Posts tagged Federal Center Sw
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Metro Reasons: An unreported fire closed a station a year before a 2016 explosion. What did WMATA know about the risk?
An insulator caught fire and filled the Benning Road Metro station with heavy, thick smoke in a previously-unreported incident from August 2015. This came nine months prior to the insulator explosion in the Federal Center Southwest station in 2016, and raises new questions about what WMATA knew of the risks from its power system. Keep reading…
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Everywhere someone hailed a cab in DC between January and August of this year, mapped
From January to August 2016, DC cabs picked up more than eight million riders. From looking at when and where, we can see the busy nightlife scene on U Street NW, the midday tourist boost on the Capitol Grounds, and the sheer diversity of reasons people go to Dupont Circle. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Fire alarm
Friday’s tough commute; What started the fire?; WMATA’s board woes; Ride-hailing’s late night future?; New public housing; DC’s commune scene; Tough church transformations; Frederick’s urban future?. Keep reading…
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What we know and what we don’t about last week’s Federal Center SW explosion
Last week, after an explosion at Federal Center SW, someone at Metro’s Rail Operations Control Center denied Metro safety workers access to inspect the track. Also, while the explosion happened just before 7 am, the station didn’t shut down until the afternoon. This doesn’t reflect well on Metro’s safety culture, but we also don’t have all the details. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Be safe or shut down
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Breakfast links: The long road to safety
“Tough medicine”; Another safety lapse; Left behind in Loudoun; McLean’s density dispute; DC’s new constitution?; Seattle’s fight for growth; Swing set drama; How the shelters look; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Deal or no deal
Soccer stadium deal pending; Spy versus preservationists; Budget autonomy overturned; Better cycling around the Mall; Silver Line a step closer; Metro signs say what?; Springtime for Hitler bus ads; McDuffie for McMillan; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Disappointing
Loudoun takes bike safety more seriously?; Crosswalks are the danger zone; Wait for
affordableKeep reading…public housing; ANC commissioners, pay attention!; Goodbye, L’Enfant monoculture?; Height limit pro and con; Fewer agencies in Wheaton?; VA funds transportation; It comes down to standing; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: The numbers show the change
Segregation on the rise, in PG; Metro complaints down, bus complaints up; Maryland drivers get road, pay; Sulaimon case has less evidence, or more; DC has 2 of worst 10 public spaces; Vacant property abounds in East Harlem; And…. Keep reading…
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See you Sunday in Anacostia, 3 weeks at Clybourne Park
This Sunday is GGW’s tour of the Anacostia Museum, and there’s less than 3 weeks left until our happy hour and watching of Clybourne Park. The Anacostia museum trip starts at noon with a brown bag lunch. At 1, we’ll tour the Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum, then see the Anacostia Art Gallery at 3. It’s all free; RSVP here. You can reach… Keep reading…