Posts tagged Farragut Tunnel
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WMATA readying software for Farragut “virtual tunnel”
WMATA is moving ahead with the out-of-system transfer between Farragut North and West and is scheduled to begin internal testing by the end of January, they said in an email. In June, WMATA expressed interest implementing the Farragut “virtual tunnel” rail-to-rail transfer. At that time, Mike Russo of WMATA responded to an email inquiry by saying, “We… Keep reading…
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Metro will look at the “invisible tunnel” “later this year”
The idea of a virtual tunnel between the two Farragut stations on Metrorail was the subject of several posts on CommuterPage and here about two years ago. The idea is to allow passengers to exit one Farragut station and enter the other within a set period of time, counting the whole thing as a single trip rather than two trips. Given that Metro is currently making significant changes… Keep reading…
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SmarTrip upgrades delayed… again
New features won’t be coming to SmarTrip this year after all, except for the new “bins” for SmartBenefits. In a press release announcing the SmartBenefits change, Metro added this item: Keep reading…
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Testing the “Invisible Tunnel”
Steve Offutt has joined the GGW contributing team. He lives in Arlington and has also been contributing to Arlington’s county-run CommuterPageBlog. Welcome Steve! Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Baby steps from car dependence edition
Have you signed the pledge yet? Car-Free Day is Monday, September 22. Take the car-free challenge and head over to DC’s celebration between 11 and 3 at 7th and F for “live music, yoga classes, free t-shirts and giveaways, Segway demonstrations”, valet bike parking, free bike tune-ups, and test rides on SmartBikes. If not for me or for the environment, do it for Tommy. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Simple solutions edition
Farragut’s “invisible tunnel”: CommuterPageBlog asks why Metro can’t easily allow free out-of-system transfers between Farragut North and West, allowing people to exit at one and re-enter the other on a single fare instead of riding around to the crowded Metro Center. NYC has two of these. Keep reading…
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What WMATA is really suggesting
Metrorail is nearing its capacity, with heavy load in many key points throughout the system. At last week’s WMATA board meeting, staff presented recommendations for capital improvements to increase capacity at the bottlenecks. Press outlets covered the topic, but often with confusion on details. WTOP covered the Georgetown/M Street proposal but wrote that the new… Keep reading…