Posts by Matt Johnson — Editorial Board Alum
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Here are the answers to whichWMATA week 11
On Monday, we posted our eleventh photo challenge to see how well you know Metro. I took photos of five station pylons. Here are the answers. How well did you do? We got 39 guesses this week. 15 of you got all 5 correct. Great job! Keep reading…
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Do you know the station? It’s whichWMATA week 11
It’s time for the 11th edition of “whichWMATA.” Can you guess the 5 stations where these images were taken? Keep reading…
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Reaching skyward in the Flickr pool
Here are our favorite new images from the Greater and Lesser Washington Flickr pool, showcasing the best and worst of the Washington region. Keep reading…
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Seeing red in the whichWMATA answers
On Monday, we posted our tenth photo challenge to see how well you know Metro. I took photos of five stations. Here are the answers. How well did you do? We got 45 guesses this week. Thirteen of you got all five correct. Congratulations! Keep reading…
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Do you know the station? It’s whichWMATA week 10
It’s time for the 10th edition of “whichWMATA.” Can you guess the 5 stations where these images were taken? Keep reading…
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“Floating” transit stops work well with bicycles
Ever played a game of leapfrog with a bus while riding your bike? Some cities are using “floating” transit stops so buses don’t have to pull into the bike lane to discharge passengers. Could one work here? Keep reading…
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Four tweaks to further improve the First Street NE cycletrack
Cycletracks are such new additions to the repertoire of American street infrastructure that the most progressive DOTs around the country are still experimenting with how to best design them. DC’s latest experiment, on First Street NE, is a still-evolving laboratory of design options. Here are four ideas to make this excellent bike facility work even better. Keep reading…
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Here are the answers to whichWMATA week 9
On Monday, we posted our ninth photo challenge to see how well you know Metro. I took photos of the five stations. Here are the answers. How well did you do? We got 42 guesses this week. Four of you got all 5 correct. Congratulations to Adam, Matt Jones, Peter K, and Aaron R. Keep reading…
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Metro will eliminate paper farecards in 2015
After four decades of use, the days are numbered for Metro’s paper farecards. WMATA will begin to phase them out in late 2015. By 2016, the only way to pay for a Metrorail ride will be with SmarTrip. The announcement that Metro will go paperless is no surprise. The agency stopped using paper bus transfers in 2009. Metro recently lowered the cost of SmarTrips cards to $2 and added… Keep reading…
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Can you identify the station? It’s whichWMATA week 9
It’s time for the 9th edition of “whichWMATA.” Can you guess the 5 stations where these images were taken? Keep reading…