Posts tagged Metro
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Sarles responds on wheelchair access
WMATA CEO Richard Sarles sent along the following response to Deena Larsen, whose letter to the editor about navigating Metro in a wheelchair was the subject of an article by Miriam Schoenbaum last week. Ms. Larsen also sent us her reply, included below Mr. Sarles’ letter. Dear Ms. Larsen, I read your Washington Post Letter to the Editor and Greater Greater Washington… Keep reading…
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Morning links: Things on the rise
Dulles station debate heats up; Carol Schwartz is fed up; Georgetown waterfront flooded; MoCo council members fighting Costco; DDOT to plan more streetcars; Cap Crescent and Purple Line are friends; Nats, DC fight over late service; Amtrak puts railfans to work; And…. Keep reading…
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Take Metro in a wheelchair, just once
Do Metro executives know what the Metro is like for a person who uses a wheelchair? When Deena Larsen, a wheelchair-using Denver resident, took the Metro from Union Station to Smithsonian to see the cherry blossoms, the trip was so frustrating that she cried.First, I tried for 20 minutes to find an accessible elevator at Union Station. I was directed to a long hall and four… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Danger ahead
Fairfax and Loudoun threaten Silver Line; NTSB report questions 1000 series; Gray, Norton mixing messages?; Driver strikes cyclist, gets tickets; Budget includes money for NoVa, MoCo roads; VRE adds seats for rush hour; Online gambling now legal in DC; Chicago Walmart portends problems; And…. Keep reading…
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Metro should include fare increase option in FY12 budget
The WMATA board is hashing out the final details on a public hearing to ask your opinion on how to close the remaining $72.5 million funding gap for the coming fiscal year, which starts July 1. The public’s choices, however, will be limited. The proposal includes a narrowly targeted fare increase, which would increase the discounted bus fares associated with the Anacostia… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Puzzling over budgets
Transportation cuts bad, but not so bad; DCPS budget is “inscrutable”; Neighbors want more buildings at AU; Peak of the peak not working; New stations, members come to CaBi; Negligent driving becomes illegal; Gray gets parking debate; Getting the city fleet in order; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Mixed feelings
Welcome diversity or dog-park invaders?; Walmart can be good for small retailers; Height limit raisers include Gray; Inexperience a factor in derailment; Streetcars bring access, investment; Arlington, Alexandria cooperate on bus lanes; What’s faster than a bus?; And…. Keep reading…
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Smart Passes would reduce revenue loss in shutdown
It is looking like the federal government will shut down next week, and many employees will be staying home without pay. Politics aside, this is bad for Metro. The loss of riders will reduce WMATA’s revenues, but if those workers instead were purchasing transit passes, Metro’s bottom line wouldn’t be hit so hard. WMATA announced yesterday that they plan to… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Getting what you want
McDonnell gets his WMATA seat; DC readies for shutdown; Dulles station criticism takes off; Security can’t help us; Rental vacancies low in DC; Cities growing out and up; Denver kills diagonal crossings; And…. Keep reading…
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What’s wrong with these pictures?
Even though most of the cherry blossoms are gone and it’s a weekday, there were lots of people around the Tidal Basin today. But one thing is missing. Keep reading…