Posts by Matt Johnson — Editorial Board Alum
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Tracks 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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Greater Greater Week in Review: January 23-29, 2011
Don’t worry if you can’t read GGW every day, you’ll still be able to catch all our posts at a glance with Greater Greater Week in Review. Featured posts: Why don’t people obey the rules when they ride a bike?: On a recent Saturday night, about 11 pm, I was biking home while the wind-chill whipped at 10 degrees. Despite the “No Turn on Red”… Keep reading…
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Snow falling on 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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Greater Greater Week in Review: January 16-22, 2011
Don’t worry if you can’t read GGW every day, you’ll still be able to catch all our posts at a glance with Greater Greater Week in Review. Remember that we’re having our third anniversary party this week. Make sure to come out and celebrate with us! Keep reading…
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Strolling along 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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Greater Greater Week in Review: January 9-15, 2011
Today, we’re introducing a new feature: Greater Greater Week in Review. At the end of each weekend, we’ll take a look back at the posts from the previous week. So if you can’t read GGW every day, you’ll still be able to catch all our posts at a glance. Keep reading…
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Metro’s trip planner should offer service alerts
Every weekend and many weeknights, Metro undertakes maintenance throughout the system. But the trip planner rarely reflects these delays. Not even major closures, like the one happening this weekend, get noted. It is not feasible for Metro to attempt to change scheduled arrival times for each maintenance project. Besides, the uncertainties of construction could mean the… Keep reading…
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Post unfairly criticizes California high-speed rail
In an editorial titled “Hit the brakes,” the Washington Post yesterday unfairly criticized California’s plan for a true high-speed rail system. The first phase of the project would construct a line from Anaheim to Los Angeles and then on to Bakersfield, stretching through the Central Valley to reach San Jose and San Francisco. Future extensions would bring… Keep reading…
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Shorten your commute tweets with Metro station codes
Metro’s station names seem to be continuously growing longer, but your tweets don’t need to. With this handy new map, you can treat Metro stations like airports and use these convenient station codes to make your commute descriptions brief. Keep reading…
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A new year 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…