Posts tagged Shutdown
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The Red Line shutdowns made for a hectic Monday commute
The first rush hour shutdown of the 45-day Red Line shutdown between NoMa and Fort Totten began Monday, July 23 and the commute was unsurprisingly hectic. Bus shuttles between the stations took longer than many expected, and numerous riders reported Fort Totten and Gallery Place were packed from those transferring to and from the Green Line. Keep reading…
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Metro Reasons: Yellow and Blue line shutdowns kick off a 20-station platform rebuild project
Metro announced on Monday, May 7 that the agency wants to rebuild the platforms at 20 stations over the next three years. The first shutdown will occur next summer between Memorial and Labor Days, resulting in a closure of all stations south of National Airport. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: The future of RFK
A new RFK stadium for… the Wizards?; Fairfax’s future; Northeast Corridor tragedy; Boston feels our pain; Tread carefully on shutdowns; Hogan gives scoring a low score; New era for National Harbor; Bikeshare’s safety benefit; Pothole tech. Keep reading…
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Telecommuting saved us Wednesday, but that won’t work every day
Traffic wasn’t nearly as bad as it could have been during Wednesday’s Metro shutdown. Telecommuters were a big reason why. That’s fine for a one-time event, but it won’t work every day. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Safety first
MPD on the MBT; Striping for safety; Metro, meet Congress; More Parkway CaBi; More rides for Metrorail; Still poor; The new ghost town; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Highs and lows
DCA breaks records again; Extreme weather squashes Metro ridership; Grocery delivery debacle; Parking panderers; The “bike lobby” hits Alexandria?; Just hope you find a chair in time; Not in my expansive back yard!; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Ready to rumble
Taxi Commission meeting gets rowdy; A chicken fight; Drivers misuse Dulles Access Highway; Shutdown hurt low-wage workers most; Do subsidies steer supermarkets?; Saving one abandoned building at a time; More Red Line delays frustrate riders; Walmart plans for Oxon Hill; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Moving On
How much did the shutdown cost Metro?; Huntington development moves forward; Virginia Sq. planning mismatch; Heating plant gets another hearing; Major bike moves in MoveDC; Green paint for bike lanes; Traffic could be worse; Taxi drivers protest credit card fees; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: To the ‘burbs
Wealthy cluster in suburbs after having kids; Biking heads to the ‘burbs; Design places for everyone, not cars; ICC’s broken promises; Tea Party challenges streetcar supporter’s voting rights; More mall at Pentagon City?; Metro back to pre-shutdown normal; New online information hub for DC transportation; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Furloughcation over
Shutdown comes to a close; The post-shutdown commute; DC gets budget autonomy, sort of; A booze-filled shutdown; Amtrak stations not fully accessible; Coming to a Metro station near you; RFK Stadium parking lots going green?; Frederick Avenue corridor can’t sustain itself; And…. Keep reading…