Posts tagged Thebus
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With soaring Metro, DC Streetcar, and VRE ridership, Washington region leads transit recovery in US
The Washington region leads transit recovery in the US in terms of ridership gains, with Metrorail, the DC Streetcar, and VRE at the head of the pack. Keep reading…
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Prince George’s buses are making it through the pandemic, but advocates call for more frequent service
Prince George’s County’s TheBus is weathering the pandemic, but many say there’s more work to do to get service levels up to par. Keep reading…
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How do you build a better regional bus network? This coalition has some ideas.
A new report offers a glimpse into how far the region has come in expanding and improving bus service. Keep reading…
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Buses are unsung heroes in Prince George’s and Montgomery counties, but inequities remain
Though champions at leveling the transportation playing field, bus systems must constantly be evaluated to ensure they are providing the extensive and frequent service that riders need. Keep reading…
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All commuting distances are not created equal in Washington
Our region’s wealthier neighborhoods afford their residents more, faster options for traveling around the region than poorer ones, even if the wealthier ones are farther away from the core. Keep reading…
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I took the #TransitChallenge in Prince George’s County. Here’s how it went.
First started in Ottawa, Canada, the #TransitChallenge is a week-long pledge to leave one’s car at home and instead use public transit or active transportation like bicycling or walking. In June, nine Montgomery County officials organized by the Action Committee for Transit also took the challenge and tweeted about how their trips went. Keep reading…
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Bus transformation #2: Integrate the region’s bus systems
If you’re trying to take a bus from one place to another, you don’t care if a local government or WMATA owns the bus and hires the driver, or who pays for it. But which government runs a bus line does affect how it's illustrated on maps, what websites let you track it, and what fares and passes cover it. Could this all be simpler? Keep reading…
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WMATA is looking to “transform” bus service in our region. Here are 7 ways to do it (and one not to)
What should buses mean for the Washington region? How many should there be, and who should run them? What kinds of services (like locals, “rapid” limited-stops, expresses, etc.) should we have? How can the bus better serve people and stay cost-effective? These are some questions that might be answered through a new effort called the Bus Transformation Project. Keep reading…
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Prince George’s might make many improvements to TheBus that we suggested
In April and May, GGWash published a series of posts discussing some of the problems with Prince George's “TheBus” network and suggesting improvements that we hoped to see in the county's new Transit Vision Plan. Now that the initial recommendations have been released, let's compare them to what we proposed. Keep reading…
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Low local bus ridership in Prince George’s: it’s the system, not the land use
Prince George's County has been slower to urbanize than the other suburban counties surrounding Washington, DC. There are a lot of clear historic reasons for this, but rapid growth in recent years means the county is playing catch-up. The current land use pattern in the county justifies much better local bus service than is currently provided. Keep reading…