Posts tagged Safetrack
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WMATA is considering scrapping the Metroway BRT
Ridership on Metroway, the BRT route that runs from Braddock Road to Pentagon City, has been climbing since the service started in 2014. Yet WMATA is still considering shutting it down to save money. That’d negate years of planning and construction and sour public opinion on transit. Keep reading…
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Metro is proposing service cuts, again. Will riders ever see the benefits?
Metro has fallen and it can’t get up. That’s the reality facing riders, agency staff, local officials, and the WMATA Board of Directors. In yet another slap at riders, Metro is proposing service cuts to allow for the the work time necessary to fix the system. But will it make a difference? Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Rosslyn gets a better bike lane
Protected lane in Rosslyn; Bowser wants answers from Metro; Just kidding! on service cuts?; HPAP hiccups; Residential joins the BID; 2040 and no new Metro; Bike trail =/= road; And…. Keep reading…
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Here’s why it’d be wrong to shut down Metro east of the Anacostia River
Last week, WMATA reported that one way to close its budget gap could be to close 20 Metro stations outside of rush hour, including seven that serve DC communities that are east of the Anacostia River. Moving forward with this idea would make it far harder for children to get to schools and for adults to access social and political life in the District. It could be a major civil rights violation,… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Is Metro getting better?
Any progress yet?; Not enough for affordable housing; Metro wants to enforce; Staying really late at work; Union Station back up to snuff; And…. Keep reading…
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If late-night Metrorail service doesn’t come back, bus service might look like this
Metro still wants to end late-night rail service to do more maintenance. Here’s the late-night bus service that could take its place. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Welcome to fabulous Prince George’s
MGM’s big moment; Strike out on late-night service; A new paratransit model?; Bad traffic in SafeTrack; Development halted; DC has small houses; Inspectors shall not pass; Self-driving cars vs. transit; Better biking laws. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Woodley Park hotel plans falter
Whining wins on Wardman Park; Slow down, SafeTrack?; Lyttonsville’s plan for walkability; Brookland Manor still on the move; 14th St changes, as seen through food; Our automated future is coming … slowly; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Slow ride, take it easy
Fire culprit; A safe trip; Split rides off; Homers, not rides home; Free ridesharing; Sick leave in MoCo; Statehood push continues; Virginia’s budget; Washington Gas avoidance; And…. Keep reading…
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NoMa’s first underpass park is almost here!
Work to brighten the otherwise-drab underpass on M Street NE is underway. Crews have begun installing “Rain,” the first of what will eventually be four underpass parks in NoMa. Keep reading…