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Tag: WMATA


UMD horticulture class project aims to beautify Metro stations with native plants

The students are creating a glossary of plants and example plantings based on different Metro station environments.
  • Lillian Glaros
  • March 26, 2025

UMD SGA will no longer hold referendum on Metro discount program after presidential veto

Student Government Association president Reese Artero’s veto comes one week after the SGA voted overwhelmingly to approve the campuswide referendum 23-2.
  • Lauren Frank
  • March 14, 2025

Proposed WMATA budget includes increased service, extended rail system operating hours

Students and community members say the budget proposal would make Metro more accessible and convenient.
  • Lillian Glaros
  • February 4, 2025

UMD staff, faculty members call for stronger commuter benefits

Some university community members say public transportation benefits and rising parking costs on campus have been a burden for many commuters.
  • Freelance Reporter
  • November 27, 2024

WMATA board approves Metrobus overhaul that eliminates C8 route

Some College Park community members worry the overhaul’s changes will negatively impact the city.
  • Irit Skulnik
  • November 25, 2024

Metro access isn’t a luxury, UMD should support student transit

Every morning, I wake up at 4:30 a.m. I get ready, wake myself up and sometimes stare out of my dorm window wondering what exactly I’m doing this for.
  • Jahnavi Kirkire
  • October 28, 2024

UMD students criticize university’s lack of Metro discount program

This university does not participate in the WMATA’s U-Pass program, which offers college students discounted rides on the Metrorail and Metrobus.
  • Freelance Reporter
  • October 7, 2024

Prince George’s County residents lambast proposed Metro, bus service cuts

The cuts, spurred by Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s budget shortfall, would affect approximately 14,000 Prince George’s County residents.
  • Audrey Keefe
  • March 1, 2024

Metro’s Green Line to reopen Saturday after month-long closure

The reopening was originally slated for Sept. 5, putting WMATA three days ahead of schedule.
  • Bridget Byrne
  • August 30, 2023

Metro fare hikes, assistance for low-income riders welcomed by UMD community

Some of the revenue from the fare hike will fund a new program offering discounts for riders registered for the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
  • Bridget Byrne
  • May 10, 2023
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