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Metro to ramp up fare enforcement for first time in 50 years
WASHINGTON (DC News Now ... for the first time in 50 years. Metro officials said the new changes will also come with increased enforcement for fare evaders. WATCH: Metro workers install ...
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Mastering the Washington DC Metro System—A Powerful Guide
The Washington DC metro system may not have the storied history of some of the country’s other subterranean trains. Still, any newcomer to the city […] ...
Man's attack on Metro Transit officer brings renewed focus to fare evasion
WASHINGTON (7News) — An attack on a Metro police officer who was trying to stop a man from fare evading on Tuesday brought ...
Metro Transit officer stabbed, injured in face while stopping alleged fare evader
A Metro Transit Police officer was reportedly stabbed in the face on Tuesday while trying to stop a fare evader at the Navy Yard-Ballpark Metro Station, accordi ...
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Trump signs order creating task force to make DC ‘safe and beautiful'
The task force will help the Metropolitan Police Department with recruitment and retention of police officers, the White House said. The order also creates a program to “beautify Washington ...
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Officer stabbed in face by fare evader at Navy Yard Metro station, police say
WASHINGTON (DC News ... Navy Yard Metro Station on Tuesday afternoon, officials confirmed. The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) said that at around 2:30 p.m., an MTPD officer ...
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Man charged for allegedly stabbing Metro Transit sergeant
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — A man has been charged ... Court documents say that at 2:26 p.m. in the Navy Yard-Ballpark Metro Station, an MTPD sergeant saw Schleehauf trying to avoid paying a metro fare ...
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DC subway rider charged with stabbing police officer in face after allegedly evading fare
A Washington, D.C., subway rider has ... The incident occurred at the D.C. Metrorail's Navy Yard-Ballpark station after Schleehauf allegedly attempted to jump over a fare gate. When the officer ...
Metro proposes adding platform screen doors to train platforms
WASHINGTON — In a move to enhance safety and efficiency across the Washington Metro system, officials are considering ...
Metro says adding more bus lanes will improve safety and congestion on roads
WMATA's CEO Randy Clarke estimates that adding more dedicated bus lanes would increase passenger travel by almost 50%.
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Metro is considering fare changes. Here's how you can weigh in
Metro is preparing to change what it charges to ride the bus. But before it does, the transit service wants feedback from the public. If approved, the changes would add 20 cents to the current rate ...
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Metro Rail to Renew Request for 20% Fare Hike
Hyderabad: Hyderabad Metro Rail Ltd (HMRL) plans to renew its request for a 20 per cent fare hike after Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy returns from his official visit to Japan, sources said on ...