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Newsby StaffDecember 13, 2024

WMATA Budget Proposal Includes Open Payment, Adopts Better Bus Plan

The agency is also calling for longer weekend hours; targeting service increases on the Red, Silver, and Yellow passenger rail hours and more.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsDecember 9, 2024

APTA's 'Transit Wrapped' Names Agencies with Top Ridership Gains

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Seattle’s King County Metro, and San Franciso Muni were the top three agencies in terms of ridership growth for agencies with 50 million or more annual trips, while GO Transit topped the list for Canadian agencies.

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Newsby StaffNovember 22, 2024

D.C. Approves Better Bus Redesign

Planners started the project in 2022 with the goal of making the bus system easier to use, faster, and more reliable.

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Milo Victoria giving his Founders' Award acceptance speech at LIT's 2024 Leadership Summit.
Newsby News/Media ReleaseOctober 4, 2024

LIT Names Recipient of This Year’s Founders’ Award

LIT’s first board president, Milo Victoria, is this year’s honoree for his enduring impact on LIT and exceptional service and legacy.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 19, 2024

WMATA Completes New Faregates at Rail Stations

More than 1,200 five-foot-tall gates and taller fences have been installed across all stations. The agency also improved its fare boxes across its bus fleet.

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Newsby StaffAugust 27, 2024

4 WMATA Red Line Stations Set to Reopen

The reopening of Glenmont, Wheaton, Forest Glen, and Silver Spring marks the end of Red Line rehabilitation work that was completed while the Maryland Transit Administration built part of a new Purple Line mezzanine at Silver Spring.

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Newsby StaffAugust 23, 2024

WMATA, Maryland Officials to Extend Bus Lane Pilot

The bus-only lanes along Georgia Avenue and Colesville Road were installed this summer to help move shuttle bus customers along faster during the Red Line construction work.

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Newsby StaffJuly 12, 2024

WMATA, Partners Break Ground on New Metrorail Station Entrance

The new station entrance at 18th Street South and Crystal Drive is set to open in late 2027.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJuly 8, 2024

WMATA Now Operating Auto Doors on All Rail Lines

Customers will notice faster entries and exits with doors opening within three to five seconds after the train stops on the station platform. The time saved per stop is up to 10 seconds.

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Newsby StaffJune 25, 2024

WMATA Intalling Vinyl Seating on All Buses

Nearly 40 buses have had their cloth seats replaced with modern, easier-to-clean and maintain vinyl, similar to the material used on Metrorail trains.

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