Posts tagged Core Capacity
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Metro shows six “fantasy maps” for the Blue and Silver lines
When Greater Greater Washington was getting started almost 12 years ago, we had a lot of fun making up maps of what the Metrorail network might look like if we just added a few lines, or a lot. We stopped doing this, because while it’s fun, new Metrorail lines are expensive and just drawing lines on a map doesn’t factor in what professional planners need to think about. Keep reading…
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Metro will study untangling the Orange, Silver, and Blue lines. Here’s what has been suggested in the past.
WMATA recently announced that it’s launching a study to look at crowding on the Blue, Silver, and Orange Lines. This isn’t a new problem, and past studies have considered solutions, though there’s no magic bullet to do it cheaply. Keep reading…
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Why Matt Yglesias’ crayonista to fix Metro is mostly wrong
Over the holiday, Matt Yglesias at Vox drew up a fantasy idea to reroute the Yellow and Red Lines through central DC. His plan is elegant on the surface, but gets details wrong and probably doesn't make sense in the real world. Keep reading…
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Metro might one day build an Arlington-DC “loop.” What’s that again?
There are a lot of ideas about what a Metro system of the future could look like. What do you think of these mockups? Keep reading…
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Why Washington’s transportation is a problem, in one map
Why does Metro have budget problems? Why is traffic bad? While there are many reasons, this map shows the biggest one: Our region keeps growing mostly on one side, which taxes strained transportation networks and wastes resources. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: From traffic to transit
Purple proposals are in; DC traffic fines climb; Multimodal demands on 395; Putting up money for murals; Prince William transit woes; Holy affordable housing; No school left behind; Bridging VA to MD; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Metro money
Metro budget bliss; Peace out, paper fare cards; Out of gas; Paid leave pushback; Metro as a PPP; Toll foes; Sweet community; TOD without the T?; Bad design is deadly. Keep reading…
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A “wye” is out, but a second Rosslyn station may make more Blue Line trains possible
Metro’s planners have been studying ways to deal with the capacity crunch at Rosslyn station. A track connection from Court House to Arlington Cemetery isn’t possible, but a second station for the Blue Line is, and could be built by 2025. Each Metro track segment is limited to 26 trains per hour (TPH). At Rosslyn, where the Blue, Orange, and (soon!) Silver Lines come together, this… Keep reading…
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Ask GGW: Why can’t Metro keep more trains on the Blue Line?
With Silver Line opening soon, Metro is reducing the number of Blue Line trains running between Pentagon and Rosslyn. Reader Daniel W. wants to know why Metro is doing this. Could GGW offer some insight into why Metro is increasing headway on the Blue Line instead of clearing room in the tunnel by running fewer Orange Line trains but running them with eight cars? WMATA can service… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Ain’t easy being transit
Why a bus lane is politically hard; Mini Metro shows real pressures; The waterfront will change; Rejected again; They still like Gehry’s Ike; Big concrete hot potato; Successful cities are growing less; New bike mecca: Pittsburgh; And…. Keep reading…