NoVaTransit Headlines  for September 29, 2025

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Monday, September 29, 2025

NovaTransit Headlines - 2025

Metro

WUSA
Metro reports $120 million in savings, record ridership for FY 2025
Metro riders reportedly took 264 million trips over the past year.

Regional / State

WTOP
DC region challenged to ditch cars
Monday begins the National Week Without Driving, an effort to get people to park their cars and walk, bike and take public transportation.
ALXnow
Alexandria City Council, School Board to discuss DASH pilot
Alexandria City Council and School Board members will meet Monday evening to consider a pilot program that would transition some high school students from yellow buses to public transportation.

National / International

PBS NewsHour
Public transit systems ‘on the edge of a cliff’ amid funding shortfalls
A shortfall in federal funding is threatening public transportation systems across the country.
Bloomberg CityLab
Why US cities pay too much for transit buses
A new paper argues that lack of competition, demand for custom features and “Buy America” rules have driven up costs for transit agencies in the US. 
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