Justin George

• Transportation

Metro is adding more train service to the Yellow Line while four Orange Line stations in Virginia are closing for weeks for a scheduled construction project.

• Transportation

Up to $3 billion in pandemic aid for struggling bus and train networks was at risk in the debt ceiling talks, but the money was spared from the chopping block.

• Local Crime & Public Safety

“I remember when crimes committed on buses and trains was something that you’d be like, ‘Oh my god, what happened?’ Now it’s like, ‘Oh, again,'” one activist said.

• Transportation

As a policy, Metro deletes work emails after six months. The Office of the Inspector General said that time frame can be detrimental to investigations and safety.

• Transportation

The inspector general’s report surfaced deep-rooted problems that the watchdog’s officials say leave the transit agency vulnerable to attacks.

• Transportation

Transit officials visited a rail yard in New York to see subway cars that use the "open gangway” style Metro is considering for its 8000 series cars.

• Transportation

Trains will run every six minutes or less during peak hours in the middle of the week, the transit agency said.

• Transportation

Several D.C. Council members raised questions about the plan this week, days after the mayor organized support for the competing K Street Transitway project.

• Transportation

The mayor sought to rally against a proposal for free Metrobus service that would mostly defund a project she said is critical to rejuvenating downtown.