Posts by Matt Johnson — Editorial Board Alum
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How a DC neighborhood got the name of a Georgia poet
Lanier Heights, near Adams Morgan, isn’t home to any live oaks or tidal marshes. But the person after whom the neighborhood is named, Sidney Lanier, is famous for his poetry about the natural beauty of his native Georgia. And now from the Vast of the Lord will the waters of sleep Roll in on the souls of men, But who will reveal to our waking ken The forms that swim and the… Keep reading…
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Here are the answers to whichWMATA week 59
On Monday, we posted our fifty-ninth photo challenge to see how well you know Metro. Reader Andrew took photos of five Metro stations. Here are the answers. How well did you do? This week, we got ten guesses. Two got all five. Great work, Peter K and Mr. Johnson! Keep reading…
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Think you know Metro? It’s whichWMATA week 59
It’s time for the fifty-ninth installment of our weekly “whichWMATA” series! Below are photos of 5 stations in the Washington Metro system. Can you identify each from its picture? This week, we have a guest photographer. These 5 photos were all taken by Andrew. Keep reading…
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Here are the answers to whichWMATA week 58
On Tuesday, we posted our fifty-eighth photo challenge to see how well you know Metro. I took five photos in the Metro system. Here are the answers. How well did you do? This week, we got just eight guesses. Two people got all five correct. Great work, Peter K and Mr. Johnson! Keep reading…
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Metro might cut Green Line service because of worries about train spacing
Metro’s proposal to improve the Blue Line by cutting the Yellow and Green Lines hinges on officials’ insistence that Metro trains run “evenly spaced.” What does that really mean, is it actually necessary, and will this change help or hurt most riders? The problem at hand is that if Metro runs the Blue, Orange, and Silver Lines every eight minutes, but… Keep reading…
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Think you know Metro? Here’s whichWMATA week 58
It’s time for the fifty-eighth installment of our weekly “whichWMATA” series! Below are photos of five stations in the Washington Metro system. Can you identify each from its picture? Keep reading…
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Here are the answers to whichWMATA week 57
On Tuesday, we posted our fifty-seventh photo challenge to see how well you know Metro. I took five photos in the Metro system. Here are the answers. How well did you do? This week we got 18 guesses. Two people got all five. Great work, Peter K and Mr. Johnson! Keep reading…
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The Baltimore Red Line does need a tunnel, despite its cost
Last week, Maryland governor Larry Hogan announced the state will not move forward with the Baltimore Red Line. He argued building it would be too expensive, particularly the tunnel that would have run through downtown. Was the tunnel necessary? Keep reading…
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How well do you know Metro? It’s whichWMATA week 57
It’s time for the fifty-seventh installment of our weekly “whichWMATA” series! Below are photos of five stations in the Washington Metro system. Can you identify each from its picture? Keep reading…
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Metro floats cutting service for the Green, Yellow, Orange, and Silver Lines
Since the debut of “Rush Plus” in 2012, Metro’s Blue Line riders have faced longer waits for trains. Now WMATA wants to fix that, but to do it, would cut service to all the other lines (except the Red Line). Keep reading…