Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Travel

Metro Hours Back to Normal After Transdev Strike

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) has released a statement on bus routes impacted by the Cinder Bed Road strike, which is now over.

Metrorail Saw Rise in Ridership Last Year; 20,000 More Trips Per Day

Metro announced that its total rail ridership was 182 million trips during the 2019 calendar year, up from 175 million the previous year.

Drivers Failed to Pay DC Parking Tickets Worth Almost a Billion Dollars

The amount of debt the District of Columbia is owed by drivers totals $835,750,067, NBC 4 Washington reported, attributing the data to official documents.

Some DC Streets to Close for Shooting of Michael B. Jordan Movie

The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced that a number of streets will be closed on December 19 due to the filming of a movie starring Michael B. Jordan.

DC Tourism Dept Encourages Metro Riders to Stand on Left Side of Escalators

D.C.'s tourism department shared a video with the message that it was okay to ignore the "walking left, standing right” rule on Metro escalators.

Metro Scraps Closure of Green, Yellow Line Next Summer

Metro has cancelled its plan of shutting down the Green and Yellow Lines scheduled for the summer of 2020.

DC Sues Greyhound for Causing Air Pollution at Union Station

D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine has filed a lawsuit against Greyhound for keeping its buses idle for longer than the legal limit and polluting the air.

Upgrade Plan Released for Notorious Northeast DC Intersection

The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) announced a new plan to improve safety at the intersection of New York and Florida Avenue, in Northeast D.C.