Posts tagged Wmata
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WMATA, ART close to Google Transit participation
Negotiations between WMATA and Google over Google Transit have reached the point of hammering out actual legal language, which means a deal could be very close. Keep reading…
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WMATA budget deep dive, part 2: Bus service cuts
In addition to the $15 million of rail service cuts discussed in part 1, WMATA’s proposed FY2011 budget targets bus service for net cost recductions of $18 million. It lists a pool of bus service reductions (pages 19-21) that total about $31 million in costs, or $26.5 million after factoring in ridership losses. Metrobus ridership has dropped much more than… Keep reading…
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Line of sight not enough to prevent June 22 crash
A National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) sight-distance test shows that the train operator in the June 22 crash probably wouldn’t have realistically seen the stopped train soon enough to prevent a collision when the signaling system failed. The operator appears to have applied the brakes less than three seconds after first “full sighting” when it… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Could be more walkable or bikeable
Tysons hit and run; Learning from Walk Scores; Bike infrastructure cut again; King Street’s fences; Transit worth it; Intrigue in PG planning; And…. Keep reading…
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Dinner links: Virginia rails rule
Money train to Lynchburg; VRE gains Gainesville study; Work out on the train; Out of sight but not out of mind; Driver texting?; DC eagerly repeating DC USA; It’s not “your” space. Keep reading…
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WMATA budget deep dive, part 1: Metrorail service cuts
In this series, I’ll examine the different components of WMATA’s proposal to close its $189.2 million FY 2011 budget gap, plus a few other options not part of WMATA’s proposal. At the end, I’ll offer some recommendations and alternatives. WMATA proposes a range of Metrorail service reductions totaling $32.5 million. They estimate the reductions… Keep reading…
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Live chat with Marcel Acosta
Marcel Acosta is the Executive Director of the National Capital Planning Commission and an alternate member of the WMATA Board of Directors, appointed by the federal government. Keep reading…
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Senators threaten WMATA takeover; NTSB holding hearing on June crash
Yesterday, the top Senators with oversight over transportation sent a frustrated letter to WMATA Board Chair Peter Benjamin about a “troubling pattern” of safety incidents and threatening “all possible options … including direct federal intervention” if safety does not improve “immediately and comprehensively.” In the months… Keep reading…
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Marcel Acosta interviews you
Tomorrow at noon, we’re hosting a live chat with Marcel Acosta, Executive Director of the National Capital Planning Commission and newly-appointed alternate member of the WMATA Board. But before we interview Mr. Acosta, Mr. Acosta would like to interview you. He’s put together these questions to get your input on the issues facing WMATA and NCPC. Post your thoughts… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Piling up, piling on
Less money mo’ problems; Why do elected Republicans hate bikes?; Nobody wants the job?; Tysons to limit parking; Tempest in a snowpile; Dimes more; Go on the Mall. Keep reading…