Posts by Steven Yates — Contributor
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This old promo video gives a glimpse into Metro’s early days
While some of us can’t imagine living without Metro, at one point in time not all that long ago it was brand new. This 1976 promotional video, via PlanItMetro, shows the system’s earliest days: Keep reading…
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These maps illustrate how big Dulles and BWI airports are
Dulles and Baltimore Washington International airports can sometimes feel like they’re not all that close to the District. But what would happen if they were built closer to DC? Like, in DC itself? Keep reading…
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Check out this mesmerizing time-lapse video of Metro
With all of the kerfuffle around the Purple Line and fare prices and arcing insulators, we forget that Metro can also be…beautiful. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: With profits dwindling in the Uber and Lyft era, DC taxi drivers quit or switch
Dwindling profits with the rise of ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft is pushing longtime cabbies to call it quits. A former Maryland governor admits putting the College Park Metro stop off the UMD campus was a mistake. Historically DC hasn't planted many trees in poorer parts of the city–but now they're trying to rectify that. Keep reading…
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Breakfast Links: Maryland’s Governor Hogan is really not pleased with the WMATA board
If WMATA chair Jack Evans blocks the land transfer Maryland needs for the Purple Line, Hogan says he'll replace the entire board. Arlington mulls its first reform of local parking policy in half a century. Area officials are trying something new in Dupont: swapping out parking spots for pickup/drop off zones on weekends. Keep reading…
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Should Metro change its rules to allow bikes during rush hour?
Today, Metro does not allow standard bikes on its trains during rush hour. But one of the ideas that came through MetroGreater was to reverse that policy and allow bikes at all times of day. Some of our contributors (as well as some well-known members of the local media…) think it’s a good idea, while others don’t. According to WMATA spokesman Richard Jordan,… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Waterfall
Metro chasing waterfalls; Battle in the sidewalks; FBI will not come cheap; Garvey on the Pike; Wanting more in NoMa; Where the bikes go; Where the trains go; Desegregating deductions; For all the infrastructure in China. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Grocery stories
Waiting for groceries; Next stop: groceries; Tiny Orange houses; Bail for Baltimore?; You think it’s hard to walk?; Hotel or studio; Bright lights of Loudoun; The rent is slightly lower!; The tracks beneath; Bikeless in Seattle. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: What’s in store?
No more Walmarts; Harris teetering?; Where’s the bridge?; Waiting on Purple; Hail drunk driving declines; Map the crashes; Stand on the left?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Not so grand
Vision 1000?; Housing heats up; Where Lyft takes you; The eggcellent Echo; Winter riding; Math fail; Forget shiny noses; And…. Keep reading…