Posts by Matt Johnson — Editorial Board Alum
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We’re revising our comment policy. Here’s what’s changing
In January, we announced plans to revise our comment policy. You responded with your thoughts on the matter. Today, we’re putting the new policy in place. The policy we’re leaving behind, which we introduced in August 2011, served us fairly well. In fact, that’s what most of you said in the comments on the recent post. You like the comment policy and don’t… Keep reading…
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Here are the colorful answers to whichWMATA week 43
On Tuesday, we posted our forty-third 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 42 guesses. Nineteen of you got all five. Great work, iaom, RyanS, dc transit nerd, Peter K, Maris, Joey, Alex B, Spork!, Harry L, Fran, Mr. Johnson, JamesDCane, JPJ, Megan, Timbs 212, and R2-JL! And… Keep reading…
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Do you know the station? It’s whichWMATA week 43
It’s time for the forty-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…
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Here are the answers to whichWMATA week 42
On Tuesday, we posted our forty-second 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 23 guesses, and over half of you got all five. Excellent work, Alex B, Doug, JamesDCane, Peter K, Robb, Fran, MZEBE, Justin…, FN, RyanS, Mr. Johnson, Spork!, and R2-JL. Keep reading…
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Do you know the station? It’s whichWMATA week 42
It’s time for the forty-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? Keep reading…
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Here are the answers to whichWMATA week 41
On Tuesday, we featured the forty-first issue of our “whichWMATA” series. This week, all five photos were guest submissions from reader Peter K. We got 34 guesses this week. Ten of you got all five right. Great job, Andy L, DAR, Justin…., Solomon, AGC, Mike B, Mr. Johnson, FN, Spork!, and Fran. Keep reading…
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How well do you know Metro? It’s whichWMATA week 41
It’s time for the forty-first 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, all 5 photos come from reigning champion Peter K. If you’re interested in submitting one or more of your own, please send them in! Keep reading…
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33% of Metro rail trips stay within one city or county. Where are they?
A few days ago, Metro planners wrote that about two-thirds of Metrorail trips cross county or state boundaries. What about the trips that don’t? Keep reading…
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Circling the answers to whichWMATA week 40
This week’s whichWMATA, the fortieth, had a theme: All of the stations have shapes in their names. How well did you do? We got 28 guesses this week. Four of you got all five. Great work, Peter K, Rich Frangiamore, FN, and Mr. Johnson! Joey and Chris H also correctly identified the theme, but didn’t get all five correct. Keep reading…
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How well do you know Metro? It’s whichWMATA week 40
It’s time for the fortieth installment of our weekly “whichWMATA” series! Below are photos of five stations in the Washington Metro system. Can you identify each from its picture? Update: This week is a themed week. Figuring out the theme may help you figure out the answers. Keep reading…