Tag: Public Transportation

Bureaucrats in Charge of D.C. Streetcar Boondoggle Unaware of Basic Economics

Ethan Epstein · September 19, 2016 10:30 am

Yet More WMATA Woes

Erin Mundahl · September 12, 2016 12:10 pm

The WMATA Mess, Part Infinity

Erin Mundahl · August 24, 2016 11:59 pm

Two former federal prosecutors were also hired as special investigators to support the internal review. (AP Photo/Ben Nuckols)

Police open investigation into recent Virginia metro derailment

Kelly Cohen · August 18, 2016 7:50 pm

"All too often, in this place as well as in the administration, we fail to match rhetoric with resources," Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., said. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg, File)

National Security

Dem blasts Obama cut slashing transportation security

Joel Gehrke · June 30, 2016 5:36 pm

Life in the Slow Lane

Fred Barnes · June 24, 2016 6:00 am

General Manager Paul Wiedefeld announced the terminations, including of seven senior managers. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner File)

Washington Metro fires 20 managers

Anna Giaritelli · May 20, 2016 8:50 pm

The new chief safety officer oversaw repairs of Manhattan's signal system following the 9/11 attacks. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Metro taps top NYC subway officer

Anna Giaritelli · April 12, 2016 10:58 pm

Metro opened in 1976, but its problems date back even farther, to decisions made in the 1960s when construction began and its unusual governing structure was established. (AP Photo)

How did the Metro turn into a ‘dungeon’?

Associated Press · March 18, 2016 4:26 pm

The subway system (Metro) handles over 200 million trips per year, making it the second largest system by ridership in the U.S. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner File)

Believe it: D.C.’s Metro system ranked best in the country

Kelly Cohen · February 24, 2016 3:47 pm

The project faces an ongoing lawsuit over potential violations of federal environmental law. (AP Photo/ Matt Houston)

Energy and Environment

Proposed D.C. metro line may run foul of environmental laws

Diana Furchtgott-Roth · November 23, 2015 5:01 am

"I don't have to tell my colleagues who ride metro to and from work everyday the problems WMATA metro has had," Rep. Donna Edward, D-Md.Â (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

House votes to boost federal oversight of D.C. Metro

Curt Mills · November 5, 2015 2:25 am