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After the past two very challenging years, 2011 seems to have gotten off to a good start for transit.
Read More →The $1.4 billion operating budget for Fiscal Year 2012 maintains the current level of rail, bus and paratransit services. The agency is doing more, while becoming more resource efficient. More than 91 cents of every Metro operating dollar directly funds core services, with only 9 cents funding support functions.
Read More →Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia will also provide $150 million in matching local funds to help pay for the improvements.
Read More →A 20-cent peak-of-the-peak fee for trips taken between 7:30 a.m. and 9 a.m. and 4:30 and 6 p.m. weekdays has been implemented to reduce the cost of a SmarTrip card from $5 to $2.50.
Read More →PROTECT and FirstView allow transit authorities to monitor multiple chemical warfare sensors, distribute command and control responsibilities among agencies, and integrate Metro's hundreds of cameras into a manageable system.
Read More →Analysis of the collision that occurred between two Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority trains on the Red Line on June 22, 2009, along with conclusions and a determination of probable cause, will be presented at the July 27 board meeting.
Read More →Work includes rehabilitating track components, replacing rail car components and AVL equipment installed on buses prior to 2002.
Read More →He was eventually arrested and charged with unauthorized use of a vehicle and fleeing an accident.
Read More →Will inspect the operation of the car door motors, make repairs and return them to service.
Read More →License agreement with NCR/Blockbuster and Movie Solution approved to place DVD rental machines in stations and to allow Old Town Trolley Tours to sell tickets for its green and orange trolley buses that provide sightseeing tours of Washington, D.C.’s monuments and other points of interest.
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