Posts tagged Maintenance
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Public reaction to Metro’s proposed cuts proves the need to be vastly more transparent about rebuilding
Metro has a trust problem that’s impeding the agency’s ability to fix its decaying rail system. Riders and city officials don’t believe the agency’s proposed permanent cuts are necessary. To solve this one way or another, Metro must regain rider trust by precisely reporting exactly what its rebuilding needs are, and whether efforts thus… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: WMATA Board demands answers
Answers, Metro. Now.; Too many rods for safety; Workers and managers all do horribly; Shelter opponents sue; How kids get to school; Where we work, where we live; Anacostia going over asking; The playground thief; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: “Arrest all the black hoodies”
Discrimination in Charm City; Unsafe space; Poor performance, no penalties; Michigan Park housing moves forward; Not your average box; Officials sound off on Metro; A year without a mayor?; Swamp things. Keep reading…
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Metro proposes ending late-night service PERMANENTLY. That’s a terrible idea.
Metro may never again be open after midnight on Fridays and Saturdays, and would close at 10 pm every Sunday, under a plan General Manager Paul Wiedefeld will propose to the WMATA Board this Thursday. Please ask the board to reject moving this proposal forward right now. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Yuuuge wall
“Trump’s [Purple] wall”; Make buses great again; SafeTrack’s challenge; When Metro was cool; Bethesdensity; Protesting a bad offer; Solution for vacant office space?; Uneven job growth; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Build that housing
Permit effects on housing; H Street’s newest connection; Mixed income with a community pool; Development east of the Anacostia; Maryland Ave NE road diet; Fight over Metro firing; Uber surges and SafeTrack; Open gangways for NYC’s subway. Keep reading…
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SafeTrack returns to Ballston this week, and some work from last time still isn’t finished
Between July 20th and 31st, Orange and Silver Line trains will share a single track between Ballston and East Falls Church and run less frequently. SafeTrack’s first work surge was in the same place, and there are still a few loose ends to tie up. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Metro’s making an effort
SafeTrack doesn’t fix it all; Metro’s back-breaking backlog; Metro money land; Uber for the commute; Co-working works; AirBnB argument; Chicago’s conundrum; Stadium parking racket. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Building bridges
SafeTrack surge #3; Riders say sayonara after SafeTrack; Arlington Memorial bridge isn’t falling down; AU students get a Metro pass; Plans for the Bethesda plaza; DC schools lack accessibility; Books in barbershops; Mourning for murals in Annapolis; Lamont Street Collective gone; Subsidized artist abodes. Keep reading…
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Let’s stand by the Silver Line
Sharon Bulova chairs the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. In light of the safety and maintenance issues that Metro is now addressing with SafeTrack, some members of the media have said that instead of building the Silver Line, WMATA should have fixed the rest of the system. As one of the leaders that helped make the Silver Line happen, I’d like to respond. Keep reading…