Posts tagged Cat:transit
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WMATA proposes restructuring Greenbelt bus service
As a part of the slash-and-burn that WMATA is undertaking to reduce costs, the agency has proposed an entire restructuring of Metrobus service in Greenbelt. This represents one of the most significant alterations of service which is currently proposed in the region. Not all of the changes are entirely bad ideas. The new routes will be more direct and easier to understand. Headways… Keep reading…
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Transit makes world larger for people with disabilities
When I was 16 years old and all my friends were learning how to drive, I learned that driving was not an option for me due to a visual impairment. I lived in a small town with no public transportation. So, as my friends got their keys and gained their freedom, I watched my small world get smaller. Sure, friends and family members drove me around. But I couldn’t… Keep reading…
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The evolution of Metrorail, 1976-2010
A newer version of this animation is here. During December’s snowstorm, we wrote that the worst December storm since 1982 would (and did) create a Metro system with about the same number of stations as in 1982, as did this weekend’s storm. This raises the question, what exactly did the rail system look like in 1982? Or other years? To answer that, I created a little slideshow: #slideshow… Keep reading…
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Circulator gets another iPhone app
Developer Yaogang Lian has created another iPhone application for the Circulator, CircDC, which aims to do more than the app from DC’s OCTO released in October. Keep reading…
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New York MTA changes stance on open data
The New York MTA has a new policy: Transit data is more valuable to the agency when released publicly at no charge than when hoarded as a potential source of revenue. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Crack the cycle
Metro mishaps; Researchers work on more accurate predictions; Pro-transit 270 letter making the rounds; Fruit is okay?; Stop the rage; The Franklin not-school; The Senate on infrastructure. Keep reading…
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Lunch links: Feel the power
It runs on STEEM; House not so into sharing; Loudoun cyclists get lower fines; Virginia’s 15th Beltway, 2135?; Zero texting tolerance; Barclays-Atlantic-Pacific; And…. Keep reading…
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Metro board says no to food, “master licensee”
Today, Metro staff presented their proposal for retail vending in Metro stations to the Board of Directors’ Customer Service and Operations Committee. The plan was the same or almost the same as the plan they showed the RAC earlier this month. Board members had similar reactions to many RAC members, expressing general support for the program but opposing any exploration of… Keep reading…
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Bus stops: Guess the location
Several of you sent in a great post on Toxel showing “unusual and creative bus stops” from around the world. Each of them seems to reflect some element of its environment, from the design sensibility of the area to the weather to the cutural quirks. Can you guess the country or city where each of these is located? Keep reading…
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Mikulski fiddles with car tax credits while transit burns
Maryland state lawmakers re-added a $10 million tax break for car purchases at the final stage of their budget negotiations. Legislators had previously decided to remove the credit to help shore up Maryland’s finances until Senator Barbara Mikulski pushed to reinstate it. Mikulski inserted a similar provision into the federal stimulus bill earlier this year. Keep reading…