In February 2006, Metro officials chose Randi Miller, a car dealership employee from Woodbridge, Virginia, to record new " doors opening ", " doors closing ", and " please stand clear of the doors, thank you " announcements after winning an open contest to replace the messages recorded by Sandy Carroll in 1996.

On the first day of searches, at least one false positive for explosives was produced, which Metro officials indicated could occur for a variety of reasons including if a passenger had recently been in contact with firearms or been to a firing range.

However at the meeting Metro officials called random bag inspections a " success " and claimed that few riders had complained.

The train operator was dismissed and Metro officials agreed to add rollback protection to more than 300 rail cars.

No elected officials, nor the Metro chairman, appeared to defend or oppose the project.

Metro officials dragged their feet by attempting to get the buffer strip moved to Bathurst and St. Clair, enabling a possible future extension to Bathurst, and a widened Bathurst street, but the province threatened to simply expropriate the lands and the lands were turned over to the province in 1984.

Shiner had received a $ 20 million estimate from Metro officials to extend Spadina as a four-lane south to Davenport.

This new council viewed the Metro government and its officials with suspicion as not being accountable to local residents.

The train operator was dismissed and Metro officials agreed to add rollback protection to more than 300 rail cars.

Although the United States Department of Transportation approved the Glenmont extension, federal officials were unhappy that Metro had yet to construct the Green Line into Anacostia.

Metro officials proceeded anyway in March 1984 with Green Line design and planning, and moved the line's completion date up to late 1986.

In March 1980, Maryland officials worried that high inflation would leave Metro without enough funds to complete the Green Line, forcing Maryland to pay these construction costs alone.

Prince George's officials vetoed in July 1981 any further expenditure of Metro's construction funds unless Metro diverted $ 100 million from the Red Line extension in Montgomery County to Glenmont and began the immediate purchase of land and rights-of-way in Prince George's County.

Just four days later, Metro, D. C. and Prince George's County officials, and advocates of both the Branch Avenue and Rosecroft routes reached an agreement to begin construction of the Green Line fron L ' Enfant Plaza to Anacostia, pending resolution of the line's final route by December 6, 1984.

Initially, Reagan administration officials balked at this plan, reiterating that they would not permit Metro to build more than 76. 4 miles ( 120 km ) of subway.

Prince George's County officials threatened to sue Metro as well as block all further construction spending in March 1985 unless WMATA agreed to use its existing funds to build the Green Line into their county.

Metro officials were angered by Dixon's statement, saying that District officials had been involved in the bus route planning process for months.

Metro opened negotiations with Prince George's County officials in 1984 to win their approval to build the Green Line from the L ' Enfant Plaza Station to Anacostia.

After four days of negotiations, Metro, D. C. and Prince George's County officials reached an agreement to begin construction of the Green Line from L ' Enfant Plaza to Anacostia, pending resolution of the line's final route by December 6, 1984.

Initially, Reagan administration officials balked at this plan, reiterating that they would not permit Metro to build more than 76. 4 miles ( 120 km ) of subway.

Metro officials argued the facility was highway-related, since it provided parking, but the Federal Highway Administration refused to allow the District of Columbia use its funds to pay for the parking garage.

These disagreements were put off as Metro officials and others focused on getting the Green Line built, but by 1985 the parking garage remained part of the station's overall transportation and construction plan.

In May 1985, Metro officials still maintained that construction on the parking garage would begin in June.

Proposed multi-million euro projects such as the Dublin Metro and the DART Underground will also be considered in light of the current difficult economic climate.

In the future, it is expected to be made up of around 10 lines, with some over-capacity expected lines considered to be made Light Metro or Heavy Metro.

According to the U. S. Census Bureau, it is part of Metro Detroit, but is also considered part of the Metro Flint area.

Dundee is considered to be part of two different metropolitan areas, Metro Detroit to the north and east, and the Toledo Metropolitan Area to the south.

Wheatfield, NY is considered to be a part of the Buffalo-Niagara Metro Area.

The planners of the Metro never seriously considered locating a station in the neighborhood, primarily due to the engineering issues presented by the extremely steep grade from the Potomac River ( under which the subway tunnel would run ) to the center of Georgetown.

The Metro pole was on Robb and Wellington Streets ; the Rial to, which became the Rio, on Vlissengen Road ; the Hollywood was in Kitty ; and the Strand De Luxe on Wellington Street, was considered the luxury showplace.

Canovanas is considered the " Door to the East " due to its closiness to Metro San Juan and its privileged location in the rapidly developing northeast of Puerto Rico.

They are labeled as Express services but make more stops on their trips and are not considered to be " premium " Metro Express lines.

, all European editions ( except for the Hungarian one ) have been sold, reportedly so that Metro International can focus on Latin-America, considered the last growth market for free newspapers.

It is possible that the Tyne and Wear Metro may be extended from Northumberland Park and terminate at Blyth, but this will not be considered before 2019.

The lines considered under the skytrain project became later the basis for the Bangkok Metro system and are mainly underground.

Using ANX, developers are able to write games using code that is very similar to XNA, while still being considered a Metro application in Windows 8.

She was kept busy playing what she considered mediocre mother roles which she called " Mothers for Metro.

The Belgrade Metro is considered to be the third most important project in the country, after work on roads and railways.

Dumaguete has three major tertiary hospitals, namely the Holy Child Hospital, Negros Oriental Provincial Hospital, and the Silliman Medical Center which is currently associated with St. Luke's Medical Center in Metro Manila and considered one of the best hospitals outside Metro Manila and Metro Cebu.

It is considered the heart of modern Istanbul, with the central station of the Istanbul Metro network.

Today, São Paulo Metro is considered the best rail transportation system in the Americas.

The Metro Plaza situated in Telletxe street is considered to be the center of town and commerce.

Other proposals considered using St Stephen's Green as a hub on projected DART Underground and Dublin Metro lines.