Posts tagged April Fool
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Breakfast links: Who can save Metro?
Riders leaving; Needed: a leader; Prince George’s growing; Gen Y renters’ blues; The return of Gray?; Cuccinelli too; Mayor talks merger; DC’s Official Frivolous NEPA Pretext; And…. Keep reading…
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Here are the best answers to whichWMATA week 45
On Wednesday, we posted our forty-fifth photo challenge to see how well you know Metro. I took five photos in the Metro system. Here are the answers. How well did you do? This week, we got 23 guesses. Two of you got all five right. Great work, DAR and redfood! Keep reading…
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How well do you know Metro? It’s whichWMATA week 45
This article was posted as part of our April Fool’s Day series. It’s time for the forty-fifth 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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Nation’s first bicycle HOT lanes planned for Mt. Vernon Trail
This article was posted as an April Fool’s joke. The National Park Service and the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) have announced a new partnership to construct the nation’s first bicycle High Occupancy/Toll Express Lanes on the Mount Vernon Trail between Rosslyn and Mount Vernon. Keep reading…
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Mayor Bowser announces new “Funiculator” initiative
This article was posted as an April Fool’s joke. This morning at a press conference in Foggy Bottom, Mayor Bowser announced a proposal for a new method of getting commuters across the Potomac. Under her plan, the District Department of Transportation will construct a pair of inclines across the river to link the Kennedy Center with Rosslyn. Keep reading…
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Chevy Chase commemorates amphipod on town seal
This article was posted as an April Fool’s joke. The Town of Chevy Chase’s Town Council has voted to add the Hay’s Spring amphipod, a tiny, shrimp-like creature that may or may not live near the adjacent Capital Crescent Trail, to its town seal. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Never gonna give you up
This article was posted as an April Fool’s joke. Never gonna let you down: WMATA has finally selected a new general manager, handpicked by MDOT chief Pete Rahn and Mayor Muriel Bowser from the cube farm at Spirit Airlines. The young, inexpensive hire has vowed to turn around WMATA’s finances, starting with a bag fee for rush hour commuters. You know the rules and… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: It’s unaffordable
Gray wants more affordable housing; Will the next mayor agree?; Condo supply low in DC area; Streetcar yard under construction; Driver disobeys, then challenges law; Maryland stalls marijuana decriminalization; AP disses DC on capitalization; Do you Ride On?; Why’s CaBi’s healthier than CiBi; The science of 400 meters; Thanks for the fooling. Keep reading…
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Dan Snyder talking with DC, Maryland, and Virginia about new football stadiums
This article was posted as an April Fool’s joke. DC officials and candidates have long been talking about plans to try and lure the Washington NFL team back to play within the city limits. It was revealed today that, in fact, this is part of a larger deal with Maryland and Virginia to build stadiums for the team in all three jurisdictions. Owner Dan Snyder revealed at a press… Keep reading…
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Engineers find a new approach to solve traffic congestion and pedestrian delays
This article was posted as an April Fool’s joke. Drivers and pedestrians alike often have to face unacceptable levels of delay when they drive or walk around roads in the state of Maryland and Montgomery County. Engineers recently announced new approaches that they believe will make these problems disappear. The Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) is developing… Keep reading…