Posts about Transit
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Emails with links a recipe for WMATA site overload
Over the past week, Metro has seen a number of major service disruptions, mainly due to the heavy snowfall. But WMATA’s method of communicating over email, which sends messages with only a link to a page on WMATA.com instead of the text of the announcement, turned out to be useless when too many people tried to view the release. Thursday evening, the Office of Personnel Management… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Light rail reading
Books on the wind; Fair and purple; Mote out of our eyes; People walk? News to 9 News; Stuck on the train; Freeway pollution is bad; Bike bites. Keep reading…
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Shovel brigades clear out sidewalks and bus stops
While some people look forward to getting their street plowed after weeks of heavy snowfall, those who walk or use public transit to get around have a whole new problem: snowplows often push the snow into the sidewalk, leaving piles of hardened, icy snow several feet high. No doubt you’ve seen people walking along the sides of major local roads, like Randolph Road in Montgomery… Keep reading…
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Join the shovel teams at 3
We have three Keep reading…
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Brunch links: Silly governments and parking
Bad economy means parking lot; Not what we mean by maximums; Smarter parker; Metro needs fixing, still safest; OK, we preserved enough?; “Tarnished my respect for the police a bit”; The Martians of PG don’t mind. Keep reading…
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Let’s shovel bus stops Sunday
Give a hand. Save a hip. Bus stops all over the region are not safely accessible because of snow mountains, slush and ice. Taxpayer-funded Metro can’t shovel out 12,000 bus stops. Let’s make George Washington proud and go shovel. Keep reading…
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Derailment at Farragut North a safety system success
This morning’s commute was marred not only by the snow drifts spread across the region, but also by a minor derailment on the Red Line at Farragut North. While there was some confusion in initial reports, some things have become clear about the accident. The derailment itself was caused by a safety device known as a “derailer,” which prevented the train from… Keep reading…
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The Transit Ombudsman: Reform the form
Readers of The Transit Ombudsman want Metro to provide easier, more effective ways for us to report issues that need attention. Better service equals happier riders. And happier riders will more readily push federal, state and local governments to increase their funding of Metro. Reader Adam F proposed that riders be able to contact Customer Service from the mobile site. The… Keep reading…
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How was your commute?
Did you commute this morning? How was it? Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Good luck getting there
Help Zipcar, make a few bucks; One more on Red, Orange; What happens in a storm; Privatization is magic!; Cities, ewwww(ing); Just 1 foot left for 3-foot passing; Walkable, photographable New York. Keep reading…