wmata Archives - The Washington Informer

Metrorail at 50: Free Rides for Students and Questions About Federal Presence

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. March 30, 2026March 30, 2026

The Washington Metro Area Transit Authority (WMATA) has distributed 450,000 Kids Ride Free SmarTrip cards to help young people navigate public transit free of charge, providing a critical resource for District families and allowing students to access extracurricular activities and jobs.

**FILE** D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and city officials are scrambling to prevent a $1.1 billion shortfall that threatens essential services, jobs and public safety in the District. (Shedrick Pelt/The Washington Informer)

D.C. Faces Fiscal Meltdown as House Republicans Leave City in Budget Crisis Despite Trump’s Support

by Stacy M. Brown April 14, 2025April 14, 2025

Making Your Home Festive for the Holidays

by Denise Rolark Barnes December 6, 2024December 6, 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

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

EDITORIAL: The DMV Cannot Let Metro Fall Off the Fiscal Cliff

by WI Editorial Staff November 1, 2023November 1, 2023

Sgt. Salicia Belton is Metro's range master for its firearms training operation.

First Woman and African American Appointed as Metro’s Range Master

by James Wright Jr. August 2, 2023August 2, 2023

Officers from the Metropolitan Police Department play flag football with youth from the community on Nov. 17 at Anacostia Park in Southeast to help improve police-community relations. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

What On (Our) Earth is Going On?: June Roundup

by Kayla Benjamin July 5, 2023August 16, 2023

**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

A rendering of a new building close to the entrance of the Congress Heights Metro station (Courtesy photo)

Congress Heights Metro Project Construction Starts

by James Wright Jr. June 14, 2023June 14, 2023