Posts tagged Leif Dormsjo
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Why the streetcar from Union Station to Georgetown died (mostly)
“DC Streetcar to Georgetown is dead,” read the headline. But the once-proposed DC Streetcar extension, likely in dedicated lanes, from Union Station to Georgetown didn’t just die. It died a long time ago. It’s just that reporters saw the death certificate, and that lent a certain finality to what many suspected and others already knew. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Less money, more problems
Poverty rising in the east; Service cut snapshots; DC workers left behind; Circulator buses safer; Arlington acts on Airbnb; Keeping housing affordable; SelectPass success; Teen riders speak; Derailment in Hoboken; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: The smart money says
SmarTrip stays; DC declares independence; Shelter sums; No new Circulator routes; Solar support; What’s in a station name?; HOT and the Pentagon; And…. Keep reading…
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A regional summit on fixing Metro shows agreement on WMATA’s leadership, divisions on its funding
“If we don’t do something, ten years from now the system won’t be running,” said WMATA Board chairman Jack Evans. “The financial situation is dire.” Keep reading…
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Thank you for a great 8th birthday party!
Thanks to all of you —our readers, friends, and donors—who celebrated our 8th birthday last week! Keep reading…
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DC Streetcar’s exuberant opening day, in photos and video
DC Streetcar is open and carrying passengers, following a festive opening day on Saturday. Enjoy this photo tour reliving the fun, and see even more at GGWash’s opening day Flickr group. Keep reading…
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The DC Streetcar starts service on Saturday. It took a wild ride to get here.
When DC’s H Street and Benning Road streetcar opens on February 27, it’ll run on rails that were first installed almost seven years earlier. We’ve been talking about this project since 2008, with hundreds of posts. The following is a little walk down memory lane to look at everything that’s happened. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Safety and security
WMATA safety; Anxious riders; Smoke scare; High fines, nope; Bad landlords face the music; Morbid start to new year; Higher gas taxes for NoVA?; Stadium deal scrutiny; Navy Yard grows; Taxis claim harassment. Keep reading…
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WMATA admits there’s a problem with the culture
The WMATA Board of Directors has finally agreed publicly that the agency needs to reform its internal culture. This is an argument riders and advocates have been making for a long time, and it’s good to see the board reach the same conclusion. The board decided to hire a “restructuring specialist” to help turn WMATA around, the Washington Post reported. It’s… Keep reading…
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It’s our live chat with DC transportation head Leif Dormsjo
Today we talked with Leif Dormsjo, director of the District Department of Transportation (DDOT). Here is a transcript of our conversation. David Alpert: Welcome to our live chat with DDOT Director Leif Dormsjo! I’m here at DDOT HQ with Greater Greater Washington volunteers Eric Fidler, Tracey Johnstone, Payton Chung, and Abigail Zenner. David Alpert: Our guest… Keep reading…