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On March 27, 2016, Metro unveiled a new SmarTrip card design, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Metrorail system opening. Beginning November 2016, MetroAccess cards, which permit use of Metro Access Paratransit and free trips on Metrobus and Metrorail, were replaced with a special personalized SmarTrip card with the user's photograph and ...
The "Commemorative Inauguration SmarTrip Card" is a rechargeable farecard that can hold up to $300 in stored value for the city’s public transportation, according to WMATA’s website.
The Washington Metro, often abbreviated as the Metro and formally the Metrorail, [4] is a rapid transit system serving the Washington metropolitan area of the United States. It is administered by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), which also operates the Metrobus service under the Metro name. [5]
Pre-loaded SmartLink cards with 10 trips are available at all stations for $31.00 (10 trips at $2.60 each, plus a $5.00 card fee). However, MetroCard Vending Machines (MVMs) at all PATH stations are able to refill the SmartLink cards to a monetary amount equal to 1, 2, 4, 10, 20 and 40 trips as well as the daily or 30 day unlimited passes.
As a result, the region's political and business leaders created a committee to look at new ways to fund the system, including some type of dedicated tax. Title VI of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 , signed into law by President George W. Bush on October 16, 2008, authorized a grant of $1.5 billion over a 10-year ...
MetroAccess is a shared-ride public transportation service for individuals in the Washington DC Metropolitan Area who are unable to use fixed-route public transit due to disability. It is managed by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) and is operated by various companies that contract to provide the service.
The company also serves the DC suburbs including Tysons, Rockville, Bethesda, and Columbia with direct service to New York City. [17] Tripper Bus is a private commuter bus offering service from the Washington, D.C., suburbs of Arlington, Virginia and Bethesda, Maryland to and from New York City. [18] [19] [20]
The New Haven Railroad's trustees initially opposed New York Central's takeover of the New Haven Line, as they felt that the $140 million offer for the New Haven Line was too low. [14] After some discussion, the trustees decided to continue operating the New Haven Line until June 1967.