Posts tagged L'enfant Plaza
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Photo Friday: Out for a stroll
This week, we feature leisurely strolls! Compiled from images from the Greater and Lesser Washington Flickr pool. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Amtrak train derails just south of Union Station
Two Amtrak cars derailed near Union Station Tuesday. Central and Western Marylanders asked to conserve water under drought watch. Some in Congress propose adding more flights to National Airport. Keep reading…
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Transit Diary: Brian Goggin, getting around SW DC and Arlington
As part of our new Transit Diaries series, we asked several people how they got around the region. Here’s what they had to say. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Ridership on bus and rail exceeds last year’s projections, Metro says
Metro ridership growth is better than expected. Union Station’s revamp will no longer include a new above-ground parking garage. Driver strikes elderly pedestrian in Montgomery County. Keep reading…
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Not quite “back to normal,” but closer: Metrorail projects continue as the agency restores most service
As Labor Day approaches, Metro riders can expect a lot of service changes, updates, and improvements. Here’s what we know so far. Keep reading…
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There are no safeguards against investigation interference at Metro’s ROCC, a report finds
Metro protocols don’t ensure investigations that occur are fully independent from the employees involved, according to the newest report from the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission (WMSC). Internal Metro investigations don’t always rely on first-hand reports from staff directly involved in the incidents, but instead descriptions of the events passed up through management ranks which could be altered. Keep reading…
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A new report strengthens the case for MARC “run-through” service to Virginia
Even with Maryland Governor Larry Hogan’s recent veto of a bill to study expanding MARC (Maryland Area Rail Commuter) service to Northern Virginia, the potential demand to bring “run-though” rail service across the Potomac River remains strong according to a new report presented to the Washington region’s main planning body this week. Keep reading…
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DC’s downtown could have been more like L’Enfant Plaza
Poking through the archives of the Washington Post, Tom at Ghosts of DC found a plan to sink several roads in downtown DC into trenches, build tunnels, and create a large underground parking structure beneath a big plaza where Freedom Plaza now stands. Keep reading…
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Architect I. M. Pei, designer of “notorious” DC buildings, has died
World-renowned architect I.M. Pei, most known for designing the East Building of the National Gallery of Art and L'Enfant Plaza in DC and the glass pyramid at the entrance to the Louvre in Paris, has died at the age of 102. We first published this article on April 26, 2017. We're sharing it again today in his honor. Keep reading…
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Metro needs a loop to lasso riders from this growing corner of DC
The Capitol Riverfront is the fastest-growing part of DC, which could create a bottleneck on the Green Line at the L'Enfant Plaza stop at the area continues to boom. This loop could help relieve the congestion. Keep reading…