Posts about Transit
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Commemorate the crash victims with a moment of silence
Metro is calling for a moment of silence at 10:30 am to honor the victims of the June 22, 2009 Red Line crash. Let’s all take a virtual moment of silence as you read this. Metro dedicated a plaque at 10 am and families could lay wreaths at the site of the crash. There will also be ceremonies at ATU’s headquarters in Forestville and on the New Hampshire Ave NE bridge over the… Keep reading…
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Metro rider perspectives on Kojo
WMATA Riders’ Advisory Council Chair Frank DeBernardo, from Greenbelt, and Accessibility Advisory Committee Vice-Chair Phil Posner are talking about Metro on the Kojo Nnamdi show starting now. You can listen live here, and the audio will be archived later this afternoon. Keep reading…
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Metro stations could get DVD kiosks and trolley tour tickets
What kinds of businesses that don’t serve food would want to pay to open locations in Metro stations? That was the big question when the WMATA Board decided last year not to entertain any bids for food-related retail, even packaged food like frozen dinners that are not geared toward eating on the system. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Better or worse?
Flip it; Is Metro safer?; Tysons blown?; TOD or transit-occupying sprawl?; Rail to Richmond and Norfolk, almost; Crash tax?; We’re not a big city?; Petworth getting a market. Keep reading…
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Brunch links: Separated
More arguments on HOT lanes; Video for Vancouver lanes; Bush daughter’s bikes stolen; Ride the Army train; Remove the FDR? Maybe not so crazy?; And…; Recipe for 14th north of CH? A streetcar?. Keep reading…
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Weekend video: Why don’t you slide
Volkswagen made a Berlin U-bahn station a lot of fun: Keep reading…
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Brunch links: Western wires
Student plans Oakland streetcar; Hybrids or electric trolleybuses?; Boycott driving, drill for subways; Stop “careless driving” in New York; Bus driver hits rider; First class bus to NY; Md. agency moving to Metro station; Somewhat urbanism-related quote of the day. Keep reading…
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Fishing from the Flickr pool
Now that we have a Greater and Lesser Washington Flickr pool, we’ll be featuring photos entered in the pool on a weekly basis. Here are some of our favorites from our first week: Keep reading…
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If those who pay for transit should pick the WMATA Board, where are the rider reps?
Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell is trying to take some of Virginia’s WMATA Board seats away from the Northern Virginia counties that appoint them, and threatening to derail the federal funding for safety-related improvements unless he gets it. McDonnell’s main argument is that the state pays about half of Virginia’s share for transit, and therefore he… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Following the story
Reaction to McDonnell power grab; Working hard; Ehrlich vs. transit; O’Malley for TOD; Dresser on a bike; Bikes, eh; How it happened. Keep reading…