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Today’s transportation headlines

Today’s transportation headlines, compiled by Metro library chief Matthew Barrrett, feature a fair number of stories involving the politics of the Metro Board of Directors. That’s not too surprising, especially after the news on Tuesday when 14 members of Congress wrote that the Board should ask the federal government for [continue reading]

Transportation headlines, Oct. 20

One of the regular features on The Source will be transportation headlines that are compiled each day by Matthew Barrett, the head of Metro’s Library and Archives. The headlines are also posted each day on the Metro Library’s blog, along with other supplemental material. Census data show big differences within [continue reading]

Welcome to The Source

Dear Reader: As many of you are probably keenly aware, taxpayers and Metro passengers spend a lot of money each year – more than $4 billion — to keep this agency running. That’s a big pile of dough by any measure. To put it another way, each weekday Metro is [continue reading]