Archive for the ‘Talkin' Transit’ Category
Talkin’ Transit: Drive
‘twilight drive’
courtesy of ‘philliefan99′
Through a very lucky break I’ve had a free parking pass for my office building over the last month. It’s given me a chance to drive into the office on a regular basis, and to compare that commute to my regular Metro commute. The things I do for you fine readers!
First, let [...]
Talkin’ Transit: Wishful Thinking
‘tunnel vision*’
courtesy of ‘mofo’
Metro has a new (interim) general manager, and what follows is my “welcome to DC, please fix Metro” letter. Some of it is needed work, but admittedly, some of my wishes are wishful thinking.
Dear Mr. Sarles,
Welcome to Washington. I hope the city and the mild weather we’ve been having agrees with you. [...]
Talkin’ Transit
Greater Greater Washington and the Washington Post both have the news that Metro is hoping to name former New Jersey Transit Executive Director Richard Sarles as interim head of the agency on Thursday. The Post reports that Metro Board Chairman Peter Benjamin confirms they do not currently have a contract with Sarles, but that he [...]
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Snow. You remember it, surely? Anywhere between two and four feet over the last week. It crippled our roads and sidewalks, and it’s left several small mountains in most of our neighborhoods. I’m sure you aren’t surprised that it also crippled Metro.
The bus system has to rely on local municipalities to clear snow from the [...]
Dear Metro, Please Stop Trying to Drift Race the Subway Cars
Mashup Graphic Courtesy of Paulo
Today’s Metro kerfuffle involved a train coming slightly off the track near Silver Spring on the Red Line, which has caused single tracking around the incident. Of course, never to miss a good meme, Paulo points out that the train may well be attempting a sweet multi-track drifting technique only [...]
Talkin’ Transit: Short and Sweet
‘Metro – Track Work – 6-27-09′
courtesy of ‘mosley.brian’
Of course, WMATA and GM John Catoe, Jr.’s resignation announcement continue to dominate most area transportation headlines. Tom already posited some questions that Metro needs to answer in their quest for a new GM (and for the Board to consider); I don’t see a reason to rehash it [...]
Talkin’ Transit: Face to Face With John Catoe
‘WMATA Blogger Roundtable’
courtesy of ‘Samer Farha’
[Editorial update: We had no idea Catoe would tender his resignation today. And apparently, neither did anyone else at the meeting, except for Mr. Catoe.]
Wednesday afternoon at Metro HQ, we had a chance to sit down with the General Manager, John Catoe, along with ten of our closest blogfriends here [...]
