Posts tagged Maintenance
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Metro riders need to know when service will be good again
Unlike its off-peak trains, Metrorail’s rebuilding program is moving full steam ahead. When will it actually be done? After years of deferred maintenance, WMATA is neck deep with major track work every weekend. The work is clearly necessary for Metrorail’s long term viability, but it’s awful for riders now. With headways approaching a half hour, weekend… Keep reading…
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Half-hour Metro headways are not acceptable
Last weekend WMATA ran trains 30 minutes apart along the entire Orange Line. Although some reduction in service was necessary due to single tracking between Eastern Market and Cheverly, such extremely infrequent trains along the rest of the line was unnecessary and was a disservice to Metro’s customers. Metro’s job is not merely to run trains. It’s to serve… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Here comes the train again
Crack is whack for Metro; VRE going without Wi-Fi; Brookland development gets ANC OK; Traffic studies unbelievable but true; CaBi may soon get ads; Emergency pedicab regulations permanent; A strong core is key to health; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: No money, mo problems
Water infrastructure funding running dry; MoCo’s affordable housing needs to grow; Live free or die (in DC); McDonnell jeapordizes interstate commission; Prince William cool on HOT lanes; Big pay days for DC’s merit pay teachers; The history and future of parking; And…. Keep reading…
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DDOT working to improve trail maintenance
Trail maintenance in DC is currently handled by a mish-mash of agencies and contractors, but no single person or agency is truly responsible. This leaves many tasks routinely ignored and results in damaged, unusable trails, some in need of complete repaving. The Department of Transportation (DDOT) is responsible for some maintenance, but so is the Department of Public Works… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Love in the time of commutes
DC’s warren of intrigue; Virginia is for transit lovers; DC favors taxi color: green; Baker and council at odds; MWAA tidbits; Congressman wants to ease streetcar rules; Washington has wealthiest median; Arlington supports Boeing despite objections; Area bridges need repair; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Governments get the message
MPD issues cyclist mea culpa; Maryland getting tougher on bad drivers; Housing prices are more than supply and demand; Whither the young preservationists?; Arlington hires celebrity planner; ANCs make their own rules; Some stations have 4th, 5th, and 6th rails; Is Southwest DC historic enough?; It’s curtains for the Lincoln Theatre; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Suited for development
GSA focusing on TOD; A diffrerent redevelopment of Southwest; CaBi coming to Montgomery; How can Custis Trail improve?; Students want greater ANC role; Security gate creates danger; DC schoolbuses don’t make the grade; And…. Keep reading…
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Montreal shows the way for Metro Forward
Montreal’s subway and bus operator undertook a six-year modernization effort, rebranding itself, rebuilding stations, replacing track, buying new buses, and developing new ways to communicate with riders. Hopefully WMATA’s newly-minted Metro Forward campaign can emulate this success in the Washington region. Last month, WMATA launched Metro Forward,… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Lots of hot air
Operation Cool Breeze not so cool; You can photograph the Baltimore light rail; Can Stessel unsuck Metro communications?; When jurisdictions vie for federal agencies; Induce and reduce the same thing?; Chinatown bus crashes, killing 4; Longer commute, shorter life; Former officials do the darndest things; And…. Keep reading…