Lena H. Sun

Articles by Lena H. Sun

Timing of Transfer Phaseout Debated (October 3, 2008)

Senate Approves $1.5 Billion Plan For Metro Funding (October 2, 2008)

Riders Group Sees a Flaw in End of Paper Transfers (September 26, 2008)

D.C. Threats Are 'Virginia- Bashing,' Officials Say (September 24, 2008)

Metro's $11 Billion To-Do List (September 23, 2008)

SmarTrip Upgrades Pushed To 2010 (September 22, 2008)

Transit Police Look At Text-Messaging (September 14, 2008)

Metro: The End of the Line For Life's Lost Accessories (September 9, 2008)

Metrobus Success Rate: 73% (September 6, 2008)

Weekend Track Work Is Expected to Disrupt Trips to National Airport (August 27, 2008)

Next Stop On Metro: Strap Test For Riders (August 22, 2008)

Metrobus Drivers Get A Sturdier, Safer Ride (August 19, 2008)

Track Repairs to Move in Spring From Weekends to Weeknights (July 25, 2008)

Metro Hires Official to Help Oversee Daily Operations (July 24, 2008)

Computer and Electrical Issues Slow Thousands of Commuters (July 23, 2008)

Metrobuses Get a Makeover (July 22, 2008)

6 Jailed In Metro Farecard Scheme (July 19, 2008)

Posting of Social Security Numbers Results in Suspension of 3 Workers (July 15, 2008)

2nd Victim In Open-Top Bus Accident In D.C. Dies (July 13, 2008)

Transit Plan on Track (July 13, 2008)

D.C. to Fund Cameras at High-Crime Metro Spots (July 11, 2008)

Captain Under Investigation After Accident (July 9, 2008)

Metro Posts Alerts for Bus Riders (July 8, 2008)

Rule Change Could Leave D.C. Schoolchildren Behind (June 27, 2008)

Metro Funds Upgrades To Service and Security (June 27, 2008)

Metro Chief Cuts Barry A Break, Then a Check (June 16, 2008)

Power Failure Causes Havoc Downtown (June 14, 2008)

A Transit System That Feels Its Age (June 14, 2008)

Communication In Derailment Is Criticized (June 13, 2008)

Heat Kink Disrupts Metrorail Service (June 12, 2008)

Metro Says Operator Wasn't First to Detect Derailment (June 11, 2008)

Metro Train Derails, Causing Major Delays (June 10, 2008)

Alexandria Station Gets New Push (June 6, 2008)

Travelers Turn to Public Transit (June 3, 2008)

12 Cars Make Way Too Much Train (June 3, 2008)

Efforts Redoubled to Stop Early Opening of Train Doors (May 29, 2008)

Stung at the Pumps, More Hop on a Bus (May 27, 2008)

New Rules Close Doors On Metro Shuttle Buses (May 23, 2008)

Disabled Riders Question Need For MetroAccess Recertification (May 20, 2008)

Rapid Buses May Be Expanded (May 17, 2008)

Metro May Delay Some Projects To Fund More-Urgent Repairs (May 9, 2008)

A Bid for Better Bus Service (May 9, 2008)

Weekend Rail Work Will Disrupt Service (May 7, 2008)

Metro Won't Raise Fee To Park (May 6, 2008)

Metro Operators' Door Errors Linked to Longer Trains (May 2, 2008)

Dulles Rail Still Has Miles to Go, Hurdles to Clear (May 2, 2008)

Dulles Rail Set to Get Federal Approval (April 30, 2008)

Hired Riders to Assess Metro (April 25, 2008)

Former Metro Official Is Charged With Theft (April 23, 2008)

Metro Police Arrest Man in Three Zipcar Thefts (April 22, 2008)

Most Crimes Occur At Ends of the Lines (April 19, 2008)

Metro Will Need Hundreds Of New Cars, Manager Says (April 19, 2008)

Metro Puts Train Doors On Manual (April 17, 2008)

Traffic Tie-Ups, Disruptions Expected During Visit (April 13, 2008)

Metro Seeks More Police Officers, Authority to Issue Parking Tickets (April 11, 2008)

Pope Bobblehead Ad Given the Bounce (April 9, 2008)

Captivating an Audience (April 6, 2008)

Rail to Reel (April 1, 2008)

Team, Transit Officials Pleased With Performance (April 1, 2008)

Catoe Outlines Service Goals (March 28, 2008)

Metro to Lease Parking Spots to Nationals (March 28, 2008)

Cash-Strapped Metro Needs Millions in Repairs (March 27, 2008)

System Would Allow Use of All Cellphones (March 13, 2008)

Metro's Steady Navigator (March 7, 2008)

Radios Don't Work In Metro's New Cars (March 7, 2008)

Federal Official Returns to Metro As the New Chief of Transit Police (February 22, 2008)

Metro Acts to Curb Rise In Assaults of Bus Drivers (February 15, 2008)

Picturing More Revenue, Reliability (February 15, 2008)

Metro Seeks Changes to Busy Bus Routes (February 14, 2008)

Metro Explores Rerouting Blue Line (February 12, 2008)

Robberies Spike 17.6% in 2007 (February 7, 2008)

Manager Seeks $150 Million for Urgent Repairs (January 31, 2008)

Report Calls for Major Upgrades (January 27, 2008)

Safety Procedures Not Followed, NTSB Says (January 24, 2008)

Weekend Station Repairs Will Slow Metro Service (January 17, 2008)

Where the Money Would Go (January 16, 2008)

Proposed Metro Budget Includes More Peak Service (January 11, 2008)

Metro Eyes a Makeover (January 11, 2008)

Metrorail Reports 17-Month Slide in On-Time Service (January 10, 2008)

Free Bus Rides to Make Up for Overcharges (January 9, 2008)

Some Riders Rethink Commute As Fare Increases Take Effect (January 8, 2008)

Metro Riders Open Wallets (January 6, 2008)

Metro Hires a New Chief Safety Officer (January 3, 2008)

Lots of Moving Parts In Metro Changeover (December 21, 2007)

Increases In Fares, Service Unequal (December 16, 2007)

Metro Passes Largest Fare Hikes in Its History (December 14, 2007)

Amid Complaints, Metro Reverses Cuts (December 12, 2007)

Alternative Metro Fare Hikes Proposed (December 9, 2007)

Rocket (and Subway) Science (December 9, 2007)

Break-Ins Increase At Metro's Car Parks (December 8, 2007)

Officials Say Hands Were Tied By Storm (December 7, 2007)

Metro Tests Bench Seats, Carpetless Cars (December 5, 2007)

Metro Trains To Be Shorter On Weekends This Winter (November 28, 2007)

Metro Cashes In On Its Castoffs (November 20, 2007)

Riders Give Metro an Earful (November 18, 2007)

Man Charged In Stabbings After Being Refused Beer (November 18, 2007)

Metro Names New Rail Chief (November 17, 2007)

Location Blamed for Small Turnout (November 14, 2007)

Pulling Rail Cars From Anacostia Could Take a Week (November 13, 2007)

Rider Outrage May Lead Metro to Tweak Fares (November 11, 2007)

D.C. Leads Ridership Surge (November 7, 2007)

26 Giant Stores in the D.C. Area Will Begin Selling SmarTrip Cards (November 2, 2007)

Subway Fares May Rise 30 Cents (October 26, 2007)

NTSB Finds Errors in '06 Accident (October 26, 2007)

'Your Farecard, Por Favor' (October 25, 2007)

Safety Board Accuses Metro Of Neglect in Jan. Derailment (October 17, 2007)

Derailment Hearing Is Today (October 16, 2007)

Metro Seeks Better Ways To Get Word Out to Riders (October 15, 2007)

Metro Board Delays Discussion of Fare Hikes (October 12, 2007)

D.C. Counters Catoe's Fare Plan (October 10, 2007)

Metro Leaves the Light on for You, Like It or Not (October 8, 2007)

Metro Considers Free Farecards for Low-Income Customers (October 6, 2007)

Conflux of Events Paralyzes Roads Into City (September 30, 2007)

Metro's Fee Talks Pit City Against Suburbs (September 28, 2007)

Protest Looms Over Bus Garage Sale (September 28, 2007)

Metro Board Weighing a Scaled-Down Fare Hike (September 26, 2007)

Political Realities Stalled Fare Hike (September 23, 2007)

Metro to Suspend System Providing Bus Arrival Times (September 21, 2007)

Discussion Of Metro Fare Hike Postponed (September 14, 2007)

Rail Cars to Be Added During Rush Hour (September 12, 2007)

Metro Weighs Fare Increase of 45 Cents (September 8, 2007)

Computer Error Disables Fareboxes (September 5, 2007)

Metro Fails To Nurture Development, Report Finds (September 2, 2007)

Metro Blames Mechanical Failures (August 29, 2007)

More Metro Stations Shut Down By Smoke (August 28, 2007)

At Last, Metro Has a Message for 'Escalumps' (August 11, 2007)

Workers' Daughters Get Money For School (August 10, 2007)

Motor Problems Disrupt Rush-Hour Service (August 9, 2007)

Night Owls May Need A New Way Home (August 5, 2007)

Metro to Consider Other Ways to Get Rid of Birds (July 31, 2007)

Metro Shuts 3 Stations Because of Dead Birds (July 30, 2007)

Soft Soles Fall Fashion Victim to Escalators (July 28, 2007)

Prince George's Students Will Get Free Bus Rides (July 27, 2007)

4 Arrested in Thefts From Cars at Franconia-Springfield Station (July 19, 2007)

Choice in SmarTrip Cards: Paper or Plastic? (July 13, 2007)

208 Million Riders Make Year a Record (July 6, 2007)

Higher Fares Might Arrive In January (June 22, 2007)

Heavy Green Line Delays During Outage (June 20, 2007)

Rail Car Woes Leave Metro Lacking Trains At Rush Hours (June 20, 2007)

Performers Appear Today at Metro Stations (June 15, 2007)

6 Arrested in Gang Attack Near Metro Station (June 15, 2007)

Beltway Collision Leaves One Dead (June 14, 2007)

Metro Costs For Overtime Are Up 56% Since 2002 (June 5, 2007)

Silver Spring Station Adding New Entrance (May 25, 2007)

Md.'s Senators Submit Plan for Funding (May 23, 2007)

Firm Hired to Improve Transit Safety (May 16, 2007)

Entertainers Audition to Make Metro a Moving Experience (May 13, 2007)

Train Operator on Phone Before Hitting 2, Sources Say (May 11, 2007)

Funds Sought to Hire More Drivers, Increase Service on In-Demand Routes (May 7, 2007)

This Could Be Your Fast Track to Fame (May 5, 2007)

Woman Arrested Over Claim That Bus Hit Stroller (May 4, 2007)

83 Lose Jobs As Transit Agency Shifts Its Focus (May 4, 2007)

Failure to Fix Wiring, Install Sprinklers Cited (May 2, 2007)

Improved Safety and Service Are Focus of Reorganization, Chief Says (April 27, 2007)

City Proposes A Metro Move To Anacostia (April 27, 2007)

Metro Prepares To Cut 220 Jobs (April 24, 2007)

Driver Fired for Allegedly Hugging Rider (April 19, 2007)

Metro Replacing Software That Allowed Train Fire (April 13, 2007)

New Metro Chief a Man Of Quick Decisions (April 2, 2007)

Metro Drops Plan For Fare Increases (March 30, 2007)

Metro Hires Its First Inspector General (March 23, 2007)

Metro Tests Repositioning Mirrors on 15 Buses (March 22, 2007)

Metro Has A Lesson For Unruly Students (March 21, 2007)

Husband Sues in Fatal Accident (March 20, 2007)

Police Charge Driver Who Hit Stopped Car (March 17, 2007)

Georgia Ave. to Get Express Bus Route (March 17, 2007)

Montgomery Ride On Bus Hits Metrobus (March 13, 2007)

Bus Driver Fired After Fatal Accident (March 13, 2007)

Tysons Tunnel a Costly Risk, Study Says (March 9, 2007)

O'Malley Appoints 2 to Transit Board (March 9, 2007)

New Lights Put to Test To Boost Platform Safety (March 8, 2007)

Metro to Cut Construction Staff to Help Close Budget Gap (March 2, 2007)

A Deadly Turn At Intersection With History of Pedestrian Peril (February 16, 2007)

Metro Shelves Fare-Hike Talks (February 9, 2007)

Metrorail Car's Trial Run Lets Short Riders Get a Grip (February 8, 2007)

Transit Police Try to Crack Down on Robbers (February 2, 2007)

Metro Fires, Threats Slow Morning Commute (February 1, 2007)

Farragut North Fire Spurs Delays (January 31, 2007)

To Improve Safety, Metro Plans to Hire Contractor (January 30, 2007)

Responding to Complaints, Metro Will Soon Offer Callers Timely Taped Updates About Delays (January 28, 2007)

Pledging Safety and Service Upgrades, Catoe Is Sworn In at Transit Agency (January 26, 2007)

Train's Operator Faulted in Fatal Metro Accident (January 4, 2007)

Metro: Use SmarTrip or Pay More (December 24, 2006)

Metro Freezes Hiring in Many Areas to Shore Up Budget (December 19, 2006)

Some Metro Riders May Reach for Car Keys (December 15, 2006)

Rush-Hour Metro Fares May Rise as Much as $2.10 (December 14, 2006)

Metro Implements New Track-Inspection Policies in Wake of Workers' Deaths (December 13, 2006)

Reduced Holiday Service, Removal of Three Dozen Bus Routes Weighed (December 12, 2006)

Metro Considers Increasing Rail Fares (December 11, 2006)

2nd Metro Worker Dies From Nov. 30 Accident (December 8, 2006)

Reenactment May Help Inquiry of Track Fatality (December 7, 2006)

Entertainment To Swipe Your Farecard By (December 5, 2006)

Train Horn Sounded Twice Before Accident (December 2, 2006)

Train Hits 2 Metro Workers, Killing 1 (December 1, 2006)

Ready to Ride (November 17, 2006)

Metro Chief to Get a Towering Salary (November 15, 2006)

Metro Picks L.A. Official, D.C. Native As Manager (November 14, 2006)

Panel Backs $6 Million to Improve Service for Disabled (November 10, 2006)

Transit Police Seek Home for Firing Range (November 8, 2006)

Doors Closing for Tangherlini (November 5, 2006)

Web Lets Riders See Train Times From Afar (November 3, 2006)

Free-Ride Hoax Targets Late Buses (October 27, 2006)

Disabled Transit Data Was Misstated (October 23, 2006)

Metro Bus Chief to Lead Agency for Now (October 21, 2006)

Board of 2 Minds About 6-Sided Tiles (October 20, 2006)

Disabled Transit Accidents Increase (October 13, 2006)

Hoofing It Out of the Subway (October 10, 2006)

Metro Chief Ready for Next Move (October 4, 2006)

Metro Seeks New Manager Candidates (October 3, 2006)

Fenty to Name Interim Manager Of Metro as D.C. Administrator (October 2, 2006)

Arlington Residents, Officials Rebuke Dominion Over Notification (October 1, 2006)

Man Held in Connection With Father's Slaying (October 1, 2006)

What Goes Up Must Be Fixed (September 21, 2006)

Football, Crash Put Brakes on Commute (September 12, 2006)

Are You Ready For Some Gridlock? (September 11, 2006)

Red Line to Gain Most From First 50 New Cars (September 8, 2006)

Board to Debate Rail Car Deployment (September 7, 2006)

Metro Is Told to Rehire Operator of Runaway Red Line Train (September 2, 2006)

New Rail Cars Coming To Carry Record Crowds (September 1, 2006)

Taking No Chances After Terrorist Plot (August 11, 2006)

Divided Board Keeps Quest for Metro Chief on Track (August 4, 2006)

Will Riders Stand by Metro? (August 1, 2006)

Car Rehab Work Halted for New Inspections (July 29, 2006)

Memorial, Fund to Be Created In Response to Workers' Deaths (July 21, 2006)

Metro Panel Set to Begin National Search for Chief (July 21, 2006)

House Backs $1.5 Billion For Metro -- With a Hitch (July 18, 2006)

As Heat Bakes the Region, Officials Take Precautions (July 18, 2006)

Police To Conduct Metro Security Exercise (July 7, 2006)

New Radios Letting Metro Police Down (July 7, 2006)

Grant Sought for Control Center Move (July 7, 2006)

Express Fare Gates, Rapid Bus Line Proposed (July 3, 2006)