Posts tagged Buses
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Brunch links: Foolishness in Maryland
News flash: cheap parking encourages driving: Montgomery County’s Office of Legislative Oversight issued a report saying what we knew: the county’s practice of building lots of cheap or free parking undermines their attempts to encourage non-auto commuting. Councilmember Nancy Floreen wants to hear your thoughts. Keep reading…
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On the calendar: Giant projects and public reactions
Learn about the Wisconsin Giant: Development projects in Ward 3 historically draw the strongest opposition from well-organized groups of residents. For the proposed Wisconsin Avenue Giant, however, the dynamic is reversing, as many residents eager for a new, mixed-use, walkable, modern Giant and retail at the corner of Wisconsin, Newark, and Idaho are rallying to support the… Keep reading…
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How do you evaluate Metrobus performance?
Previously, I looked at WMATA’s Metrobus performance data for 2007. Metro highlights the “worst performing” lines based on ridership and financial performance data. The criteria for good performance are: Keep reading…
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What should our bus stop standards be?
Remember the debate in Chevy Chase DC about bus shelters? One resident opposed any bus shelters in front of her house because they “make the neighborhood feel urban.” Neighbors suggest that instead of forcing people to stand in the rain, perhaps shelters in that area could reflect the local character. Keep reading…
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Metro’s “Worst Performing” bus lines
Metro produces an annual bus productivity report. Here’s 2007’s (large Excel file). Part of that report highlights the “Worst Performing” lines, ones that don’t meet the following criteria: Keep reading…
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How much information do transit riders need?
One of the interesting comments at the parking hearing I attended was from one of my panel-mates, a businessman from Adams Morgan. He stated that if people only knew that the 42 bus went to Adams Morgan from Dupont Circle, more people would ride there. Right now the headsigns from Dupont Circle only say “42 - Mt. Pleasant”, because that’s the ultimate destination,… Keep reading…
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Metro’s real reason for eliminating paper transfers
Metro is eliminating paper transfers as of January 4th. According to this presentation before the Customer Service Operations and Safety (CSOS) Committee of the WMATA Board, 25% of bus riders use a bus paper transfer and 2% use a rail paper transfer, compared with 6% of riders who use a SmarTrip card to transfer between buses. Keep reading…
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KISS our buses
WMATA is comprehensively reviewing many of its bus lines, such as the S1/2/4 lines on 16th. They recently announced another round of reviews including the very complex D1/2/3/4/5/6 buses. Keep reading…
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Tonight’s meetings
[Autoposted while I’m in France] Keep reading…
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So many meetings, so far away
[Autoposted while I’m in France] Keep reading…