I've noticed that metro cars and stations are lacking a human element, especially with the monotonous color schemes. One think of the solitude and isolation found in Edward Hopper paintings.
Tamar Abrams | Posted 04.27.2012
I harbor a suspicion that our Metro system has been commandeered by enemy forces who are seeking to put Washington commuters into the worst possible moods each day.
AP | JOAN LOWY | Posted 04.16.2012
WASHINGTON — Driven by high gas prices and an uncertain economy, Americans are turning to trains and buses to get around in greater numbers than...
The Huffington Post | Kate Abbey-Lambertz | Posted 03.21.2012
How do you get from Detroit's Metropolitan Airport to Traverse City, some 260 miles north, without a car? It might sound like an unsolvable riddle, bu...
HuffingtonPost.com | Lila Shapiro | Posted 03.20.2012
This election cycle, the unionized workers that run your public transportation system are doing something a little different. They're not only turning...
Posted 03.14.2012
The Chicago Transit Authority on Tuesday announced that its annual ridership in 2011 was up 3 percent over the previous year -- the largest one-year b...
The New York Times | MICHAEL COOPER | Posted 03.12.2012
Americans took 10.4 billion rides on public transportation in 2011 — a billion more than they took in 2000, and the second most since 1957, accordin...
AP | Posted 02.29.2012
WASHINGTON -- Washington D.C.'s Metro has created a new email and text message alert system designed to provide customers with the latest information ...
AP | Posted 02.23.2012
KENNESAW, Ga. -- Authorities say a Georgia commuter bus driver who was stabbed in the face with a pen while trying to resolve a dispute with a passeng...
HuffingtonPost.com | Janell Ross | Posted 02.08.2012
Faced with the clashing imperatives of protecting public health and preserving the fiscal well-being of public transportation, Boston transit official...
Larry_Cohen | Posted 04.03.2012
The car is still king -- from parking lots to roadways. And car companies intend to keep it that way.
María Elena Durazo | Posted 04.02.2012
While Washington, D.C. has been stuck in what amounts to a partisan traffic jam, unresponsive and unwilling to rebuild our national economy and infrastructure, we took matters into our own hands in Los Angeles.
Edward Wytkind | Posted 03.26.2012
In this time of economic crisis, when more people are trading in their monthly parking garage passes for subway tokens and bus fare, wouldn't it be a good idea to give transit agencies the flexibility to spend money on keeping systems operating and fares low?
The Huffington Post | Posted 01.07.2012
WASHINGTON -- Metro is inspecting more of its railcar fleet this weekend after an incident on Friday where a brake component fell off an Orange Line t...
The Huffington Post | Posted 12.16.2011
WASHINGTON -- Although Metro's rail passengers will get a reprieve from track work the Christmas and New Year's Eve holiday weekends, the transit agen...
The Huffington Post | Posted 12.15.2011
WASHINGTON -- Expect some future delays for Metro's future. According to The Washington Post's Dana Hedgpeth, Metro General Manager Richard Sarles...
The Huffington Post | Posted 12.09.2011
WASHINGTON -- If you're using Metrorail this weekend, watch out for three work zones that will force trains to share the same track through four work ...
Posted 12.08.2011
It's a bad time to be a Broward County bus driver. On November 18, a 19-year-old, santa-hat-wearing passenger hurled a rock at a Lauderdale Lakes bus ...
The Huffington Post | Posted 11.21.2011
WASHINGTON -- If you're sticking around D.C. for the Thanksgiving, getting from Point A to Point B on Metrorail might get a little easier compared to ...
HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Grass | Posted 01.08.2012
WASHINGTON -- If you step into Union Station's Main Hall, you'll see black netting stretched across the great space. Look up, and you'll see why: Smal...
The Huffington Post | Posted 01.03.2012
WASHINGTON -- Metro Board members on Thursday approved a slate of station name changes after months of deliberations that will bring reinforce some ex...
24/7 Wall St. | Charles B. Stockdale | Posted 01.02.2012
From 24/7 Wall St.: Several factors make a city easy to live in without a car. The most important one is a widely available and efficient public trans...
The Huffington Post | Posted 12.26.2011
WASHINGTON -- Electrical problems involving Pepco and two Metro traction substations are leading to slow travel along the Orange Line. The transit age...
Posted 12.17.2011
We've always had a fascination with floating up into the clouds and leaving the drudgery of everyday life behind. Think Pixar's "Up" and Jules Verne's...
The Huffington Post | Posted 12.14.2011
WASHINGTON -- After a tough week for Metro and its delay-weary commuters, weekend riders will be getting a break. There's no track work or other const...
Noah Fitzgerel | Posted 05.07.2012