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Metro's board of directors listens to public comment during a March 23 meeting at the agency headquarters in northwest D.C., minutes before the board unanimously approved a fiscal year 2018 budget that includes fares increases and service cuts that go into effect July 1. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

Community, William J. Ford

Metro Board OKs Budget, Fare Increases as Tempers Flare

by William J. Ford March 23, 2017October 30, 2020

Passengers at L'Enfant Plaza in southwest D.C. had to exit a Silver Line train on March 9 after it malfunctioned and board an Orange Line train a few minutes later. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

Feds: Metro Rushed Unprepared Into SafeTrack Project

by William J. Ford March 14, 2017October 30, 2020

Passengers board a Green Line train at the Prince George's Plaza Metro station in Hyattsville in September. Metro recently released a safety report that shows injuries among riders and employees slightly increased last year. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

Metro Injuries Slightly Up Among Riders, Workers: Report

by William J. Ford March 1, 2017October 30, 2020

Roland Jeter (center), former first vice president of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689, chats with Local 689 spokesman David Stephen (right) and Maryland Delegate Cory V. McCray of Baltimore City after Feb. 16 hearing in Annapolis before the state House's Environmental and Transportation Committee on creating a Metrorail safety commission. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

Md. Lawmakers Press for Metro Oversight Commission With Federal Funding in Limbo

by William J. Ford February 16, 2017October 30, 2020

Columnists, Prince George's County

Metro Seeks to Revitalize Rail Stations

by William J. Ford February 15, 2017October 30, 2020

Metro Loses Millions in Federal Funding After Missing Safety Deadline

by William J. Ford February 10, 2017October 30, 2020

Metro GM's Budget Proposal Includes Layoffs

Community, William J. Ford

Metro Feels Riders’ Fury Over Proposed Budget Cuts

by William J. Ford January 30, 2017October 30, 2020

Metro station

Feds Issue Directive on Metro Signal Overruns

by William J. Ford January 17, 2017October 30, 2020

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Feds Orders Metro to Correct Power System

by William J. Ford December 14, 2016October 30, 2020