NoVaTransit Headlines for April 30, 2025

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Wednesday, April 30, 2025

NovaTransit Headlines - 2025

Metro

DC News Now
Crime is down, fare enforcement is up system-wide, Metro leaders say during safety summit
Leaders from the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA/Metro) met with regional police and fire officials at Metro Headquarters in Southwest D.C. on Tuesday, discussing trends in public safety in and on local transit.
WUSA
Metro says they might launch civilian fare enforcement program
The idea was floated at the first Metro summit, focusing on crime and fare evasion.
ARLnow
At least 19 Arlington bus stops are getting the ax this summer
About two dozen bus stops in Arlington and Falls Church are scheduled to be eliminated at the end of June as part of a Metrobus “redesign” project.
WUSA
WMATA removing 57 bus stops from Northern Virginia service
Among the new routes in Northern Virginia will be A71, which will run from Ballston to King Street in Alexandria.

Regional / State

ALXnow
Two Alexandria transit services receive funding boost in proposed I-395/95 program
The Northern Virginia Transportation Commission is reviewing 14 proposals aimed at easing traffic congestion, with several directly impacting the city.
The Center Square
Select D.C. area transit nearing pre-pandemic numbers
Transit numbers in the Washington metropolitan area are ticking back up, some nearing prepandemic levels following a return-to-office mandate for federal workers.
FFXnow
VDOT begins work on shared-use paths for new Fair Oaks transit hub
Construction has started on new shared-use pedestrian/cyclist paths in the Fair Oaks area, the Virginia Department of Transportation announced last week.
WTOP
RFK Stadium transportation options remain open
One of the reasons Washington Commanders owner Josh Harris said he wanted to bring the football team back to D.C. goes beyond nostalgia and gets to logistics.
Greater Greater Washington
MARC can probably be electrified. It’s easier than you think
Historically, rail electrification has been highly capital intensive, but the newest generation of battery driven trains is changing that.

National / International

Bloomberg via Yahoo Finance
A $6 billion shortfall has U.S. mass transit facing a death spiral
When Covid-19 broke the US economy, the trains and buses that carried millions of Americans to work every day emptied out.
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