Washington, D.C.
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Re: Washington, D.C.
The Washington, D.C. Metro will shut down completely this Saturday and Sunday due to a snow storm, in a move described by the agency as "unprecedented."
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Re: Washington, D.C.
I imagine their trains don't have sanding systems for the above ground portions of track.
Q. What, what? A. In da butt.
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Re: Washington, D.C.
In the past I think they've shut down only the above ground portions while leaving the underground portions open.
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Re: Washington, D.C.
Gondolas?
http://wtop.com/sprawl-crawl/2016/01/ge ... g-reality/
Are there any river crossings that a gondola would work in the Twin Cities? Maybe the Mill District (on either side of the Gutherie) to Main Street SE (near Water Power Park or 3rd Ave SE)?
http://wtop.com/sprawl-crawl/2016/01/ge ... g-reality/
Are there any river crossings that a gondola would work in the Twin Cities? Maybe the Mill District (on either side of the Gutherie) to Main Street SE (near Water Power Park or 3rd Ave SE)?
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Re: Washington, D.C.
Anyone in D.C. for the Metropocalypse today?
Re: Washington, D.C.
Flew into Reagan this morning, drove south around 4. Traffic was insane (it helped that we were a carpool) and you could easily tell that things were disrupted. A lot of the tourist areas seemed very dead.
I saw a Silver Line replacement bus once I got downtown, but there was zero signage at Reagan for stranded travelers. The taxi line was intense. (I took an Uberpool.)
I saw a Silver Line replacement bus once I got downtown, but there was zero signage at Reagan for stranded travelers. The taxi line was intense. (I took an Uberpool.)
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Re: Washington, D.C.
Washington D.C. Metro board reluctantly agreeing to proposal to drop evening service because 40 years of neglect has left the system in such a horrendous state of repair it isn't really possible anymore to even catch up with basic maintenance, much less fix bigger problems.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/tr ... ge%2Fstory
I hope this is used as a good example on how to not let a city rail system fall apart.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/tr ... ge%2Fstory
I hope this is used as a good example on how to not let a city rail system fall apart.
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Re: Washington, D.C.
Let's remember this every time we want to complain about one of our rail lines being shut down over the weekend.
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Re: Washington, D.C.
To save Washington DC metro from its death spiral, should the Federal government take it over?
http://www.planetizen.com/node/89537/wa ... um=twitter
Filling its governing board with finance, transportation, management pros instead of politicians.
http://www.planetizen.com/node/89537/wa ... um=twitter
Filling its governing board with finance, transportation, management pros instead of politicians.
Re: Washington, D.C.
This video touches on recent development activity occurring throughout the city.
Notable tidbits: 1+ million SF of retail under construction right now, population has grown over 11% since 2010 Census. Wow!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ES7Xnxk0Ny8
Notable tidbits: 1+ million SF of retail under construction right now, population has grown over 11% since 2010 Census. Wow!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ES7Xnxk0Ny8
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Re: Washington, D.C.
There was SO much construction around the city. Everywhere I went.
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Late night service to be cut for two years after all.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dr- ... af80d9f1db
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dr- ... af80d9f1db
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Re: Washington, D.C.
Because the Metro system missed a deadline to setup a safety oversight commission, the Feds are fed up and are going to withhold money.
http://thehill.com/policy/transportatio ... y-deadline
http://thehill.com/policy/transportatio ... y-deadline
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Re: Washington, D.C.
Purple Line in Maryland outside of D.C. is upheld in appeals court. What a great day for the people of Maryland.
https://ggwash.org/view/65962/breaking- ... urple-line
https://ggwash.org/view/65962/breaking- ... urple-line
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Re: Washington, D.C.
D.C. has a law blocking full service gas stations from closing. They can never be redeveloped.
https://wamu.org/story/18/01/04/gas-sta ... velopment/
There are lawsuits.
https://wamu.org/story/18/01/04/gas-sta ... velopment/
There are lawsuits.
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