NoVaTransit Headlines for September 16, 2025

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Tuesday, September 16, 2025

NovaTransit Headlines - 2025

Metro

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Metro looks to improve bus service after reliability dropped last year
On-time Metrobus performance declined in fiscal year 2025 from the previous two years, leading transit leaders to plan more aggressive moves to keep the buses on schedule.
ARLnow
Metrobus riders worry more about crime than those using rail, survey finds
Crime is declining on the Metro system, but riders’ perceptions of safety depend on which mode of transportation they use.
WRC
Metro warns riders about upcoming weekend track work
More work is expected the following weekend on Sept. 27 and 28 on a different stretch of tracks on the Blue, Orange and Silver lines.
WUSA
Proposed changes to Twinbrook Metro Station
The proposal would remove a 164-space surface parking lot and move the bus loop and kiss & ride to make way for future development and a new transit plaza.

Regional / State

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Bus rapid transit could be coming to Herndon, but dedicated bus lanes are unlikely
Herndon may be getting bus rapid transit, but plans presented to the Herndon Town Council show it might look a little different from the rest of the region.
The New York Times (gift article)
How Trump’s crime crackdown muted other parts of D.C. life
Washington streets are by no means empty, and some measures of activity, such as public transit ridership, have shown little change.
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