Posts tagged Wmata
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Metro COO follows up on rock-throwing
Shortly after we wrote about the Metro employee’s indifference to rock-throwing kids, Gerald Francis, Metro’s Deputy General Manager and Chief Operating Officer, called Tim Krepp to follow up. Keep reading…
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Latest Metro crash not such a surprise
It’s still early in the investigation, but there are a few important issues to note regarding Sunday’s crash on the Orange Line. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Give thanks you survived
Really mean holiday streets; Traffic cameras blah blah blah; We’re paying for their cars; Youth pushed into train; ‘Round about Loudoun; Jim Lehrer, transit aficionado. Keep reading…
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Top 10 missed Metro stations
What parts of the Washington region ought to have a Metro station, but don’t? I have long maintained that our region should be more open to transit modes other than Metrorail. Metro is great, but with its extremely high price tag and with over a hundred miles of it already in service, what our region needs most now is better network coverage. At this time, a billion dollars would… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Water water everywhere
Metro migraines; The Mall Map; Two-driver car replaces driverless cars?; I was wondering that too; Right hand, meet left hand’s billboard; Driving on the left in Missouri; Not Rhombus Heights. Keep reading…
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Lights brighten mezzanine at Judiciary Sq
On November 24, Metro announced that they were testing new lighting at Judiciary Square’s F Street Entrance. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Few consequences
Shot a cyclist? It’s OK; Let there be light, and airport buses; Desire lines of Brasilia; Be on the Planning Board; Tweet your space; Everybody wants biotech. Keep reading…
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Zimmerman talks safety on Kojo
Metro Board member Chris Zimmerman of Arlington appeared on Friday’s Kojo Nnamdi Show to talk about Metro safety. They’ve also started filming video of the radio interviews. Here’s a portion of Zimmerman’s appearance: Keep reading…
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Why didn’t the Board find out about Metro’s denial to Tri-State Oversight?
We know that Metro refused to let a safety oversight board access live tracks. So why didn’t anyone tell the General Manager or the Board? Keep reading…
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Metro will delay SmartBenefits changes by one year
Metro will postpone SmartBenefits changes for one year, iMetro reports. General Manager John Catoe announced the decision last night at the Prince George’s budget forum, which iMetro also attended. He reports that Catoe said Metro reached the decision on Tuesday. The “three purse” system will not go into effect January 1 after all, and the old system will stay in effect throughout… Keep reading…