Posts by Kelli Raboy — Editorial Board Alum
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Breakfast links: Deadly fire in Silver Spring
Silver Spring up in flames; Bike lanes? ANC says no thanks; How to make office parks work; Purple still pushing along; Columbia Heights on crime; Another MetroAccess assault; No PAC bump; Can’t contain shipping container homes; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: On track, sort of
SafeTrack not so smooth; Surge 2 report; Changes brew for ANCs; Rents rise, and too damn high; Shops shift to homes in Reston; Bigger apartments,
lessKeep reading…fewer units for Georgetown; MetroAccess fraud; DC’s 1909 subway plans; And…. Keep reading…
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Ask GGWash: Why did the Cleveland Park Metro station flood?
During Tuesday’s huge thunderstorm, the Cleveland Park Metro station flooded so badly that Metro ended up closing it for nearly two hours. Why was the flooding so severe? Keep reading…
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DC’s homeless shelter plan just got a makeover
In February, Mayor Bowser put forth a plan to replace DC General with seven smaller family shelters around the District. The DC Council just made some key changes: all of the sites will now be city-owned rather than leased, and a few will be in different locations than first planned. Keep reading…
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To bid a Navy ship farewell, this DC bridge swung open for one of the last times
For the last 30 years, an old Navy destroyer lived on the Anacostia River, at the Navy Yard. On Saturday, the soon-to-be-replaced South Capitol Street Bridge swung open for one of the last times to make way for the ship’s final voyage. Keep reading…
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Metro’s shutdown plan deserves our support. Now local governments must step up.
It’s sad that Metro has gotten so decrepit that months-long shutdowns and single-tracking are necessary. But they are. And kudos to Metro for admitting this and coming up with a detailed plan to fix it. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Metro on message
New on the WMATA Board; Red rapid repairs; Metro’s empty chair; Cemetery land swap; Prince George’s future; OurRFP in Ivy City; The lead feet of Metrobus; Promises on the Old Post Office; Arlington on the ped beat; And…. Keep reading…
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Metro’s new displays do a better job of sharing info
Metro has installed new passenger information displays at some of its stations. The new signs fix the long-standing problem of showing information about elevator outages at far away stations rather than when the next train will reach the platform. Check out the new @wmata equipment at Takoma Metro Station… #Fancy #Ward4 pic.twitter.com/bcEW17WVS3— James Partlow… Keep reading…
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Maryland has named a firm to build and run the Purple Line
After more than a year of uncertainty and delay, Maryland has selected a firm to build and operate the Purple Line. With Purple Line Transit Partners in place to run the 16-mile line, the project is ready to move forward. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Streetcar and new starts
In case you missed it; A new start for St. Es; Spooked in Ward 6; More money, less office space; Metro connects the data dots; Reliable railcars for the Purple Line; Don’t dwell on the rules. Keep reading…