Posts tagged Union Station
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The Circulator could go to Congress Heights, L’Enfant Plaza, and U Street
Changes to DC Circulator could bring the DC-run bus service to Congress Heights, L'Enfant Plaza, U Street/Howard University, but remove it from Skyland, Wisconsin Avenue, and Potomac Avenue. What do you think? Keep reading…
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Metro attacks station architecture with a paint can
Without warning this week, Metro started painting the vault (the walls and ceiling) of the Union Station stop. The glaring white paint stands out and flies in the face of what Metro's architectural team envisioned. Unfortunately, this work is irrevocable. Keep reading…
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Metro follows through on your winning MetroGreater idea, will add compass roses outside stations
Last year, Greater Greater Washington launched MetroGreater, a contest that allowed readers to suggest ideas they thought would improve Metro. The winner was an idea for compass roses at Metro station entrances, and Metro is now moving forward with installing them. Look for compass roses at four test stations downtown and near the Mall just in time for Cherry Blossom season. Keep reading…
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I’m thankful for train service
On Wednesday, traveling from my office at Farragut North to the Ashland, Virginia train station near my mom’s was house a breeze, and it was all via public trains. I’m thankful for that. Keep reading…
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Self-driving cars, payment via smart phone, and more will change transportation. Is our region ready?
Picture a DC region with autonomous vehicles, crowdsourced buses, and a single payment system for all forms of transit. These things could very well be on the horizon, but according to a group of transportation experts, they’ll mean new challenges when it comes to cybersecurity, safety, and accountability. Keep reading…
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Picture this: You’re nibbling breakfast at Union Station when a train plows through the building
At 8:38 am on January 15th, 1953, a man ran onto the Union Station concourse screaming “run for your lives!” 20 seconds later the building shook as a runaway 1,100 ton passenger train smashed through the north wall and collapsed the through the floor into the basement. Dozens of passengers were injured but, amazingly, there were no fatalities on the train or in the station. >… Keep reading…
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The biggest and the smallest Capital Bikeshare stations
Capital Bikeshare stations range in size, from nine docks to 47 docks. Here are photos of the smallest station (a secret station!) and the five biggest. First, the smallest station: the White House secret station. It’s got nine docks, and sits behind a fence at 17th Street and State Place NW, just south of the Old Executive Office building. … 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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Breakfast links: Yes, you have to build housing
You promised affordable housing; Losing your joint; Low housing alert; Hassles of housing; Bike lanes for Irving Street?; The price of Purple delays; A better Amtrak; Sexual harassment, too; The loopiest bus. Keep reading…
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Union Station’s concourse could get a big facelift
Union Station’s concourse, which serves Amtrak, MARC, and VRE passengers, can get very crowded. Plans to renovate the concourse aim to use the space more efficiently, providing larger waiting areas and giving riders much more room to move around. Keep reading…