Metro: No Silver Bullet
• August 22, 2018

August can be a quiet time for the District Council. No hearings or votes are scheduled until we reconvene in mid-September. But I still find that Metro keeps me very […]

Downtowner DC Aug. 8, 2018
• August 8, 2018

3 Metro Lines to Avoid in August From Aug. 11 to 26, there will be a 24/7 shutdown of Metro’s Blue Line and single-tracking throughout the Orange and Silver Lines. […]

Evans Optimistic on Metro Funding
• February 5, 2018

“We’ve never had a better opportunity, been so close to the solution,” Evans said happily at the annual Winter Glogg party of the Burleith Citizens Association.

Downtowner Jan. 24, 2018
• January 24, 2018

D.C. Makes HQ2 Shortlist Washington, D.C., is one of 20 places to make the latest cut in Amazon’s search for a second headquarters. With $5 billion set to be invested, […]

Derailment Underscores Case for Funding
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Last week, on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Metro experienced another derailment, this time on the Red Line at the Farragut North station. More than 60 passengers were on board […]

Getting to Yes on Metro
• December 20, 2017

Carol Inman Glover was a mother of two and a grandmother of three. Like thousands of people in the D.C. region, she used Metro to commute to and from work […]

Downtowner DC Dec. 6, 2017
• December 6, 2017

Orbs Await at ‘Light Yards’ The month-long holiday celebration at the Yards kicked off just after Thanksgiving with the light installation “Light Yards.” The interactive exhibition, on view from 6 […]