NoVaTransit Headlines for November 20, 2025
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Thursday, November 20, 2025

NovaTransit Headlines - 2025

Metro

Washington Business Journal
Opinion: Va., D.C. and Md. should approve Metro capital funding, inflation escalations

For the first time in 30 years, Metro has earned the prestigious American Public Transportation Association Agency in North America award.

Washington Business Journal
Here's how busy all 98 Metro Stations in Greater Washington were in 2025

Ranked by average weekday ridership May 2025.

Regional / State

WVVA
$70 million investment to modernize buses and cut emissions across Virginia

U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced a significant federal investment of almost $70 million aimed at modernizing Virginia’s bus systems and substantially reducing their emissions.

The Wash
H Street corridor’s biggest draw laments the DC Streetcar’s last ride

A major H street establishment warns the end of the DC Streetcar could derail H Street’s momentum, even as Metro offers reassurances with bus options and DDOT frames the shutdown as a budget decision.

National / International

Railway Age
NS partners to support passenger rail

“Rail works best when freight and passenger services work together,” said Amtrak Executive Vice President, Strategy & Planning Jennifer Mitchell.

Urban Institute
Opinion: Cutting federal transit funding won’t fix budget shortfalls. But it would make transportation less affordable for Americans.

To truly make transportation effective and affordable for Americans, Congress should take the opposite tack: increasing support for the nation’s transit systems.

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