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The DC Circulator is among the proposed cuts in D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s fiscal year 2025 budget. (Ja’Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)
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Ward 8 Residents Cry Foul in Circulator Elimination

James Wright photo by James Wright Jr. April 24, 2024April 24, 2024

Residents are concerned about Mayor Muriel Bowser’s proposal to shut down the DC Circulator bus system, which provides reliable and convenient transportation for residents and tourists, and are calling on the D.C. Council to restore funding to the program.

A Metro shuttle bus is seen here at the New Carrollton Metro station on May 28. The free service will be provided for riders while platform work is conducted there and at four other Orange Line stations. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)
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EDITORIAL: Regional Tax Needed to Subsidize Metro

by WI Editorial Staff January 10, 2024January 10, 2024
A Red Line train prepares to leave the Glenmont Metro station in Silver Spring, Maryland, on March 24. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)
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EDITORIAL: The DMV Cannot Let Metro Fall Off the Fiscal Cliff

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Sgt. Salicia Belton is Metro's range master for its firearms training operation.
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First Woman and African American Appointed as Metro’s Range Master

James Wright photo by James Wright Jr. August 2, 2023August 2, 2023
Officers from the Metropolitan Police Department play flag football with youth from the community on Nov. 17 at Anacostia Park in Southeast to help improve police-community relations. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)
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**FILE** P.A. Hill, one of the two managers at Prince George’s Plaza Metro station in Hyattsville, Maryland, helps a rider at a fare vending machine on Sept. 7. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)
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Metro Plan Reduces Fares for Low-Income Riders

by WI Web Staff June 20, 2023June 20, 2023
A rendering of a new building close to the entrance of the Congress Heights Metro station (Courtesy photo)
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Congress Heights Metro Project Construction Starts

James Wright photo by James Wright Jr. June 14, 2023June 14, 2023
**FILE** With the one-year delay of the Free Bus program, advocates and elected officials are considering where to allocate the freed up funds. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)
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With Free Bus Program on Ice, D.C. Residents Demand Other Budget Priorities

Sam P.K. Collins photo by Sam P.K. Collins May 10, 2023May 10, 2023
A Metro shuttle bus is seen here at the New Carrollton Metro station on May 28. The free service will be provided for riders while platform work is conducted there and at four other Orange Line stations. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)
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EDITORIAL: Why is Good Transit Access Still Just a ‘Vision’ for D.C.?

by WI Editorial Staff April 26, 2023April 26, 2023
**FILE** Metropolitan Police Department vehicles (Courtesy photo)
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MPD to Increase Presence at Metro Stations

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