Posts tagged Fta
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SafeTrack work between Ballston and East Falls Church is nearly finished
Metro got more done than it expected during the first “surge” of SafeTrack, which required single tracking on the Orange and Silver Lines between Ballston and East Falls Church. The entire surge isn’t finished yet, but this is a good start for SafeTrack. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Purple Line pushback
Another Purple Line delay?; Rockville pines for free parking; Alexandria’s SafeTrack plan; New zoning code, new digs; SafeTrack on schedule; Maintenance briefly derailed; The bell tolls for I-66 budget; Free parking isn’t free. Keep reading…
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If Metro had been more like Southwest Airlines, it’d have saved a lot of headaches
Last summer, I took my first ride on one of Metro’s new 7000 series railcars. They’re impressive, but had I gotten my way back in 2006, when I was WMATA’s interim General Manager, that ride would have never happened. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: A different track
ICYMI; Bring on the buses; Homeless families on the rise; Car2go2more places; From retail to residence; Tall Oaks short on retail; Make the grade; Gaithersburg, the most diverse city; Traffic nightmare or hidden art?; And…. Keep reading…
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The feds tell Metro to rearrange its maintenance plans
That SafeTrack plan of maintenance and shutdowns you learned about last week might be out the window, or at least significantly changed. The Federal Transit Administration just instructed Metro to do maintenance on three sections of track before starting on its SafeTrack maintenance plan. In a letter the FTA just sent WMATA, FTA demands that Metro rearrange priorities to first… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Be safe or shut down
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Breakfast links: The long road to safety
“Tough medicine”; Another safety lapse; Left behind in Loudoun; McLean’s density dispute; DC’s new constitution?; Seattle’s fight for growth; Swing set drama; How the shelters look; And…. Keep reading…
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The feds aren’t helping on Metro safety, says DC transportation chief
Metro has to do better on safety, local and federal governments, riders, and many others all agree. But while the federal government is pushing for safety, some say it’s also a part of the problem. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Blitzes and bans
Metro’s got more than 99 problems; Now ban the other box; Co-op opt out; Energy bills, bills, bills; Fire on the mountain; Fighting words (on license plates); (Development) stop requested; Cycling at a crossroads; Sounds like progress; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Skeptic city
Shelter doubts; Safety blitz findings; On the up in Ivy City; Weekend cuts?; Car2go Arlington and DC; Wilson is fine; Smoked out in DC; Consolation fee; And…. Keep reading…