http://www.examiner.com/x-1095-DC-Transportation-Examiner?cid=exrss-DC-Transportation-Examiner en-us Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:13:16 -0700 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:08:08 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-1095-DC-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m10d1-Your-weekend-on-Metro?cid=exrss-DC-Transportation-Examiner Metro released its October trackwork schedule, and pulled us—or me—for a loop when it announced that trackwork will be on all lines in the evenings, Sunday through Thursday too.Is this because I was wowed over the speed of my evening comm... bus metro commuting Public Transportation Green Line closed stations Yellow Line Blue Line Orange Line Red line routes Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:08:08 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1095-DC-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m10d1-Your-weekend-on-Metro?cid=exrss-DC-Transportation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1095-DC-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m9d30-Metro-Trip-Planner-suggests-longer-roude?cid=exrss-DC-Transportation-Examiner I sat down Tuesday to plan my first trip to DC9. I knew I'd drive to a Metro station on the Red Line and take Metrorail to the venue. (Metrobus is a straight shot, but I knew it would take longer with traffic.)  And here's what I found out: Met... metro Public Transportation Green Line Yellow Line Red line escalators Wed, 30 Sep 2009 07:09:14 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1095-DC-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m9d30-Metro-Trip-Planner-suggests-longer-roude?cid=exrss-DC-Transportation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1095-DC-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m9d28-Alice-Swanson-memorial-update?cid=exrss-DC-Transportation-Examiner  why.i.hate.dc. has a staggering report on the Alice Swanson memorial. Dave Stroup has gone to a lot of legwork and completed a great deal of research regarding the first ghost bike's removal. (Let's just say MAP and the Church of Scientology ar... bikes Mon, 28 Sep 2009 07:51:00 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1095-DC-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m9d28-Alice-Swanson-memorial-update?cid=exrss-DC-Transportation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1095-DC-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m9d28-Extended-Metro-hours-Tuesday-for-U2-fans?cid=exrss-DC-Transportation-Examiner U2 fans are expected in droves for Tuesday's concert at FedEx field, so Metro's extending its hours to 1 a.m. for late night commutes home. (This is a boon for other commuters like meme, since I'll be at a different concert and needing extended hours... metro Public Transportation Blue Line Mon, 28 Sep 2009 05:34:59 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1095-DC-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m9d28-Extended-Metro-hours-Tuesday-for-U2-fans?cid=exrss-DC-Transportation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1095-DC-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m9d27-Metro-in-tiff-with-WaPo-over-below-the-fold?cid=exrss-DC-Transportation-Examiner When I picked up this morning's Washington Post and flipped over the paper my heart sank: SANDWICHING OLDER METRO CARS WAS PR MOVE.  The gist: Metro said placing newer, sturdier cars on the ends with older, less studier cars was a safety measure... metro commuting follow-up Public Transportation Red line accidents Sun, 27 Sep 2009 15:58:20 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1095-DC-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m9d27-Metro-in-tiff-with-WaPo-over-below-the-fold?cid=exrss-DC-Transportation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1095-DC-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m9d24-Your-weekend-in-transit?cid=exrss-DC-Transportation-Examiner Your weekend track maintenance is on the Orange line this weekend. Metro advises adding 20 minutes to your expected commute time. If you don't mind my interjection, round up to an hour—the Orange line will be the main hub for book enthusiasts (... metro commuting Public Transportation bikes Blue Line Orange Line Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:49:12 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1095-DC-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m9d24-Your-weekend-in-transit?cid=exrss-DC-Transportation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1095-DC-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m9d24-Thursday-fun-post?cid=exrss-DC-Transportation-Examiner Following the Thursday Fun Post theme this month, a third, (yes, third) Threadless shirt that made me giggle with its relationship to transportation:"Follow It" by  __pg for Threadless I love collecting transit maps, a... Public Transportation Thu, 24 Sep 2009 05:59:32 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1095-DC-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m9d24-Thursday-fun-post?cid=exrss-DC-Transportation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1095-DC-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m9d22-A-third-try-for-Dupont-Circle-bike-memorial?cid=exrss-DC-Transportation-Examiner TheWashCycle has an update—plus a concise re-cap—on the ongoing ghost bike removal around Dupont Circle where cyclist Alice Swanson was struck and killed last year. I'm pretty mad DDOT put "notices" on the bikes. They had some n... follow-up bikes Tue, 22 Sep 2009 08:12:36 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1095-DC-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m9d22-A-third-try-for-Dupont-Circle-bike-memorial?cid=exrss-DC-Transportation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1095-DC-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m9d21-Guard-your-SmarTrip?cid=exrss-DC-Transportation-Examiner Matt Patterson, a National Review Institute Washington Fellow, made a critical error with his SmarTrip card. And while I quietly laugh at his pain I'll try to help you out. (I'm sorry Mr. Patterson! I have absolutely no self-control!) Or at least sha... metro money Public Transportation smarttrip Red line Mon, 21 Sep 2009 04:40:37 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1095-DC-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m9d21-Guard-your-SmarTrip?cid=exrss-DC-Transportation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1095-DC-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m9d20-Another-round-on-advertisements-on-public-transportation?cid=exrss-DC-Transportation-Examiner Update: After I wrote this CTA decided to pull two of the three advertisements in question. CTA said the ads did not meet the system's guidelines. Sometimes I write ahead, and since I have a cold today I am too lazy to apply updates. Also, unrelated ... outside dc Public Transportation advertisements Sun, 20 Sep 2009 16:49:06 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1095-DC-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m9d20-Another-round-on-advertisements-on-public-transportation?cid=exrss-DC-Transportation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1095-DC-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m9d17-Legba-Carrefours-stunning-tribute-to-Alice-Swanson-demolished-trashed-and-dumped-in-front-of-Cosi?cid=exrss-DC-Transportation-Examiner Aw, crap. why.i.hate.dc reports the ghost bike memorial—22 bikes around the area where Alice Swanson, then 22, was fatally struck by a truck last summer—has been reduced to a "pile" near the Cosi, where the original ghost bike w... follow-up bikes accidents Thu, 17 Sep 2009 08:53:57 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1095-DC-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m9d17-Legba-Carrefours-stunning-tribute-to-Alice-Swanson-demolished-trashed-and-dumped-in-front-of-Cosi?cid=exrss-DC-Transportation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1095-DC-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m9d16-Metro-employee-dies-as-the-result-of-injuries-after-hit-by-train?cid=exrss-DC-Transportation-Examiner The Metro employee struck by a train last week died Monday as the result of his injuries, making the man the third Metro employee fatality this year. John Moore, 44, was a 12-year veteran of Arlington County. Moore was a communications technician &qu... metro accidents Wed, 16 Sep 2009 05:32:23 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1095-DC-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m9d16-Metro-employee-dies-as-the-result-of-injuries-after-hit-by-train?cid=exrss-DC-Transportation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1095-DC-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m9d15-Metrobus-and-cyclist-collide-at-New-York-and-14th?cid=exrss-DC-Transportation-Examiner DCist reports a "minor" collision between a cyclist and Metrobus traveling route 54 occurred today around 11:45 a.m. A crash unit is investigating, but there are few details (and no official word yet on Metro's website). From the post (whic... bus metro bikes accidents Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:45:18 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1095-DC-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m9d15-Metrobus-and-cyclist-collide-at-New-York-and-14th?cid=exrss-DC-Transportation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1095-DC-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m9d14-Car-Free-Day-next-week-September-22?cid=exrss-DC-Transportation-Examiner Are you ready for Car Free Day? The no-car commute is planned for Tuesday, September 22, 2009 and calls for alternative methods of transportation: walking, biking, or public transportation. (Jet packs are probably harmful for the environment given th... Public Transportation Mon, 14 Sep 2009 05:46:42 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1095-DC-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m9d14-Car-Free-Day-next-week-September-22?cid=exrss-DC-Transportation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1095-DC-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m9d13-Man-struck-and-killed-by-Metro-this-morning?cid=exrss-DC-Transportation-Examiner A man was struck and killed by a Metro train this morning at the Gallery-Place Chinatown Metrorail station.Metro reported the incident in its announcement that service on the Red Line had returned to normal, just after 11 a.m. According to the press ... metro Public Transportation Red line accidents Sun, 13 Sep 2009 19:00:31 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1095-DC-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m9d13-Man-struck-and-killed-by-Metro-this-morning?cid=exrss-DC-Transportation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1095-DC-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m9d11-Street-performers-to-entertain-encroach-station-entrances-next-Friday?cid=exrss-DC-Transportation-Examiner Aw, crap. Get ready for a ruined commute today: Metro announced a full day of entertainment in Gallery Place-Chinatown and Dupont Circle Metrorail stations as part of the new, exciting program MetroPerforms! (Press release: "This new program wil... metro commuting Public Transportation Green Line Yellow Line Red line Fri, 11 Sep 2009 05:21:36 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1095-DC-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m9d11-Street-performers-to-entertain-encroach-station-entrances-next-Friday?cid=exrss-DC-Transportation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1095-DC-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m9d11-Weekend-work-on-the-Red-Orange-and-Green-lines?cid=exrss-DC-Transportation-Examiner Metro will be working on the Red, Orange, and Green lines this weekend. Add at least 20–30 minutes to your commute while Metro works on its tracks and trains share one track. Metro added the Blue and Orange lines to its list of lines for rehabi... metro drivers commuting Public Transportation Green Line Blue Line Orange Line Red line escalators Fri, 11 Sep 2009 05:21:12 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1095-DC-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m9d11-Weekend-work-on-the-Red-Orange-and-Green-lines?cid=exrss-DC-Transportation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1095-DC-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m9d10-Update-22-ghost-bikes-where-original-bike-was-removed?cid=exrss-DC-Transportation-Examiner Greater Greater Washington reports the presence of 22 ghost bikes at the intersection where Alice Swanson was killed in 2008. Swanson's original memorial was removed last month. (And DDOT put up a sign at the intersection warning motorists to be caut... bikes Thu, 10 Sep 2009 07:48:47 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1095-DC-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m9d10-Update-22-ghost-bikes-where-original-bike-was-removed?cid=exrss-DC-Transportation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1095-DC-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m9d10-Thursday-fun-post?cid=exrss-DC-Transportation-Examiner It's been awhile since we had a Thursday video around these parts, and only because it's been awhile since I spied a transportation-related video that was either full of hype (see here) or fanciful (see here). Today's Thursday Fun Post isn't a video,... bikes Thu, 10 Sep 2009 06:45:17 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1095-DC-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m9d10-Thursday-fun-post?cid=exrss-DC-Transportation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1095-DC-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m9d9-Conan-blows-up-mans-car?cid=exrss-DC-Transportation-Examiner The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien blew up a man's car Friday as part of this show's contest Conan Please Blow Up My Car. (I posted about it here.) Contest winner Aaron said he paid $200 for the car three years ago. He receives a 2010 Lexus HS250h ... drivers Wed, 09 Sep 2009 07:30:57 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1095-DC-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m9d9-Conan-blows-up-mans-car?cid=exrss-DC-Transportation-Examiner