Posts tagged Green Line
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Breakfast links: Bishop of Brookland
He’s here!; No Popemageddon; More Metro madness; Fill the opening; Proceed with housing; Familiar phenomenon; MJ in MD; Do your job, ANCs; Hit and run. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Housing too hot
Flipped; Homeownership declines for poor; Woof goes WMATA; Ticket to ride; Think of the children; Budget bites; If you build it, they will come; Non-gentrifying bridge; And…. Keep reading…
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Why did the pedestrian bridge collapse affect Metro so far away from Greenbelt?
Yesterday afternoon, a construction accident caused the collapse of the pedestrian bridge over the Green Line and CSX/MARC tracks in Berwyn Heights. The debris blocked the line between College Park and Greenbelt, disrupting many commutes. But why were there ripples as far away as Alexandria? Since the Green Line between College Park and Branch Avenue was unaffected, it’s… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Cut off
All falls down; Emancipation Day; High flying; Location, location; Wage wants; Goodies; No fly zone; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Silver Line cause and effect
Will Silver bring blue?; What can Green teach about Silver?; Back to school for mixed use; Virginia tells Uber to cease; EPA rule’s impacts will vary; A utility model for funding transit; New bus adjusts to riders; Voters gain development veto power; Seattle gives street space to kids; How the battle was won. Keep reading…
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I tracked every Metro trip I made for two years, and here’s what I found
When you keep track, it’s funny what patterns appear in Metro trips. I’ve been doing it for 2 years. During that time, I have ridden 75% of the WMATA fleet, and been delayed about 2% of the time, but more so far in 2014. In February 2012, I decided to start keeping track of a few attributes of my trips on Metro. The primary motivation was to track the cars I’d ridden… Keep reading…
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Prince George’s seeks the right kind of growth around Green Line stations
Prince George’s wants to encourage development around stations on the southern end of the Green Line. But plans to do so have stalled in an attempt to prohibit “undesirable” businesses there. A recent study from national consulting firm RCLCO shows that since 2000, the northern Green Line corridor between Columbia Heights and Navy Yard captured a larger… Keep reading…
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How would Metro’s loop work with an Arlington express line?
Last week, we discussed Metro’s proposed new downtown loop line in terms of the Blue and Yellow lines. Metro also plans to feed the loop with a new “express” line along I-66 in Arlington. While Metro’s plans are still in the early stages, at the moment, they seem to be focusing on a new line that would follow I-66 between East Falls Church and Rosslyn,… Keep reading…
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How might the new Metro loop work?
Last week, WMATA planners released a proposal for a new Metro loop downtown to help relieve capacity issues on the other lines. How might this new line operate? Details are scarce, but we can talk about some possibilities. Keep reading…
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What about an infill Metro station at the Cafritz property?
Prince George’s County recently approved a new town center in Riverdale Park that will have the county’s first Whole Foods. This might be a good location for a new Metro station as well. Keep reading…