Posts tagged Fun
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There’s a word for that
On a recent post about short bike lanes near intersections, a discussion started up about whether we should use a technical term or simpler ones. To help you learn some transportation lingo, here are some recently-discovered, never-published verses to the Barenaked Ladies’ children’s song, A Word for That. Listen below first, then read along:… Keep reading…
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Can you guess these Metro station names from their emoji?
Here are the names of 14 Metro stations written in emoji. Can you guess each one? Michael Schade created this quiz to kick off the recent Metro Hack Night, where coders from around the region showed off fun and useful projects they’d done to integrate with Metro’s publicly available data or otherwise aid riders. How many can you get? .emoji_station { font-size: 24pt;… Keep reading…
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Silverman, White, Gray, and White can form a paint caucus on the next DC Council
Tuesday night, three incumbents lost their primaries for re-election to the DC Council: Robert White beat Vincent Orange at large, Vincent Gray unseated Yvette Alexander in Ward 7, and Trayon White took out LaRuby May in Ward 8. Many observers noticed that there’s something similar about all of their last names: They’re (achromatic) hues. Keep reading…
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Why long waits to cross the street might be good for humanity
We’ve often criticized “beg buttons,” those buttons you have to push (and then wait) before being able to cross a street. But maybe civilization depends on them? Beg buttons, by their very nature, put people on foot at a lower level of priority than people driving. The drivers get a green light at set times whether they’re there or not, but people walking… Keep reading…
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Five trains, 20 buses, one awesome transit nerd poster
Between rail, bus, and now the streetcar, there are quite a few ways to get around our region by transit. I made an illustration of the vehicles our extensive network uses. Can you identify all of them? The answers are after the jump! Keep reading…
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There’s a “Washington” neighborhood in Milan, Italy
Milan, Italy’s second largest city, has a neighborhood named “Washington.” Its main street: Via Giorgio Washington. Keep reading…
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Local (and federal) governments want you to go sledding!
For the first time in recent years, government officials are actually encouraging (or at least tacitly allowing) area residents to have some winter fun on hills that were previously off limits to unsanctioned sledding. Keep reading…
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How well do you know your WAMU reporters? It’s whichWMArtin week 1
Which WAMU reporter named Martin is this a picture of? Keep reading…
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NoMa has a new, transportation-themed restaurant
A new NoMa restaurant celebrates transportation, from drinks named for train travel to multimodal options for getting there. Keep reading…
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It’s Christmastime in the city!
Lots of great Christmas traditions, like taking a stroll and checking out the lights, are best celebrated in cities. Here are some of my favorites: Keep reading…