Posts by Matt Johnson — Editorial Board Alum
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Artful answers to week 4 of WhichWMATA
On Monday, we posted our fourth photo challenge to see how well you know Metro. I took photos of art in 5 stations and we asked you to try to identify the stations. Here are the answers. How well did you do? We got 22 guesses on this post. Overall, you did very well. 2 of you got all 5 correct. Congratulations to Mike B and Phil! Keep reading…
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New Metro maps have started appearing on railcars
Monday, Dan Reed reported seeing a new Metro map aboard a train. I spotted one on Tuesday on the Red Line. The new maps show the first phase of the Silver Line, even though an opening date hasn’t been set. Keep reading…
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WJLA shines a light on a scourge of the roadways
Last week, WJLA ran a story by Tom Roussey about drivers speeding, an illegal yet common behavior: Over several days of taking footage, ABC7’s cameras captured hundreds of thousands of motorists in different parts of DC, ignoring speed limits. DC Police say it’s every bit as illegal for a motorist to do that as run a red light — but our video shows that it… Keep reading…
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WhichWMATA week 4: Art in transit
It’s time for the fourth installment of our weekly “whichWMATA” series! This week, the images all show art in Metro stations. Can you guess which station contains each of these artworks? Keep reading…
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How did you do in week 3 of whichWMATA?
On Monday, we posted our third photo challenge to see how well you know Metro. I took photos of 5 stations and we asked you to try to identify them. Here are the answers. How well did you do? We got 62 guesses on this post. Overall, you did very well. 15 of you got all 5 correct. Congratulations! Keep reading…
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Can you guess the stations? It’s week 3 of whichWMATA!
It’s time for the third installment of our weekly “whichWMATA” series! Can you guess which 5 stations these images depict? Keep reading…
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How’d you do in week 2 of whichWMATA?
On Monday, we posted our second photo challenge to see how well you knew Metro. I took photos of 5 stations and we asked you to try to identify them. Here are the answers. How well did you do? We got 23 guesses on this post. One commenter, Justin, got all 5 correct. Excellent work, Justin! Another 4 commenters got 4 right. Keep reading…
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Can you guess the Metro stations in this week’s pictures?
Welcome to the second installment of our weekly “whichWMATA” series! Can you guess which 5 stations these images depict? Keep reading…
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Did you guess the Metro station? Here are the answers to this week’s quiz
On Monday, we posted our first challenge to see how well you knew Metro. I took Instagram photos of 5 stations and we asked you to try to identify them. Here are the answers. How well did you do? We got 40 guesses on the post. No one guessed all 5 correctly, but two people, Sand Box John and Phil, each got 4 correct. Congratulations! Keep reading…
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How well do you know Metro? Can you guess the station?
One of WMATA’s design principles from the start was to have a uniform station design. That can sometimes make it hard to figure out which stop you’re at. But there are subtle differences. Can you spot them? Keep reading…