metro: what’s your number?
I don’t mean your sleep number, or WMATA’s information number, or even the digits of that hottie you see everyday who doesn’t even take any notice of you, but the optimal number of minutes to your next train. Mine, in...
Tagged: public transportation
5.1: FixWMATA
If you live or work in the DC area, chances are you’ve used Metro–bus or rail–to get where you’re going in the city. I’ve lived in the area for nearly 15 years now and there was only a 3-month period...
metro: new DC Circulator routes!
Turns out that once again, I’m not crazy.* When I saw some DC Circulator buses heading through my neighborhood this past weekend, I thought they were working as shuttles to help with Marathon crowds. Apparently not. Circulator Now Connects More...
metro: it’s a… moving target
So after a sick day and a little cheer about the new/changed 43/42 route, I get to my “office station” to see this. All 3 escalators at the non-stadium side of Navy Yard have been out for a few weeks...
metro: move over ol’ 42, there’s an express!
I thought I was seeing things or that the driver didn’t turn on the sign properly the other day when I saw a 43 bus headed down Columbia Road, but apparently not. According to this press release, the main difference...
I think the term “Smart” is a misnomer
Dear Metro, Please stop trying to shift us all over to SmarTrip cards if you admit that using one to ride the bus leaves you wide open to get screwed up. Thanks, urban bohemian A few months back our office...