Kytja Weir
Staff Writer - Transportation
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WMATA worker charged with stealing agency defibrillators
Kytja Weir
Published: Fri, May 24, 2013
A Metro maintenance worker has been arrested and charged with stealing defibrillators from rail stations, the transit agency said Friday afternoon. Derrick Davis, 40, of Laurel was arrested Wednesday in an undercover sting after allegedly posting an ad on eBay to sell an automatic external...
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Pedestrian killed by Metrobus in Olney
Kytja Weir
Updated: Thu, May 23, 2013
A 50-year-old Montgomery County pedestrian died after he was hit by a Metrobus late Wednesday in Olney, according to Montgomery County police. Ronald Maurice Johnson of Brookeville was hit as a Metrobus pulled away from the curb at Georgia Avenue near Olney-Sandy Spring Road around 11:08 p.m....
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Capsules or leggy dots? Metro seeking more input on new rail map
Kytja Weir
Published: Thu, May 23, 2013
Should Metro stops look like a capsule or a leggy dot? Metro has made additional minor changes to its latest map design and is asking for help choosing between two finalists, specifically on how to represent stations on the wayfinding maps. The transit agency is redoing the iconic map of the...
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Surveys: Many Bikeshare riders wouldn't have driven
Kytja Weir
Published: Wed, May 22, 2013
Capital Bikeshare is saving cash and time for its riders, making them healthier while also taking cars off the roads and spurring economic development, according to two new surveys of riders. But the service appears to be having an unintended result of shifting some riders away from walking or...
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Officials: Only handful of Capital Bikeshare bikes stolen
Kytja Weir
Updated: Wed, May 22, 2013
Capital Bikeshare has shiny red bikes on street corners all over the region, with plans to expand. But surprisingly, those cherry red numbers haven't been stolen very often. Only 15 bikes have gone missing out of the 1,900 bikes ordered for the bikesharing service since it began in fall 2010,...
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False alarm announcement evacuates McPherson Metro
Kytja Weir
Published: Wed, May 22, 2013
Metro riders had a surprising scare Wednesday morning when the public address system told riders to evacuate the station. Turns out there was no emergency, said Metro spokeswoman Morgan Dye. The announcement ran by mistake just after 10 a.m. at the station that serves the Orange and Blue...
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Potomac Yard Metro station delayed again
Kytja Weir
Published: Tue, May 21, 2013
Plans to build a Metro station at Alexandria's Potomac Yard have hit another snag, pushing back the opening of a potential station there to 2017 at the earliest.
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Getting around town on Memorial Day weekend
Kytja Weir
Published: Tue, May 21, 2013
Local transit and bus service will change a bit this weekend for the Memorial Day holiday weekend.
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WMATA fires two workers for stealing
Kytja Weir
Published: Mon, May 20, 2013
A Metro worker was fired after investigators discovered the person had falsified time sheets worth thousands of dollars in extra payments. The worker, one of two employees fired after recent investigations into stealing from the transit agency, had been working as a contractor for Metro at the...
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Federal transit benefits raised to $245 per month, retroactive payments clarified
Kytja Weir
Published: Mon, Jan 21, 2013
Transit riders will be able to receive even higher federal transit benefits -- and get back money for last year's transit costs. The Internal Revenue Service has adjusted the maximum transit and parking benefits for up to $245 per month from $240 to take into account inflation. That comes...
