Posts by Matt Johnson — Editorial Board Alum
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Here are the answers to whichWMATA week 24
On Monday, we posted our twenty-fourth photo challenge to see how well you know Metro. I took photos of five Metro stations. Here are the answers. How well did you do? This week, we got just 15 guesses. Two people got all 5 correct. Great work, Peter K and Chris. Keep reading…
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Think you know Metro? It’s whichWMATA week 24
It’s time for the 24th installment of our weekly “whichWMATA” series! Below are five photos of the Washington Metro system. Can you identify the station depicted in each picture? Keep reading…
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Red paint keeps drivers out of San Francisco’s bus lanes
San Francisco is a crowded city with great transit ridership. To prioritize buses and streetcars over cars, they’ve set aside dedicated lanes for years. But now to send a signal to drivers to keep out, they’ve painted some lanes red. The data shows it’s working wonders. Keep reading…
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Here are the answers to whichWMATA week 23
On Monday, we posted our twenty-third photo challenge to see how well you know Metro. I took photos of five Metro stations. Here are the answers. How well did you do? We got 25 guesses this week. Twelve — almost half — of you got all five correct. Great work, Aaron, Mike B, Peter K, iaom, Andy L, MZEBE, Alex B, Eyendis, King Terrapin, Sand Box John, Rob K, and Matt and Sarah! Keep reading…
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Have you been “walkblocked”? Are you “zonely”? New terms sprout in the urbanist lexicon
The other morning, a taxi making an illegal right turn on red prevented me from entering a crosswalk. There’s no term for that phenomenon, so I decided to coin one: I was “walkblocked.” Living or working in cities, we often encounter events over and over that don’t have names. Here are a few that some of our contributors have named themselves, plus a few… Keep reading…
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Do you know the station? It’s whichWMATA week 23
It’s time for the twenty-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 22
On Monday, we posted our twenty-second photo challenge to see how well you know Metro. Reader Peter K took photos of five Metro stations. Here are the answers. How well did you do? We got 31 guesses this week. 10 of you got all five correct. Great work, Alex B, Merarch, Patrick, Mr. Johnson, TheOtherGlenmont, Kwasi, Sand Box John, Aaron, JS2008, and Rob K! Keep reading…
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Think you know Metro? It’s whichWMATA week 22
It’s time for the twenty-second 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 Peter K. Keep reading…
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Here are the answers to week 21 of whichWMATA
On Tuesday, we posted our twenty-first photo challenge to see how well you know Metro. I took photos of five Metro stations. Here are the answers. How well did you do? We got 14 guesses this week. Only 2 of you got all 5 correct. Great work, Alex B and Peter K! Keep reading…
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Think you know Metro? It’s whichWMATA week 21
It’s time for the twenty-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? Keep reading…