Posts tagged Metrowest
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A giant jazz band will decorate Reston Town Center’s Metro station
By 2020, there will be six new Silver Line Metro stops in Northern Virginia. Metro plans to decorate at least five of the new stations with artwork, and this week released the design for the Reston Town Center station. Keep reading…
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Proposed Metrobus cuts continue a long, intertwined history of transit and race
The struggle for equitable public transportation began as a fight for the civil rights of transit riders and workers. It remains so today, as WMATA considers cuts to bus service across the region. Keep reading…
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Metro says it needs to cut rail service and multiple bus lines plus hike fares
Metro needs to close a $290 million budget gap, and to do that the agency is considering increasing bus and rail fares and removing bus routes. There will be a public open house held at Metro headquarters on Monday to allow anyone to speak directly to the board about the proposals. Keep reading…
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Metro successfully moved over a million trips on Saturday. Here’s how.
In total, there were over one million Metro trips on Saturday, the day of the Women's March on Washington. It was Metro’s second-highest rail ridership day ever. In order to move that many people, the system relied on solid planning, additional staff, and, most importantly, excited crowds. Keep reading…
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Fairfax still wants a real center at Vienna MetroWest
Developers floated a plan last month to drastically downscale the town center at Vienna MetroWest, but Lynda Smyth, the county supervisor for the area, said she never approved such a change, nor would the Board of Supervisors likely ever do so. Developers say they’re still committed to the full town center, but can’t do it right away. Keep reading…