We have good news and bad news on this Valentine’s Day. First, the good news: We’ve had an overwhelming response to our call for Q Boosters, and the program has exceeded expectations. We have more than 1,000 Q Boosters. The bad news: We are not taking any more names. For those of you who have signed up and are still ...

  You’ve seen the posters on the rail and you’ve seen the brochures: The Q Card is coming. But many of you have wondered when will old passes be discontinued, replaced by the Q Card. METRO is currently testing the Q Card system to make sure it’s ready for you. We have been recruiting “Q Boosters” to use the ...

  Will the computer chip in the Q Card mess up the magnetic stripes on your other credit cards if you place the Q Card next to a credit card in your wallet? No. Technologically, these chips don’t affect magnetic stripes on credit cards. One of our testers said his Q Card wiped out all the information on his credit cards. ...

The posting on the new Q Card generated a lot of questions from you, so today’s entry will try to answer those. When you tap or flash the Q Card in front of a card reader, you’ll get an audible and visual signal that it has been read. You’ll hear a beep and see a green light flash. If you keep the card against the card reader long enough, ...

  Starting next month, METRO will begin the rollout of the Q Card.    The Q Card – which stands for “quick card” - has embedded in it a tiny computer chip and an antenna that will keep track of how much money you load onto the card and how many rides you take. METRO isn’t the only transit system ...