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Campaign includes a redesigned homepage, a blogstyle website and new content pages at a new Facebook page and a Twitter feed.
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Added five language translation options — Spanish, French, Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese — of critical pages, such as the Trip Planner, Getting Around and Fares.
Read More →Transportation agencies in New York and Washington, D.C. both announced they have put in place additional precautionary measures.
Read More →Five new Gillig 40-foot low-floor diesel-electric hybrid buses, which entered service in mid-April, are expected to deliver 30 percent fuel savings. The vehicles feature beltless alternators, where the electrical system pulls power from the hybrid batteries, and independent alternators feed power to the air-conditioning systems.
Read More →When combined with potential loss of matching funds from the District, Maryland and Virginia, the proposed cut of $150 million from the current fiscal year would reduce the agency's $851 million capital budget by 35 to 40 percent.
Read More →The development team, led by Forest City Enterprises and Urban Atlantic Development, will create a signature transit oriented development project around the New Carrollton Metrorail station in Prince George’s County.
Read More →Alternatives to paratransit offered by the agency have enabled it to contain costs and provide riders with disabilities with more affordable transportation options.
Read More →At this pace, overtime costs could hit $84 million for the year, far exceeding the $75 million it spent last year.
Read More →In a move to curb parking space construction, the agency’s long-range planners have begun an initiative to quintuple the number of cyclists taking public transit.
Read More →A budget proposal presented to the transit agency's board last month estimated that between $1 million and $2 million per year could be generated selling station naming rights to corporate sponsors.
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