Transit riders soon may be able to use the same farecard to ride Metro as they do to travel on the Baltimore transit system or even borrow books from D.C. libraries. All the local bus services around ...

A technological revolution took place inside Metrobus No. 9489 yesterday morning, but it was so subtle that many riders didn't notice. The bus is one of 80 Metrobuses outfitted with new electronic ...

Metro can make rail passes available on plastic SmarTrip cards instead of less reliable and infrequently used paper cards, the agency said in an about-face. It now plans to make the current seven-day ...

Metro announced yesterday it is rushing the production of tens of thousands of SmarTrip cards and will keep on selling them despite dwindling supplies, reversing a decision the transit agency made ...

A new fare payment app that would allow Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority riders to pay using smartphones is planned to launch next year, WMATA announced April 10. The app, designed to ...

When Donald Trump was first inaugurated in 2017, Metro didn’t issue a commemorative SmarTrip card with his photo on it, as it had done with Barack Obama’s inaugurals. The reason, the transit agency ...

It’s been a summer of discontent for commuters on D.C.’s Metrorail system. Massive fare hikes have taken their toll on daily subway riders, and more bad news has recently surfaced. Last Wednesday, the ...