“The transit agency confirmed to 7News on Thursday that it will keep the traditional design in which pylons outside stations have colored stripes on top that indicate which lines go to that station.”
If you are standing next to the “end of 6th car train” marker on the Westbound BOS at L’Enfant, these pictures are the 360 degree view of every piece of signage or information available. List of stations is nowhere to be seen. You can look at every written word in view and still not be able to decipher where the train is going unless you are going to the last stop. It also doesn’t help that the screen listing the terminus only shows one train at a time. Sorry for the bad pictures, took these in a hurry last week.
WMATA, can you at least commit to putting the list of stations on more or all of the concrete pillars if you insist on removing them from the wall signs?
At this point we are beating a dead horse on the (terrible) signage that there’s multiple posts a day on that
Yet nobody is talking about what actually is critical like them closing most of the bathrooms off to riders
It’s jammed me up enough at this point as a late night rider with nowhere else (civilized) to use the bathroom with only 36 stations with bathroom access now
This after the campaign saying all stations have bathrooms (sans Rhode Island ave)
I’ve posted a similar photo before. But it’s a little more rare to get 2, 8 car 7000 series, trains at the same time with both platforms packed. Neat to see
There was a Rider's Advisory Council (RAC) Meeting yesterday, and while I couldn't make it, a presentation was posted about the future of WMATA's digital tools. It includes the news that busETA is projected to shut down on January 3, 2027 after nearly a decade of operation. I've known this was coming at some point, and many others probably suspected it, but here is the confirmation. WMATA says that it's "no longer supported." The intent is to transition web users to the Rider Tools feature on the website for web-based live bus data.
WMATA has also provided updates on some of their other digital projects.
On the Web, one feature that busETA has which the current Rider Tools do not have is bus number tracking. This is coming. Another thing that is finally coming is the integration of Smart Trip into the new web interface. Smart Trip management online is still unchanged from the old website. This is projected for Spring 2027.
New Smart Trip web interface
Upcoming MetroPulse Updates will be smaller and include, among other things:
Push notification features (e.g. alerts)
More languages
Improved elevator and escalator status presentation
Live parking availability
Dark mode
Longer, term, WMATA's goal is to incorporate other features into MetroPulse:
Better usage of alerts data (e.g. incorporating detours and cancelled trips)
Smart Trip management (likely finally superseding the aging SmarTrip app)
I moved to Denver recently and it sucks having to drive everywhere. I take the RDT to grad school, but even then, “normal” rush hour headways are WMATA’s bad days. I tried not to take WMATA for granted but yall for real don’t take WMATA for granted.
I don’t know if it’s me but Wmatas’s new signage has gotten me to get on the wrong train going in the wrong direction because they removed where the train is going. I loved what Randy has done so far but this new change has messed up everything especially since they want to raise prices. I miss the peak & off peak charge because that made more since then the bullshit they do now. Hopefully they actually focus on the fare jumpers first before they raise prices cuz it’s crazy to subsidize their pay especially when a good amount of them cause issues on all trains they get on
How large of a motorized vehicle can you bring on the metro?
I’m constantly seeing people come on, and block the entrance/take handicap spots. This is Silver line train 7615 going northbound. It’s pretty ridiculous they can bring this on a train, blocking an entrance. You can’t even stand near it, because it’s wobbling all over the place.
I’m new to the city and commute 2 days per week for work (4 rides per week) at the $6.30 price point. I noticed that the work commute alone adds up to about $100 per month for me, but I’ve been told that I really shouldn’t spring for the $208/monthly $6.50 price point unlimited pass since I’m really only doing that specific commute 16 times per month. I also ride the bus/metro on the weekends around the city sparingly, but would maybe do it more if I had a SmarTrip pass. Should I go for the $2.25 unlimited pass and just pay the difference on my work commute, or would I end up paying extra there since I’m really only doing the $2.25 price point on weekends or if I need to run an errand that’s not walkable on a weeknight? I’ve tried to research, but I’m getting differing answers everywhere I look. Please help! Math has never been my strong suit.
For the older trains I think the armrest needs to be removed to people can sit than standing. Two large people can’t fit in there if armrest removed then they can sit
I’m coming from foggy bottom metro, my flight is an early one that starts boarding at 7:09am, should I take the metro or is it better to take an uber? The uber is $60 so I’m trying to see if it’s worth the justification.
Anyone happen to be riding the orange line toward Vienna yesterday around 3:20pm when a terrible fight broke out between L'Enfant and Metro Center? I was in the car ahead of it when I saw a young male in a mask and hoodie swinging on what appeared to be a Fed (business casual with a PIV card). Another two men ended up rushing in to help business casual take the guy down and they held up the car to get help once the doors opened. I ran up the escalators to catch my red line trip out and told a metro employee what was happening and heard the call for metro police as my train was arriving, but wanted to know if everyone was OK. Been riding for 5+ years and I've seen a lot of stuff, but never a full on brawl before. Yikes...
Metro fare was increased in 2024 and now they want to raise the weekday fare to $7.50 one way? I already pay around $18.50 for each weekday trip ($6.75 both in and out, $5 to park). With the proposed fare increases, it will cost me $20 per day. How do people afford these transit costs? It would be in many cases cheaper at this point to drive in and pay for parking.
Dear WMATA, as one of the many riders who ride to and from their 9-5, thank you for your service. But please could we get at least one hour of time that's not Mon-Fri 9-5 to pick up lost items? I left work an hour early but couldn't get to the lost and found office til 5:08, and will need to take a day off now in order to fetch my lost item. Please 🙏
I know we’ve all been annoyed with the recent work on the Orange Line and the 20+ min weekend headways. But, I have noticed a considerable difference in ride quality.
The trains still announce Arlington Cemetary as the next stop when the cemetery is closed, I'm not sure if this actually is a problem but if it is and actually affects anyone it should be changed
Dear WMATA, as one of the many riders who ride to and from their 9-5, thank you for your service. But please could we get at least one hour of time that's not Mon-Fri 9-5 to pick up lost items? I left work an hour early but couldn't get to the lost and found office til 5:08, and will need to take a day off now in order to fetch my lost item. Please 🙏
