Two Injured After Shots...

One person was struck in the leg after gunfire broke out near the Kiss & Ride parking lot near the Rockville Metrorail Station, NBC4 reports. Metro Transit Police reported the shooting about 3 p.m. [ more › ] More here:  Two Injured After Shots Fired Near Rockville Metrorail...

Metro Assault Victim Sa...

A Metro rider who was assaulted by another passenger last month talks about how the transit agency and its police department were slow to respond to his incident, which he also recounted in Sunday’s Post. [ more › ] Read the original post:  Metro Assault Victim Says Transit...

Critics Look Down on Id...

Some critics are looking down on a proposal to loosen restrictions on how tall certain D.C. buildings can be. [ more › ] Read the original post:  Critics Look Down on Idea of a Taller...

Former Metro Employees ...

A pair of former Metro workers who were fired in January after being arrested on charges they stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from the transit agency pleaded guilty today in federal court in Northern Virginia. [ more › ] The rest is here: Former Metro Employees Plead Guilty to...

Metro Unveils New Rush ...

Today Metro introduced Rush+ , a new service plan that the transit agency says will increase the number of trains serving some of the busiest stations in the system during peak travel hours. [ more › ] Read more from the original source:  Metro Unveils New Rush Hour Plan That...

Negotiations Loom For W...

WMATA has plenty of problems to deal with. But that won’t stop “protracted labor struggle” from being added to the list. [ more › ] More here:  Negotiations Loom For WMATA, Transit Workers’...

Old Naval Hospital Reop...

      On Saturday, a stately building on Pennsylvania Avenue SE that had fallen into disrepair was given a second lease on life, as members of the community gathered to celebrate its re-opening after significant and long overdue renovations. [ more › ] The rest is...

As If It Hasn’t A...

…the home page of the transit agency’s website is defaulting to Korean text this morning. [ more › ] Original post:  As If It Hasn’t Already Been A Trying 24 Hours For...

Neighborhood News Round...

A regular summary of irregular news and notes from neighborhood blogs and email lists around the District. A Bee in Your Sandbox: “We were at the tot lot at Lafayette today and found the sandbox unusable due to the large number of bees in the sandbox. I saw a hole near the edge...

Metro Can Do Better, GA...

Metro’s board doesn’t meet frequently enough or spend enough time and energy on planning, and they can’t even measure their own performance, a new government audit found. The Government Accountability Office study of Metro’s governance practices suggests the transit...