Posts tagged Grosvenor
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Breakfast links: Metrorail wheel concerns may be linked to track problems
Metrorail’s 7000 series train issues may also be linked to older track problems. MoCo Council seeks stricter e-scooter rules. Some Arlingtonians concerned dogs may use a park outside of “dog park” sections. Keep reading…
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Metro Reasons: More trains bring more riders to the Red Line
More people began riding the Red Line after Metro eliminated the Grosvenor turnback and doubled service at White Flint, Twinbrook, Rockville, and Shady Grove Metrorail stations. That’s according to a Metro staff presentation set to be presented on Thursday, where the agency will ask the Board to reaffirm the turnback’s elimination. Keep reading…
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The “Grosvenor” Metro station is pronounced as “Grove-nor.” Here’s why.
Since half of all Red Line trains turned back there until last year, you’ve probably heard the name “Grosvenor” spoken aloud even if you’ve never been there. Have you ever wondered why the S is either silent or pronounced in the wrong place? Keep reading…
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Why we pronounce “Grosvenor” as “Grove-nor”
Since half of all Red Line trains turn back there, you've probably heard the name “Grosvenor” spoken aloud even if you've never been there. Have you ever wondered why the S is either silent or pronounced in the wrong place? Keep reading…
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For four weekends in July and August, Metro is closing Medical Center and Bethesda stations
Metro plans to close the Medical Center and Bethesda stations for four weekends starting July 15th for a tunnel waterproofing project. Trains will also single-track between Medical Center and Friendship Heights at nighttime for a month beginning 9pm every weekday between July 10 and August 11. If this project is successful, it could mean more closures but also, eventually, fewer leaks and a more reliable Red Line. Keep reading…
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At the Grosvenor station, an old Metro car is now a plaza
At the Grosvenor-Strathmore Metro station in Bethesda, a real estate company cut up an old Metro car and turned it into benches to sit on and kiosks where you can buy baked goods, flowers, and clothes. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Deadly fire in Silver Spring
Silver Spring up in flames; Bike lanes? ANC says no thanks; How to make office parks work; Purple still pushing along; Columbia Heights on crime; Another MetroAccess assault; No PAC bump; Can’t contain shipping container homes; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Who gets the blame
You’re fired; Silver Line scapegoat?; Metro’s disability dilemma; Is standing on escalators better?; Big plans for Grosvenor; Big garage, big impact; Flexible transit benefits?; Victims’ struggle; VA expands road & rail; Go home when?; And…. Keep reading…
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To save Maryland’s second oldest tree, the Red Line moved
You probably didn’t know that Maryland’s oldest tree is Metro-accessible. It could have easily been sawdust without a shift in the Red Line. Keep reading…