Metro Transit Police are seeking the public’s help to identify an individual pictured in connection with a death investigation at the Silver Spring Transit Center on December 10, 2025.
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Metro has launched the 2025 edition of Metro Rewind, giving riders a personalized look back at their year using transit across the region.
Metro’s General Manager and Chief Executive Officer Randy Clarke presented a proposed budget for the July 2026 through June 2027 fiscal year to the WMATA Board of Directors on Thursday, outlining a plan centered on improving bus and rail service, increasing ridership, and boosting revenue without raising fares.
Red Line service is experiencing major delays Thursday afternoon after a person was struck by a train at the Rockville station.
A new senior living community is officially underway at Grosvenor Strathmore, where Metro, Fivesquares Development, and Experience Senior Living held a ceremonial groundbreaking on December 10 for The Reserve Strathmore Square.
Beginning Monday, Dec. 15, customers seeking to travel from Alexandria to downtown Washington, D.C., can ride the new A29 Metrobus route. Changes to 50 additional Metrobus routes will also begin on Sunday, December 14. (more…)
Metro riders will have a sweeter commute this season as WMATA debuts its newest fleet of holiday-wrapped Metrorail, Metrobus, and MetroAccess vehicles. The festive designs, which will begin appearing in the coming days, feature a bright red backdrop transformed into a candy-filled winter wonderland. The theme, “making your ride sweeter,” extends inside the holiday-wrapped train, where the interior has also been decorated to match the cheerful, seasonal look.
Metro has secured more than $50 million in new federal funding to modernize its bus fleet, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced Wednesday. The agency will receive $50,322,380 through the FY 2025 Low or No-Emission Grant Program, supporting the purchase of 50 new 40-foot diesel-electric hybrid buses.
Metro has officially launched the first phase of its revamped bike parking program, introducing new app-based bike lockers now available at the Foggy Bottom and Eastern Market Metrorail stations. The rollout marks the beginning of a multi-year upgrade aimed at making bike-to-rail travel easier, safer, and more convenient for riders across the region.
Metrobus riders across the region can now pay their fares with a simple tap. Metro has officially expanded its “Tap. Ride. Go.” contactless payment system to all Metrobus routes, allowing customers to use a contactless credit or debit card, Apple Pay, or Google Pay directly on bus farebox readers.
Shady Grove Metro Station is set to get a colorful upgrade: its first-ever wildflower bed. Metro announced the upcoming addition as part of a broader effort to beautify stations across the system.