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The 120-car contract will help accommodate growth on the Metrorail system and to help expand to eight-car trains.
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FTA can enforce the required actions through a number of means, including the withholding of Federal financial assistance from WMATA and directing WMATA to use Federal financial assistance to correct safety deficiencies.
Read More →The report also presents the last annual set of performance and condition data prior to the stay at home orders issued in the region and travel changes stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read More →In key areas, WMATA is not effectively balancing safety-critical operations and maintenance activities with the demand for passenger service, according to the FTA.
Read More →In six months, smart card use on buses reached 11.5%, just 3.5% shy of WMATA's first-year goal. Integrating smart cards on its bus fleet also boosted card sales, which is nearing the millionth card mark.
Read More →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.
Read More →For most customers, the wait for a train will be no longer than five-to-eight minutes, as most stations are served by at least two if not all three lines.
Read More →Through a structured environment of online surveys, polls and discussion forums, Amplify community members will have the opportunity to share their experience as riders and influence how WMATA responds to issues affecting those who use the system.
Read More →DMVMoves will be guided by a 20-person task force, including a federal government representative and leaders appointed by COG and WMATA.
Read More →Feds will provide teams of bomb-sniffing dogs and explosive-detection equipment.
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