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Placed in service the first five new 40-foot compressed natural gas buses under a large order of nearly 300 buses to replace Metro's oldest vehicles and improve customer convenience for the 450,000 riders who take Metrobus each weekday.
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The contracts provide a new approach for determining when a paratransit vehicle is “late," as the contractor managing the scheduling and dispatching functions will share performance incentives and disincentives with the contractors delivering the service to customers.
Read More →FTA has begun conducting pre-transition activities, including briefings with MSC's executive team and board members.
Read More →Each digital display is expected to generate at least four times more revenue than the static ads they replace and significantly expand Metro’s digital advertising network.
Read More →Mobile payments will be supported on Metrorail, Metrobus, and regional bus services that accept SmarTrip today. The modernization project will be done in three phases
Read More →The new Bike & Ride — the first of its kind for Metro — is a 2,400-square foot, secure, enclosed parking structure. It features bright LED lighting, security cameras, an emergency callbox, card-controlled access, and a bike repair stand equipped with a variety of tools for the convenience of riders who may need to make quick bicycle repairs.
Read More →Costing $3.6 million altogether, the buses have a life expectancy of 10 years and are able to carry three bikes in comparison to current buses which can fit only two. An increasing number of students are using a combination of bikes and the buses on campus.
Read More →The $26 million proposal would boost metro security with more officers, safer buses, and SaFE Ambassadors for riders across Seattle and King County.
Read More →The 60-second videos, available in English and Spanish, will be aired on local television stations as Public Service Announcements. In addition, Metro has purchased paid advertising time to maximize awareness. The ads will begin airing next week.
Read More →Following the derailment at East Falls Church, Wiedefeld ordered a new round of inspections for all interlockings conducted by rail maintenance supervisors with track engineers participating.
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