**FILE** A Metro employee spray-paints a crosswalk at the transit agency's Prince George’s Plaza rail station, which reopened Sept. 7. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Metro Board Expected to Approve $4.8B Budget

by William J. Ford March 23, 2022March 23, 2022

**FILE** Metro General Manager Paul Wiedefeld at the Addison Road-Seat Pleasant Metrorail Station on May 20 (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Metro GM Paul Wiedefeld to Retire in Six Months

by William J. Ford January 18, 2022January 18, 2022