Posts from January 2017
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Bright skies in the Flickr pool
Enjoy our a few of our favorite new images from the Greater and Lesser Washington Flickr pool, a visual showcase of the best and worst of the Washington region. Keep reading…
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Proposed Metrobus cuts continue a long, intertwined history of transit and race
The struggle for equitable public transportation began as a fight for the civil rights of transit riders and workers. It remains so today, as WMATA considers cuts to bus service across the region. Keep reading…
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Metro says it needs to cut rail service and multiple bus lines plus hike fares
Metro needs to close a $290 million budget gap, and to do that the agency is considering increasing bus and rail fares and removing bus routes. There will be a public open house held at Metro headquarters on Monday to allow anyone to speak directly to the board about the proposals. Keep reading…
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Breakfast Links: Metro safety commission, and federal funding, in jeopardy
Virginia lawmakers might derail a new safety commission for Metro along with millions in federal funding. Does the cancellation of the Baltimore Red Line show a pattern of discrimination in the way Maryland picks transportation projects to fund? USDOT investigates. Here's a look at how DC has changed in the past 20 years. Keep reading…
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14th Street could get a faster bus line. Here’s how.
Buses that run along 14th Street NW are among the busiest in the city, and they’re often crowded and painfully slow. To better serve the skyrocketing residential and business population on the 14th Street corridor, WMATA has considered adding bus service that will run down 14th while only making a few stops Keep reading…
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Far too many people die in traffic crashes in Montgomery County. That must stop.
Devika Gunasekere, age 67, was killed on January 5, 2016. The Rockville resident was on her way to work at a child development center on a clear, sunny morning in Bethesda. She was crossing Old Georgetown Road at Battery Lane, within the pedestrian crosswalk. A Ride-On bus turning left killed her. Keep reading…
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All 119 US bikeshare systems, ranked by size
This map shows every bikeshare system in the country with at least two stations. Keep reading…
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Here are the answers to whichWMATA week 99
On Tuesday, we featured the ninety-ninth challenge to see how well you knew the Metro system. Here are the answers. How’d you do? Keep reading…
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Breakfast Links: DC to remain a sanctuary for immigrants
Mayor Bowser has announced that DC will remain a sanctuary city. Metro will be expanding service to handle March for Life crowds on Friday. Environmentalists are organizing a march in DC on April 29. Keep reading…
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DC’s black population is growing, but there’s more to the story than that
Despite once making up over 70% of the city’s population, black residents are forming a smaller and smaller percentage of Washington DC’s population. But even with this being true, DC's black population is actually growing. Keep reading…