Current Commuter Direct News
Metro to delay SmartBenefits changes a year
Metro will delay for a year the proposed changes to its SmartBenefits program after riders protested that they were unfair -- particularly one that would have had unused money reverting from their pretax payroll allocation to their employers. By Lena H. Sun, November 20, 2009, Washington Post read more...
CommuterDirect.com to stop accepting checking account payments for new customers
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A Day for Rethinking Our Four-Wheeled Fixation
By the time noon rolls around today, more than 8 million people will have driven from some place to some place else in the Washington region. By midnight, that number will double to 16.3 million. By Ashley Halsey III, September 20, 2009, Washington Post read more...
VRE Fare Increases Effective June 29
The fare increase for Monthly and VRE-TLC tickets will take effect with the July ticket, which goes on sale June 10. read more...
SmarTrip® Customer Service Improvements Planned
Accessing the balance and transaction history of SmarTrip® cards, reporting lost or stolen cards, and adding value to the cards will get easier as Metro upgrades the SmarTrip® Regional Customer Service Center telephone system and launches a new customer-focused SmarTrip® Web site. April 23, 2009, WMATA read more...
SmartBenefits Allowance To Increase To $230 a Month in March
Employers and employees will see the transit benefit allowance increase to $230 a month beginning March 1, thanks to the recently-enacted economic stimulus package that raises the tax-free or pre-tax transit benefit for workers from $120 a month. February 25, 2009, WMATA read more... |
