Posts by Joe Fox — Contributor
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How to cheer for the Caps, Wizards, Mystics, and Nats even after Metro stops running
One of the better-documented effects of Metro's new policy to not extend its service hours for any event is that when the pro hockey, basketball, and baseball games go longer than expected, the final score probably won't happen before the last train leaves. But fear not! I've written a handy guide for taking transit to the game without needing to worry about how you'll make it home Keep reading…
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Local (and federal) governments want you to go sledding!
Last year, for the first time in a long while, government officials started actually encouraging (or at least tacitly allowing) area residents to have some winter fun on hills that were previously off limits to unsanctioned sledding. Check out our list of the best hills to hit while there's still snow on the ground. Keep reading…
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The idea for a maglev train from DC to Baltimore keeps…floating down the track
Remember that futuristic rail project that was going to shuttle you from Washington to Baltimore in 15 minutes, and after that, to New York in an hour? It was questioned by critics as a pie-in-the-sky white elephant project, but it’s still around, and last month, the people who want to build it put forth a few more details. Keep reading…
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These detours will help you bike during Montgomery County’s SafeTrack closures
As part of Metro’s sixth SafeTrack surge, trains are single tracking between Silver Spring and Takoma. To help those who use those two stations as well as the ones north of Silver Spring, Montgomery County has laid out a bike route that takes riders to the West Hyattsville Metro station, where trains are operating normally. Keep reading…
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Here’s a closer look at what’s in store for Union Station
Plans for renovating and rebuilding parts of Union Station are well underway, the aim being to better connect train, bus, pedestrian, bicycle, and vehicle traffic to accommodate a surge in ridership over the next 25 years and beyond. On Wednesday, the public got a closer look at some of the possibilities. Keep reading…
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Silver Spring is about to get a lot more bike-friendly
Plans for a full network of bike lanes and bikeways across Montgomery County cleared a crucial hurdle last week. New bikeways through Downtown Silver Spring and connections to the Metropolitan Branch Trail should be complete within the next few years. Keep reading…
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Local (and federal) governments want you to go sledding!
For the first time in recent years, government officials are actually encouraging (or at least tacitly allowing) area residents to have some winter fun on hills that were previously off limits to unsanctioned sledding. Keep reading…
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An interactive map will make Montgomery more bike-friendly
Casey Anderson, the chair of Montgomery County’s planning board, says he wants the best bike plan any place US city has ever seen. The county’s interactive Cycling Concerns Bicycle Atlas is a tool for gathering the feedback it needs to make that happen. Keep reading…
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Palisades residents say noise from planes over their houses has gotten worse
Palisades residents are unhappy about noise generated by flights coming in and out of Reagan National Airport (DCA), and they’re speaking up about it. There are a few different ways for planes to fly into DCA, and when it comes to noise, the route they take makes all the difference. Keep reading…
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MetroExtra could come to Columbia Pike in Montgomery County
Columbia Pike between Silver Spring and Burtonsville is one of the region’s busiest bus corridors, but is prone to delays and crowding. Metro is studying improvements that could make the service faster and more reliable, making it a trial of sorts as Montgomery County considers Bus Rapid Transit for that corridor. The Z Metrobus lines, made up of the Z2, Z6, Z8, Z9, Z11,… Keep reading…