Posts tagged Transit
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The 7000 series: Not your father’s railcar
Metro will soon place an order for a new series of railcars. The new cars, the 7000 series, will be quite different from Metro’s current fleet of cars. One notable difference with the cars is that they will be quad-sets. They will still be married pairs, like WMATA’s current rolling stock, but instead of having a cab at each end of the pair, a cab will only be present at… Keep reading…
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Maryland moves slightly on operating funds, but plans more bus cuts for Prince George’s
Maryland’s WMATA board members announced April 22 that the state would meet its proposed contribution requirement of $13.9 million in GM Richard Sarles proposed budget through a combination of increased funds, possible local revenue and likely bus service reductions within Maryland. The announcement at the WMATA board meeting followed a rally last Tuesday at Addison… Keep reading…
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We can’t let Governor O’Malley sabotage Metro
The press has been thoroughly covering the impact of interim WMATA GM Richard Sarles’ proposed modified FY2011 operating budget, which has significant and immediate impacts on riders, but the much more important story from yesterday’s Board meeting is how the O’Malley Administration kneecapped prospects for repairing Metro’s aging infrastructure. To… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Getting built, getting rented
Not enough housing!; Higher vacant property charges?; War and Peaceoholics; In the courts; Tough streets; DIY complete street; Manhattan agrees not to overbuild parking. Keep reading…
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Region poised to back away from Metro good repair
The consensus emerging from months of negotiations between area jurisdictions that fund Metro is for fewer dollars for capital projects and diminished guarantees that the dollars committed will actually materialize. The WMATA board will be updated today and presented with three possible capital funding agreement renewal options. All them provide fewer dollars and fewer… Keep reading…
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Sarles proposes budget with far fewer service cuts
WMATA interim GM Richard Sarles has revised the proposed FY11 operating budget to substantially pare back proposed service reductions. He will present his proposal to the Board of Directors today. Sarles manages to reduce the need for service reductions by cutting departmental costs and increasing some revenue, but the biggest change is restoring the tactic of using capital… Keep reading…
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WMATA releases Gunn report after Van Hollen insists
WMATA has posted the presentation former GM David Gunn gave to the Board last month on how to fix Metro. Keep reading…
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Afternoon links: Nonsense
National Highways-In-Parks Service?; Wilson Building ATM machine still running; Silver Line car price fight; Finalists selected for Planning Board; More cents and sense for Bethesda parking; Tenleytown: 60 years of anti; So high-speed, it never stops; Post’s new network. Keep reading…
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WMATA reaches agreement to use DC USA garage
Employees at WMATA’s Northern Bus Garage will be able to park at DC USA, under an agreement the WMATA Board will review on Thursday. The parking deck at the Northern Bus Garage was closed last year “as it was no longer structurally sound,” and WMATA began looking for alternate parking locations. DC USA was an obvious location given the plethora of unused… Keep reading…
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Rogoff: Federal oversight mustn’t push riders onto highways
FTA Administrator Peter Rogoff told Congress that while he believes strongly in greater federal oversight of transit safety, it’s important for that oversight not to diminish the usefulness of transit. Keep reading…