Posts tagged Metro
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WMATA considering policies for shorter station names
Metro might take a harder line against sprawling station names like U Street/African-Amer Civil War Memorial/Cardozo in the future, under a policy WMATA’s Board will discuss on Thursday. The problems with Metro’s station name sprawl are not new. But with the Silver Line and “Yellow and Orange Line Service Increase” coming, Metro will have to redo… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Rough on the powerless
Metro Transit Police injure disabled man; Gray for affordable housing but his budget isn’t; Taxi medallions help just a few; American tries to satisfy neighbors; Taking the T out of TOD; Alexandria shrinks Potomac Yard zone; Future BRAC phases loom; Bike bits; It’s not the talk-loudly-for-16-hours car. Keep reading…
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Weekend links: Rapturous applause
DC history takes to the stage; Metro repairs next weekend; Bus protects passengers; Montreal rescues Bixi; Ohio debates sprawl; They paved a park and put up a parking lot; Build bike lanes in Queens; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Bad ideas for more traffic
Creeping toward an Outer Beltway; Bolling plan panned; PG WMATA seat still lavish; CSX paying for Virginia Avenue tunnel; Blow to Medical Examiner’s office; Arlington likes it quiet; Will London get iconic bike map?; And…. Keep reading…
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People believe subway maps over reality
Maps matter. Metro’s and London’s transit maps present distorted geographies in order to make the system’s organization clearer. They have become iconic, but the way they present distances shapes people’s understanding of space and distance in their region. An NYU study found that distances on such maps affect people’s travel choices much… Keep reading…
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See the redesigned Metro maps and vote for your favorite!
17 people entered our Redesign the Metro Map contest. Now, you can see the entries and vote on them! Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: What’s affordable?
Housing project not-so-affordable for DC; To close a tax loophole?; Growing groceries; Got Metro opinions?; Jury’s still out on Sulaimon; A greenway isn’t enough; High(line) aspirations; Double-edged referendums; And…. Keep reading…
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ATU 689 responds to overtime article
Jackie Jeter, President of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689, sent us this response to an article in the Washington Examiner regarding overtime pay. We reported on the Examiner’s article in a breakfast link on Monday. As President of Local 689, the union representing almost 11,000 active and retired WMATA employees, it is my duty to respond to public accusations that… Keep reading…
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WMATA directions now on Google Transit!
Metrorail and Metrobus data are now a part of Google Transit! If you now go to Google Maps, you can get directions from one place to another not just by car and bike, but also by transit using WMATA services, as well as a few other area transit systems. Here’s a sample trip from Arlington to H Street: Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Unfortunate contradictions
Cyclist killed in Arlington; Arlington, DC really friendly; Walmart a wash for jobs; Schumer wants Amtrak ‘no-ride’ list; More rest for operators?; Council divided on Gray budget; PATH crash injures dozens. Keep reading…