Posts by Matt Johnson — Editorial Board Alum
-
How well do you know Metro? It’s whichWMATA week 53
It’s time for the fifty-third 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…
-
Here’s how to use HTML formatting in our comments
Have you ever wondered how some people are able to format their comments to include things like italics and lists? We’ve put together this handy guide to help you understand how to do this yourself. Basic HTML coding will work in our comments. We’re not going to cover everything, but here are a few simple tools. HTML tagging uses the angle brackets (< and >) to tell… Keep reading…
-
Here are the answers to whichWMATA week 52
On Tuesday, we featured the fifty-second issue of our “whichWMATA” series. This week, all five photos were guest submissions from reader Peter K. We got 27 guesses this week. Ten of you got all five. Great work, Sand Box John, Andy L, Eric, Aman, Mike Plumb, MZEBE, Justin…., JamesDCane, FN, and Mr. Johnson! Keep reading…
-
Maryland plans a new station at BWI and other projects to run more trains
Maryland’s Mass Transit Administration is planning upgrades to the Amtrak/MARC station at BWI Airport along with several other projects along the Washington-Boston Northeast Corridor within the state. The projects will make Amtrak and MARC trains in the area more reliable as well as allow more trains to pass through the overcrowded rail corridor. The project will… Keep reading…
-
How well do you know Metro? It’s whichWMATA week 52
It’s time for the fifty-second installment of our weekly “whichWMATA” series! Below are photos of five stations in the Washington Metro system. Can you identify each from its picture? This week, all five photos were submitted by reigning champion Peter K. Thanks for the submissions, Peter! Keep reading…
-
“Expressing” trains helps Metro recover from delays
“This train will not service Brookland.” If you’ve ever ridden Metro during a delay, you’ve probably heard some variation of these words. That’s because Metro is “expressing” your train, meaning it’s skipping stops to recover. Keep reading…
-
Here are the answers to whichWMATA week 51
On Tuesday, we posted our fifty-first 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 19 guesses. Five of you got all five. Great work, Peter K, Patrick, MZEBE, Mr. Johnson, and Justin….! Keep reading…
-
The guy who invented the mall hated cars
Many great minds have opined on cities, design, and urban planning. But few have made such a stark and apocryphal statement as this: One technological event has swamped us. That is the advent of the rubber-wheeled vehicle. The private car, the truck, the trailer as means of mass transportation. And their threat to human life and health is just as great as that of the exposed sewer. Strong… Keep reading…
-
“Schedule adjustments” can help cut Metro delays
If you’ve ridden Metro for any length of time you’ve probably experienced a “schedule adjustment,” where the train holds for a minute or two at a station. Why does Metro do that? Keep reading…
-
How well do you know Metro? It’s whichWMATA week 51
It’s time for the fifty-first 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…