Posts tagged Rush Plus
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Metro will study untangling the Orange, Silver, and Blue lines. Here’s what has been suggested in the past.
WMATA recently announced that it’s launching a study to look at crowding on the Blue, Silver, and Orange Lines. This isn’t a new problem, and past studies have considered solutions, though there’s no magic bullet to do it cheaply. Keep reading…
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Metro might one day build an Arlington-DC “loop.” What’s that again?
There are a lot of ideas about what a Metro system of the future could look like. What do you think of these mockups? Keep reading…
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Big changes to Metrorail and Metrobus service start Sunday
New Metrorail and Metrobus schedules go into effect this Sunday, June 25. The system will also charge higher fares and reduce its overall operating hours. All of this is part of an effort by WMATA to balance what customers want with what it can afford and what it needs to perform maintenance on. Keep reading…
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I don’t think Metro has to cut this much service
Track work that disrupts your Metro ride isn't anything new at this point, and a lot of times, it's not even unreasonable. Fixing Metro requires some temporary discomfort. But lately, and without much reason, WMATA has cut some train service in areas where no track work is taking place. Keep reading…
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When the Metro first arrived in Shaw and Columbia Heights, they were far different than they are today
During rush hour, northbound Yellow Line trains need to reverse direction at Mount Vernon Square because there isn’t enough capacity for all of them to run to Greenbelt. That’s because when Metro designed the Yellow Line, it was hard to imagine neighborhoods like Shaw and U Street developing as rapidly as they did. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Ticket to ride
Jack’s back; Metro opens all doors; Parking tickets tossed; Gondola goals; Soft support for RFK stadium; Tear down this treehouse; Sidewalk savior; Where VA grows; Need more people to eat. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Half full, half empty
No rush cuts; No Metro for you; Revenue woes; On a silver platter; Let them in; Arlington, do it my way; Protesting PP; Tunnel and terminal; And…. Keep reading…
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Metro floats cutting service for the Green, Yellow, Orange, and Silver Lines
Since the debut of “Rush Plus” in 2012, Metro’s Blue Line riders have faced longer waits for trains. Now WMATA wants to fix that, but to do it, would cut service to all the other lines (except the Red Line). Keep reading…
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Did Rush Plus depress Blue Line ridership?
To make room for new Silver Line trains at the Rosslyn bottleneck, WMATA has reduced the number of Blue Line (and Orange Line) trains and added Yellow Line trains. A group calling itself Save the Blue Line claims that a similar change in 2012 caused riders to stop using Metro. Is that accurate? Keep reading…
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I tracked every Metro trip I made for two years, and here’s what I found
When you keep track, it’s funny what patterns appear in Metro trips. I’ve been doing it for 2 years. During that time, I have ridden 75% of the WMATA fleet, and been delayed about 2% of the time, but more so far in 2014. In February 2012, I decided to start keeping track of a few attributes of my trips on Metro. The primary motivation was to track the cars I’d ridden… Keep reading…