Metro News Release

For immediate release: July 25, 2007

New Web maps feature shops and businesses near Metro

Metro riders can now find shops, restaurants and other points of interest near Metrorail stations by visiting Metro’s Web site (www.metroopensdoors.com).

The new feature added to the Metro Web site maps nearby banks, drugstores, grocery stores, hotels, museums and restaurants, and also provides the addresses and phone numbers for these businesses. There also is a blank field below the map where customers can enter businesses they would like the site to search for.

Web site visitors can find the maps through the Web pages for individual Metrorail stations.

For example, to find places of interest near a specific Metrorail station, click on the “Maps & stations” link from the home page. Either click on the “Find a stop/station” link or choose the clickable rail map. Select the particular station, then click on “Google neighborhood map.” The map will pinpoint the station location and navigation links on the right allow users to select the type of business they want to search for.

Metro developed the Metrorail station point-of-interest maps in response to a suggestion from a customer during Metro General Manager John Catoe’s June online chat.

The maps are generated through a free service from Google. The businesses and other points of interest shown on the maps are plotted using data maintained by Google. Customers or business owners who want to add, remove or change listings need to contact Google’s Local Business Center page. A link is provided at the bottom of the page below the map.

News release issued at 12:00 am, July 25, 2007.