Archive for the ‘WMATA’ Category

Metro Recruits Outside Help To Fix Escalator Outages

‘Foggy Bottom Up Escalator Closure’ courtesy of ‘brownpau’ It’s no secret that Metro escalators are a source of daily frustration for thousands of commuters. “Escalators are an integral part of the passengers’ ride and experience,” Metro board member Mortimer Downey told The Washington Post, “and they need to be every bit as effective as the [...]

Metro Looking to Dig More Into Riders’ Pockets

‘Metro Emergency Button’ courtesy of ‘Mr. T in DC’ Wondering what’s next up the track for WMATA riders? More fare hikes, for one. WTOP’s Adam Tuss gives a solid rundown of today’s WMATA Board of Directors/Finance, Oversight and Administration Commitee meeting to suggest budget guidance; topping the list is the apparent “resignation” that riders will [...]

Metro Weekend Doors, Closing Early? Maybe.

‘Lotus #49′ courtesy of ‘Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie’ It looks like Metro’s trying to get responsible, start saving money, and create more time to do track maintenance. I’d say, “Great! Hoorah! I’m proud of you,” but I can’t do that. Why? They’d have to eliminate late night train service on weekends to do it. [...]

WMATA Has Record-Setting Weekend

‘Metro Fail’ courtesy of ‘Karon’ Metro can thank the tourists and the major league sporting teams in town for setting the second and fourth highest ridership days in WMATA history this weekend. This is after last week’s record-setting ridership of 877,890 trips set on Thursday. As a rider myself, I say a hat tip is [...]

Still Time to Let WMATA Hear Your Voice

‘Barbod #3′ courtesy of ‘Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie’ Metro riders, you’ve only a few days left to make your voices heard. The last public hearings on WMATA’s budget crisis for the next fiscal year are tonight and tomorrow. Tonight’s hearing is at the Arlington County Board Room, Third Floor, 2100 Clarendon Blvd. Tomorrow’s hearings [...]

Sick

“We need a doctor,” came the yell. Some of the last words you want to hear on Metro; they indicate that somewhere on the train, someone may be suffering or dying — and of more callous concern, that WMATA’s “Sick Customer” policy goes into effect, stopping the train and triggering cascading delays down the line. [...]

Delays, A Fare Raise, And Escalator Outages — Oh My!

’55/365 – dupont circle’ courtesy of ‘dracisk’ As if Metro riders haven’t had enough day-to-day issues plaguing them as they fork over chunks of their paychecks for endless delays and an array of other dilemmas over the past year … now, there’s more. WaPo reports that there are 60+ escalator outages throughout the entire Metrorail [...]

Another WMATA Rail Yard Derailment

Pentagon Metro Station, Transit Center Closed Tonight, and Part of Tomorrow

Metro Announces Two Safety Programs

Fares to Rise Again

WMATA + FEMA = OK?

‘EHN @ Artomatic’courtesy of ‘tbridge’ With the word out that Metro is short another $18M due to lost fares and extra expenses during the Snopocalypse and Snowmaggeddon, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton has requested some additional funds from FEMA to offset the loss.  Her letter to FEMA director Craig Fugate highlights unique challenges to Metro, including [...]

Foggy Bottom Metro Escalator Fail (Again)

Those of you who ride Metro from Foggy Bottom Station, does this scene look familiar? Be the first to like. Like Unlike

No Metro Means Taxis Screw You Over

” courtesy of ‘Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie’ For some reason (I still can’t fathom why) the Metro closed at midnight on Friday and Saturday.  This meant that for the average person out on the town, taxis were the only option for getting home, and apparently cabbies got wind of this.  Instead of turning on [...]

Getting Home

” courtesy of ‘Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie’ So, I’m at work.  I decided to skip the trains and made it in with little hassle via Metrobus.  But, now I’m starting to worry about the commute home.  Granted, it’s still five hours off, but thinking about the mess that the Metro has been this morning [...]

Was the City Ready?

‘Train approaching’ courtesy of ‘brianmka’ As you are all aware, the Fed has finally reopened today after nearly a week of closure.  With roads fairly clear and sidewalks mostly shoveled, it seemed like the right call.  But I’m beginning to suspect that maybe it wasn’t.  Metro appears to be woefully unprepared for the return of [...]

Metro Continues Underground-Only, Expects “Limited” Metrobus Service

The word for tomorrow is out, and it’s not good: For Monday morning, Feb. 8, commuters should expect limited underground Metrorail service to start at 7 a.m., and very limited Metrobus service from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., as icy conditions on roadways and Metrorail tracks continue to be a barrier to providing safe service. [...]

The Most Annoying Metro Person

‘day144 :: year three’ courtesy of ‘erin*carly’ People cause me great consternation on my commutes in and out of the city. I have this vision in my mind of how everyone should behave on the metro in order to make a perfect commute.  People would be kind and considerate, they would move briskly, no one [...]

Gorgeous Comparison of Rail Systems

Good has an incredibly sexy graphic comparing WMATA to other large transit systems including CTA, BART, MBTA and MTA, including length of commute averages and other sweet statistics. This is nothing short of sweet, sweet infoporn. How does Metro compare? Right in the middle of the big five transit systems for average commute length, percent [...]

Metro to Boost Bike Locker Fees 185%