Metro is rolling out new wheelchair-accessible vans on its MetroAccess service, replacing older vehicles and increasing capacity for the growing service available to the elderly and people with ...

MetroAccess riders have complained about trips that can be roundabout and leave them on the vans for extended periods. (WTOP/Megan Cloherty) WASHINGTON — A program meant to save Metro millions is off ...

On June 30, Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 689 announced that MetroAccess workers returned an overwhelming 96 percent vote in favor of authorizing a strike, “if necessary,” to obtain a better ...

This story has been updated. The director of the MetroAccess paratransit service no longer works at Metro — a departure that comes amid a probe launched this year by the agency’s new inspector general ...

GREATER LANDOVER, Md. — Union members employed by public transportation company Transdev who help run MetroAccess will go on strike Monday, Aug.1 for better pay and schedules at the Hubbard Road ...

Metro plans to start cracking down on riders who don’t show up for their MetroAccess rides, hoping to streamline the pricey transit service for those with disabilities. Starting Friday, the transit ...

Fewer people are using Metro’s door-to-door service for disabled riders as the agency encourages them to ride the bus or rail instead, saving Metro millions of dollars. Demand for MetroAccess in 2011 ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Capital Metro is making sure their drivers are fully prepared when hitting the roadways. This month, they opened a new training course for their MetroAccess drivers in East Austin. The ...

Are you a MetroAccess rider? Be prepared for some changes coming soon. Starting Jan. 31, 2011, Metro says your token and paper fare cards will no longer be accepted. Instead of tokens and paper cards, ...