Posts tagged Route Names
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8W? 30N? U7? The origin of Metrobus numbers, explained
Metrobus’s route numbers are unusually complicated compared to those of other major cities. Metrobus uses a mix of two-digit numbers, letters followed by one or two digits, and letters preceded by one or two digits. How did we end up with such a mess? Keep reading…
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Do you call roads by names or numbers?
Which roads do you refer to by their names, and which by state or US highway numbers? This question came up while we were editing some posts in recent days. MD-355 changes names several times along its route, from Wisconsin Avenue to Rockville Pike to Hungerford Drive to North/South Frederick Road/Avenue to Urbana Pike to North Market Street (did I miss any)? Though most people… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Help wanted
Help wanted at Metro; Help wanted on ethics board; A blanket of traffic cameras; Henderson is chancellor, not Kwame Brown; No Bethesda vs. Wheaton; Cars over veggies; Affordable housing needed; Garvey wins; And…. Keep reading…
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Circulator routes need user-friendly names
As DDOT looks to add new routes to the Circulator bus network, the agency should devise a simple and catchy naming system to designate each route. Metrorail uses colors. Metrobus and suburban bus systems use simple numbers or letter-number combinations (42, E6, 38B, etc.). Existing Circulator routes, on the other hand, are only known by their endpoints, like Georgetown-Union… Keep reading…