The seven agencies awarded an APTA Rail Safety and Security Award were evaluated based on the effectiveness, benefit level, innovation and transferability of some their projects...
The policy is projected to begin June 2 and will prohibit a person who commits a sex or sex-related crime or any assault on a WMATA employee, contractor or customer from entering...
The contract includes a firm order for 75 Xcelsior® hybrid-electric 40-foot transit buses and 25 Xcelsior CHARGE NG™ 35-foot battery-electric buses and options for up to 400 ...
Photographer Peter Steinhauer visited several Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority stations, using his camera to capture the unique architecture and design of the Metrorail...
To date, 70 percent of 1000-series cars and nearly half of 4000-series cars have been permanently removed from service and replaced with new 7000-series cars.
April 19, 2017
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Metro)
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Metro) Transit Police Department graduated five new K-9 officers just weeks before the 2017 Presidential Inauguration.
This week's transit update includes a look at Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART), Community Transit, the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), Chicago Transit Authority ...
WMATA’s Better Bus Network is the agency’s first comprehensive overhaul of the Metrobus system since 1973 while Phase 1 of the MTA’s Queens Bus Network Redesign marks the beginning...
WMATA celebrated the graduation of 22 recruit officers from the inaugural MTPD Criminal Justice Academy while Valley Metro is introducing Inter-Con Security on board its light...
SEPTA’s proposed 2026 operating and capital budgets feature service cuts and fare increases while WMATA’s budgets were completed while increasing service and not increasing fares...
USDOT aims to improve the perception of public transit in Washington, D.C., as federal employees return to the office while the MTA has seen a decrease in crime on its subway...
Funding awards, RFQs and new contract authorizations are advancing local agencies’ efforts to bring affordable, convenient housing to nearby public transit.
DART refurnished more than 16,000 seats on 158 vehicles in its light-rail fleet while WMATA has refurnished more than 40 buses and is looking to complete all 1,500 buses by 2025...
July 5, 2024
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The authority has achieved more than $500 million in savings in recent years by identifying inefficiencies, freezing wages, consolidating call centers, reducing the use of consultants...
The four Red Line stations had been closed due to now completed rehabilitation work being done on the Purple Line mezzanine as part of the Maryland Transit Administration's Purple...
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.
The research reveals that without transit, the region would lose more than $9 billion worth of economic activity and business output due to heavy traffic congestion, lack of access...
The funding will cover infrastructure costs identified by WMATA to help protect the Blue Line tunnel, relocate utilities, create safer pedestrian connections to the stations and...
The agency aims to replace the 33 bus shelters during a four-month period at the Fort Totten, Brookland-CUA, Rhode Island Avenue and Addison Road Metrorail stations.
Zamarin, who will be sworn in on June 17, currently serves as litigation counsel in the Trial Unit of the Enforcement Division at the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Denver RTD, BART, NJ Transit Police, SEPTA and WMATA train and equip officers with Narcan while MBTA is working to make Narcan available at all Red Line Heavy Rail Stations.
The enhancement of citations for fare evasion follows the passage of the Secure DC Bill, which includes a provision requiring anyone stopped for fare evasion to provide their ...
The authority has increased MTPD patrols in stations, began utilizing cameras throughout its system and works with a team of crisis intervention specialists to bolster safety ...
The construction plans will modernize the Metrorail system, improve safety and reliability and maintain a state of good repair; planned closures are scheduled between summer 2024...
The website, Your 2023 Metro report, gives riders detailed information about their use of public transit, including the number of bus and rail trips, the number of stations visited...
The work between the Dupont Circle and Gallery Place stations came in $250,000 under budget and service resumed one day earlier than planned on Dec. 30, 2023.
The authority will implement a hiring freeze in January and issue layoff notices for next summer, in addition to the proposed service cuts and reduction in capital spending.
The new process is in concurrence with the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission and allows WMATA to increase the fit and press tonnage used to mount the wheels to the axles...
The Bike & Ride facility will enhance and expand the first and last mile connectivity for customers at the station, making it easier to connect to the larger WMATA system.
WMATA will operate service every six to 12 minutes from end-of-line-stations to all customers while Blue and Yellow line trains will depart every 15 minutes while crews replace...
The project will allow WMATA to perform critical safety repairs to the tunnel and track infrastructure, upgrade signal and communications systems and install new platform edge...
WMATA’s headquarters is one of only two Version 4 projects to have received the certification in Washington, D.C., and one of only 13 projects to receive LEED® Platinum certification...
The grant was delivered at a celebration at the Cinder Bed Road Bus Garage, which will be converted to exclusively serve battery-electric buses with funds from the grant.
The stations have been closed since July 22; during that time, WMATA installed more than 21,000 linear feet of fiber-optic cable, performed track renewal and vegetation management...
The new faregate design includes an L-shape door panel that extends over the faregate to minimize gaps between the openings, as well as an increase in barrier height from the ...
The contract follows The Routing Company's recent shuttle deployments with Maryland’s Bethesda Urban Partnership, Virginia Commonwealth University and two additional private deployments...
Under the program, which aims to improve bus speed and reliability, cameras mounted on Metrobuses will capture video and photos of vehicles illegally operating, parking, standing...
WMATA will install fiber-optic cables to improve radio and signal capabilities for the WMATA system, which will provide a foundation for advanced communications-based technology...
MetroMeter is a new web application that will replace MetroHero and provide easy access to real-time data on headway adherence, schedule adherence, the number of trains in service...
Starting June 26, WMATA says riders will see the “most train service” in the authority’s history and the bus service options exceed bus service pre-COVID.
The authority says it cannot cost cut its way out of the looming crisis that was brought on by raising costs, decreased revenues and voluntary subsidy reductions.
Approved by WMATA’s Board of Directors in the fiscal year 2024 budget, the program advances transit equity and affordability in a region considered one of the most expensive in...
At least two-thirds of the estimated annual personal income and sales tax revenue generated by transit in northern Virginia can be attributed to WMATA’s Metrorail system.
In a new report, the inspector general’s office details what it believes to be ‘unsound IT practices’ and makes recommendations on how the authority can mitigate cyber risk.
The MassDOT chief safety officer is a new position created by Gov. Healey; Lavin will serve as the primary representative for overall safety issues relating to transportation....
The infill station will provide Alexandria, Va., with walkable Metrorail access and is expected to generate millions in private sector investment and support 26,000 new jobs.
During this phase, WMATA will provide a first look at the draft Visionary Network of the future that provides frequent, fast and reliable service, matches the region's changing...
The three-week program was broken into two sessions, as participants engaged in shaping the future of policing by developing their personal leadership abilities through discourse...
Both agencies are helping to bring awareness to autism through special initiatives throughout the month, including letting children with autism record announcements for use on...
The reopening will mark the completion of extensive rehabilitation work on the Yellow Line tunnel and bridge between Pentagon and L'Enfant Plaza stations.
The body-worn cameras will supplement the more than 20,000 cameras WMATA has throughout its rail, bus and paratransit system to further strengthen public safety and security efforts...
The expansion is part of the Concourse Modernization Project, which will be the first set of improvements as part of Washington Union Station’s 2nd Century plan.
The partnership began in 2021 and will see Reflexions modernize and redesign WMATA’s website, SmartTrip web applications and other key customer touchpoints.
The facility will take four years to transform the 117-year-old former streetcar storage building into a modern facility that will host a zero-emission bus fleet.
Keele, who has more than 35 years of experience in the safety industry, will develop methods to measure the authority’s safety performance and establish programs to routinely ...
After students add their U-Pass, the physical card will no longer work when transferred because all the content is now available through U-Pass in Wallet on iPhone or Apple Watch...