Posts tagged Unlimited Passes
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Breakfast links: Energy deals and the last mile
PAC to Pepco; Feds on the energy merger; BRT creep in Arlington?; Demographics near Metro; Lyft on the last mile; Stamp of approval; Under-handed house flipping; Everything’s bigger in Texas. Keep reading…
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WMATA will try out flexible “name your own price” passes
Metro can help riders, make its revenue more predictable, and encourage people to ride transit with a system of flexible passes. The WMATA Board is expected to authorize WMATA to move ahead with a pilot program at its meeting Thursday. Michael Perkins, one of our resident transit experts, has been advocating for such a system for a long time. There aren’t yet many public… Keep reading…
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Flexible passes could attract riders back to Metro. Will WMATA try them?
Metro can help riders, make its revenue more predictable, and encourage people to ride transit with a system of flexible passes. At a meeting Thursday, some board members will be pushing the agency give this idea a serious look. In many cities, frequent transit riders don’t pay for every ride; they buy a monthly or weekly ticket and then think of transit as free. It’s… Keep reading…
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Bad Metro reliability is driving riders away. WMATA has a few ideas to get them back.
The long season of debate about WMATA budgets, fares, and service has begun, and like too many years in the last decade, the agency faces a budget crunch. Today, the agency released its first budget proposal which includes some proposals that will interest riders. The agency is now agreeing with something riders have been saying for some time: Poor maintenance and other bad customer… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Stereotypes
“Gentrifiers” aren’t all white; Bad apples lead to viral videos; Simmons: Roads not rights; Primary will stay a joke; Food trucks get compromise; Bag fee just for food?; Chevy Chase Lake gets changes; Make the MBT safer; Talk bike lanes, safe streets; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: It is the east
Not relaxed about new restaurant; Retailers look eastward; Anacostia needs arts and more; No place to wait; Metro morsels; Potomac Yard Metro delayed some more; Hirshhorn stays donut, won’t get bubble; More homes for sale; And…. Keep reading…
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WMATA launches “Short Trip” rail pass on SmarTrip
Starting Monday, Metrorail riders can purchase a “short trip” pass online or at a fare machine and apply it to their SmarTrip cards. It’s a big improvement for Metro customers that commute regularly and use Metro on the weekends or for additional trips in the evenings. The pass costs $35 and is good for one week. It covers all off-peak trips and the first $3.50… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: From Z to A
Avis buys Zipcar; Or will Avis kill Zipcar?; Metro announces inauguration service; Pricey passes not a hit, not surprisingly; Generous camera illegal?; Amtrak wants lighter trains; Transportation tops MD agenda; What DC Council travel costs taxpayers; New oversight; And…. Keep reading…
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Morning links: More muck
Yet another investigation; End entitlement, end tickets; The occupation is over; Some parts of DC get whiter; Metro becoming paperless; Bag searches catch nobody; TBD Off Foot; Time for a freeway’s exit; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Will it get built?
Budget passes, Silver doesn’t; Concrete solutions; Where people bike and carpool; Incomplete passes; Kabuki transportation bill; Money isn’t everything; We want retail; Not in the zone; Last call; And…. Keep reading…