Mass Transit

WMATA’s new faregates causing 70 percent reduction in fare evasion

Washington Metropolitan Area Transportation Authority (WMATA) reports its new, higher faregates are reducing fare evasion by more than 70 percent at the first stations where they have been installed, ...
The Washington Post

You can now pay for D.C. Metro buses with a credit card

D.C.-area commuters no longer need a SmarTrip card to use the Metro system. As of Tuesday, all bus fares and rail rides can now be paid with credit cards. It’s the latest step in Metro’s efforts to ...
Mass Transit

WMATA, Washington COG, NVTC endorse plan that provides $460 million to modernize, support DMV region’s transit

The reccomendation suggests nearly $500 million in new funding to support the DMV region's public transit. The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) and the Washington Metropolitan Area ...
Washingtonian

Inside the Huge New Factory That Will Build DC’s Metro Trains

Have you ever been bored on the Metro, glanced around, and noticed a little badge indicating where the car was actually built? Many of the DC Metro’s current trains were constructed by Kawasaki in ...