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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 ...
Today MetroAccess riders testified before the WMATA Board of Directors for an hour objecting to how WMATA plans to hike and structure its fares starting this coming July. The concerns echoed the ones ...
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 ...
Scores of disabled MetroAccess riders say they continue to struggle with poor service, casting doubt on claims by Metro that things are getting better. Metro officials said yesterday that phone lines ...
Metro’s fast-growing service for the disabled, MetroAccess, could nearly double its current ridership over the next five years, putting stress on the already expensive service. Ridership figures for ...
More than 130 MetroAccess workers are striking to demand better pay and working conditions. Members of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689 picketed outside the Transdev facility in Hyattsville, ...
A MetroAccess vehicle was struck by gunfire this afternoon near the 1900 block of Rochelle Avenue, according to Prince George's County Police officials. MetroAccess is a paratransit service for people ...
A MetroAccess driver has been accused of sexually assaulting a disabled rider while transporting her home from adult day care in at least the third sexual assault case involving the agency’s ...
More than 100 MetroAccess reservation-takers and dispatchers went on strike Friday in a dispute with a Texas-based transportation provider over pay and working conditions. By nightfall, after a day of ...
WASHINGTON — A driver and passenger are in the hospital after a MetroAccess car struck parked cars and tipped onto its side Saturday morning. The crash happened just before 8 a.m. on Rock Creek Church ...
A MetroAccess driver allegedly sexually assaulted a customer in January, the transit agency said. The customer, who has Down syndrome, was able to fight off her attacker on Jan. 28 in Prince George's ...
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 ...