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Metro is teaming up with Miller Lite® to make sure you all get home safely after celebrating the start of 2017. Not only will Metro stay open until 3 a.m. after the ball drops this New Year’s Eve, but all rides on Metrorail and Metrobus will be free after midnight, courtesy …

When news broke of the DC Metro shutting down for 29 hours for a massive safety inspection sparked by Monday morning’s electrical fire, Twitter had a field day. I mean come on, this is mass transit we’re talking about – mass transit in one of the most important cities in the world. …

The metro system is the lifeline of the District. Even though we use it every day, our relationship with it is definitely complicated. There are days when you love it, and days when you hate it. Of course, there are ways to ride the metro like a local pro, and …

As a Washingtonian commuter, the DC Metro and I have been in a long term relationship that spans from my morning ride into work to my 1:30am stumble off U Street on Saturday night. First thing is first, what is the deal with the 15 to 20 minute train waits …

H Street doesn’t need the streetcar, [Benning Road does] Charles and Camilla have a [lovely day in DC] Before Metro, DC had [underground trolleys] Photo by Brett Bowers, submitted to the FamousDC Flickr Pool

Netflix is barreling over cable [in a big way] UnsuckDCMetro goes on the record [with an ABC interview] DC incomes of all levels [are falling behind rents] Secret Service crash near White House, [are accused of drunk driving] Photo by Brian DiCola submitted to the FamousDC Photo Flickr pool

It has been 0 days without a shoe being thrown at Hillary Clinton #NATIONAL Obama nominates his Bro; NASA is building a flying saucer; Sebelius (and Seacrest) Out; #CancelColbert worked; Bacon prices rising; we want more more fake car noises in TV news; goodbye Ultimate Warrior; did you change all …

WaPo’s Ann Scott Tyson:  MetroAccess fares to increase Feb. 27 Nearly 30,000 disabled Washington area residents will face significantly higher fares starting this month on the MetroAccess paratransit service – a cause of concern among advocates for the disabled.

We were a little spooked when we heard about the Department of Homeland security issuing a warning to Metro regarding a potential threat.  However, we felt a ton better when we read that some guy named “David Webb” was on the case for Metro. “The information that we have has …

They still don’t get it. It has happened again. A rider photographed a Metro bus driver texting while behind the wheel. The photos first appeared on the website unsuckdcmetro.blogspot.com. Another firing. h/t MH

Hilarious pics. Unsuck DC Metro: Rider Hall of Shame: Your Move

As if we needed more convincing that gas prices sucked, now the DC Metro ad wizards are aiming to scare us caring about some poor lady’s carbon footprint. When are they going to hire someone a bit more qualified to do their PR? We apologize for embedding this video, truly.

Who were the ad wizards behind this PSA?  And who in their right mind thought featuring a Pope bobblehead riding the metro was a good idea? Incase you missed it, DC Metro went in-house [not suggested] and created what someone thought was a creative PSA attempting to motivate people to …