Posts tagged Wmata
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Alexandria still into Potomac Yards station
The Post reports continuing movement by the City of Alexandria toward putting an infill station on the Yellow and Blue Lines at Potomac Yards. The WMATA 2030 map I made for WMATA contains this potential infill station as well. Keep reading…
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The Blue Line and downtown jobs
Students from the GMU School of Public Policy released a report on “Access and Circulation on the National Mall.” It contains this graphic, showing the locations of jobs (as of 2002, hence the low numbers of jobs in areas like NoMA and the missing NY Ave station) and Metro stations. Keep reading…
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Union Station Intermodal Transportation Center meeting tonight
DDOT is conducting a study “analyze the feasibility and impact of creating enhanced access to multiple modes of transportation at Burnham Place, Union Station and the surrounding transportation network.” There’s a public meeting tonight from 6-8 pm at the Columbus Club at Union Station, 50 Massachusetts Ave NE. Keep reading…
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Entire level of DC USA garage has never been used
Councilmember Jim Graham is rightly very proud of bringing Target and other stores to Columbia Heights, giving residents places to shop and jobs. And many of them are taking Metro. Graham emailed community lists to report that Metro ridership at the Columbia Heights station is up 24% on weekdays and 39% on weekends since the stores opened. Keep reading…
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Zoo tram an opportunity to not need parking
The National Zoo will propose an aerial tram and 1,428 new parking spaces, according to the Examiner (via DCist). The tram will connect all of the Zoo’s entrances, of which only one is near Metro and half a mile away. Meanwhile, they will construct a new entrance near the Small Mammal House for a huge new parking lot. Keep reading…
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Metro 2030, WMATA edition
I made a slightly altered version of my Metro 2030 map for WMATA at their request. Reader Yonah just pointed out that they officially used it in the presentation and press release from GM John Catoe last week. I’ve also been helping MWCOG to make a variant of this map including rapid bus corridors. Keep reading…
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Weekend walking roundup
Walking: so crazy it’s almost illegal: A group of Alabama students is responding to high gas prices by walking to school. Their courage is even more notable because parade rules almost made their actions illegal and their town lacks sidewalks. Keep reading…
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Metro will speed key bus corridors
Saturday’s Post reports on plans by Metro to add “rapid-bus service” on the highest ridership bus corridors in the next six years. The corridors include 16th St (S1/S2/S4) in DC, Veirs Mill Rd (Q2) in Montgomery, and Leesburg Pike (28AB/28FG/28T) in Virginia. Keep reading…
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Better buses
Metro’s next big focus is on improving bus on-time performance, the Examiner reports. That’s great—my graph of L2 waiting times shows that it’s sadly unpredictable, and it’s far from unusual. Keep reading…
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This is a wedding train to Shady Grove
I don’t think we’re going to do this for our wedding, but good for Scott Alprin and Anneliesa Clump, who “take Metro everywhere” and therefore decided to use the Red Line to transport themselves and their wedding guests from ceremony to reception. Keep reading…