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face="Times New Roman"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Following yesterday's
release of real-time train data to app developers, Metro General Manager/CEO
Paul J. Wiedefeld today invited the public to preview an entirely redesigned
wmata.com, which is entering the final stages of development.<BR><BR>For the
first time in eight years, Metro is overhauling its website and, during a
multi-week beta period, customers are being asked to try out the redesigned site
and provide feedback before the site formally launches later this
summer.<BR><BR>Nearly half of Metro customers visit wmata.com at least once a
month to plan a trip, and 60 percent of those users visit the site via mobile
device, a dramatic increase from just two years ago. To respond to this trend,
the new website is designed to look great on today's smartphones and tablets,
seamlessly adapting to the user’s environment based on screen size and
orientation.<BR><BR>“Metro’s new customer-focused website builds on our
commitment to being more accountable, clear and transparent with the way we
deliver customer information,” said Wiedefeld. “The new site gives riders the
tools they use the most, front and center, in a much more mobile friendly,
easy-to-use format. We look forward to incorporating additional customer
feedback as this final testing phase gets underway.”<BR><BR>For more information
about the new website, please see the news release: </FONT></FONT><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><A
style='href: "https://beta.wmata.com/about/news/new-wmata-website.cfm"'><FONT
face="Times New Roman">https://beta.wmata.com/about/news/new-wmata-website.cfm</FONT></A><BR><BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman">View new Metro website in beta form: </FONT><A
style='href: "http://beta.wmata.com"'><FONT
face="Times New Roman">http://beta.wmata.com</FONT></A><BR><BR></FONT></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>