NoVaTransit Headlines for August 20, 2025

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Wednesday, August 20, 2025

NovaTransit Headlines - 2025

Metro

WRC
National Guard troops start patrolling DC Metro stations
Troops have expanded their mission to 10 Metro stations, including L’Enfant Plaza, Gallery Place-Chinatown, Metro Center and Union Station, the National Guard Bureau said.
Axios
You can pick Metro's new 8000 series train design
Metro's got a new train — the 8000-series rail cars — and it's asking the public to decide the design.

Regional / State

Mass Transit
2025 40 Under 40: Ann McGrane
Following her time at Stantec, McGrane joined the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission (NVTC) as a transit technology senior program manager.
Mass Transit
2025 40 Under 40: Nneoma Ugwu, Ph.D., PM
From a transit fellow at the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission, where she authored a white paper on automated bus lane enforcement and supported zero-emissions bus symposiums, to her consulting roles at WSP and HNTB, she has shown continual upward momentum.

National / International

Reuters
US threatens to withhold funds over New York subway worker safety issues
The U.S. Transportation Department said on Tuesday it may withhold up to 25% of federal transit funding for New York state's Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
Bloomberg
NJ Transit is NYC’s least reliable commuter rail — by a long shot
An analysis of real-time train data shows its passengers face major service disruptions at six times the rate of riders on other NYC commuter railways.
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