NoVaTransit Headlines October 15, 2025

Wednesday, October 15, 2025

Metro

News Release

Washington Spirit, Metro agree to partnership that promotes taking transit to games
Nearly 40-percent of fans coming to Spirit matches take public transportation to and from, making both the Metro bus and rail a primary form of transportation for the fanbase.

WRC

Vote could expand express toll lanes on Beltway in Virginia
A vote Wednesday could add new express toll lanes on the Capital Beltway in Virginia from the Springfield interchange through Alexandria and across the Wilson Bridge.

Metro Magazine

Maryland Transit Administration announces expansion of MARC train maintenance yard
Expanding storage capacity at the rail yard is a key component in delivering more frequent service that better serves existing, changing, and new travel markets.

Equipment World

USDOT overhauls DBE program, calling it “discriminatory, unconstitutional”
The U.S. Department of Transportation has filed an interim ruling dismantling a Reagan-era program that allocated federal funds to disadvantaged firms.

Axios Chicago

Illinois lawmakers facing big questions about public transit
The Regional Transportation Authority, which oversees CTA, Metra and Pace, is facing a shortfall of about $200 million next year.