Metro News Release

For immediate release: February 6, 2006

Online Trip Planner now provides maps and walking directions to and from Metrorail stations and bus stops

A new feature added to Metro’s Web site provides maps depicting walking directions from Metrorail stations and bus stops to specific addresses.

Along with the detailed travel itineraries generated by the Trip Planner, Web site users can now get a map that illustrates walking directions to and from train stations and bus stops.

“The walking maps will be a great tool for our customers,” said Leona Agouridis, assistant general manager for customer communications. “Trip Planner itineraries have always provided text walking directions, but directions can be hard to follow if you don’t know the area. A map lets you see your path at a glance.”

The Trip Planner is one of the most popular features on Metro’s Web site, http://www.metroopensdoors.com, with more than 2 million page views per month.

Metro’s Trip Planner supplies detailed directions on how to best get from point A to point B in the Washington metropolitan region by bus or rail. Trip Planner itineraries include rides on Metrorail, Metrobus and other regional transit providers such as VRE, MARC, Ride-On and the Fairfax Connector.

The new walking maps, introduced at customers’ request, are available as a link from the walking directions in each itinerary generated.

The maps are generated using Google’s mapping interface, the same as used to generate street maps of all Metrorail stations introduced last November.

News release issued on February 6, 2006.