Posts tagged Wmata
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Do you have questions about SmarTrip?
WMATA’s press office has told me that I should have my requested interview with the SmarTrip manager this week. Right now I’m going to be concentrating on upgrades to SmarTrip, such as the “walking transfer” option being discussed for the Farragut stations, as well as my favorite topic, allowing the smartcards to be used as Metrorail or Metrobus… Keep reading…
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Weekend reading: Calm during the storm edition
Cornhusker calming in Chevy Chase: Residents are concerned about speeding drivers on Nebraska Avenue just west of Rock Creek Park, reports the Current. DDOT is reconstructing that segment of road, but residents argue the agency didn’t adequately communicate plans while they were in development (a common problem across the city). Keep reading…
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2003 WMATA expansion map
When I went to interview Jack Evans, I discovered this map which hangs in his office. It’s a 2003 map, apparently produced by WMATA, showing the Silver Line and a potential separated Blue Line alignment. Blue Line maps, such as this one in the Post, never showed a lot of detail about station locations; this one does. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Simple solutions edition
Farragut’s “invisible tunnel”: CommuterPageBlog asks why Metro can’t easily allow free out-of-system transfers between Farragut North and West, allowing people to exit at one and re-enter the other on a single fare instead of riding around to the crowded Metro Center. NYC has two of these. Keep reading…
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1999 WMATA expansion plan
In the comments on the mid-90s WMATA fantasy map, commenter Joseph Henchman pointed me to this compilation of images Zachary Schrag made. In addition to that map, it has this diagram of possible expansion corridors. Not surprisingly, it has much in common with contemporary light rail proposals. Keep reading…
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1990s Metro fantasy map
When I interviewed Councilmember Jack Evans, upon learning of my interest in Metro, he dug up and showed me this map. It dates from the mid-1990s, back when the airport on the Potomac was officially called National, the proposed development to its south was called PortAmerica, and Evans served on the WMATA board. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: it’s breakfast time here edition
I’m in California this week, so I won’t be posting as frequently (and, due to the time change, not so early in the morning). Keep reading…
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Lunch links: National trends edition
Trend story of the moment: whites moving into the city: First it was “gas prices so high some people are giving up driving,” followed by “record transit ridership in [insert city here].” Now, a pair of articles in The Wall Street Journal and The New Republic may represent the next media narrative. Both discuss the trend of whites moving to the city and its effects,… Keep reading…
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25 minute evening headways?
Are 25-minute Metro headways every evening in our future? Metro has a huge backlog of track repair projects, and yesterday the WMATA Board discussed a proposal to “cluster” the work, completely rehabbing one segment of track at a time and performing the work on weeknights and weekends, not just overnight. Keep reading…
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Metro passes will work with SmarTrip
It’s a little-known fact, but WMATA does have weekly unlimited passes. They’re much more expensive than NYC’s popular weekly and monthly bus and subway passes, but they’re there. Keep reading…