
The changes, approved by the board in June, followed extensive public input about how riders plan to travel.
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WMATA’s preventive maintenance program has cut the number of emergency track repairs in half since the 2018 fiscal year.
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Transit agencies around the country have successfully implemented similar rules, such as LA Metro, BART, Dallas's DART, and Atlanta’s MARTA. WMATA developed its proposal taking those best practices into account.
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The board took a major step toward reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving local air quality with the approval of a new Metrobus fleet strategy that would create a 100% zero-emission bus fleet by 2045, with a full transition to electric or other zero-emission bus purchases by 2030.
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Riders can add their SmarTrip card to Google Pay and use their NFC-enabled Android™ phone for payment, eliminating the need for a physical SmarTrip.
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The options are being exercised from New Flyer’s backlog in the third year of a five-year contract originally awarded in 2018.
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Issuing Climate Bonds will help WMATA attract more environmentally conscious buyers to increase investor demand and result in a better, more competitive rate for the transit agency.
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The full board is expected to approve the committee’s recommendation on April 22.
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The upgraded facility will advance the agency’s goals for an improved transit experience and process for railcar maintenance and repairs.
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Customers can find this real-time information when tracking their bus at buseta.wmata.com, and in the agency’s open data feed for third-party transit and mapping applications like Google Maps.
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