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- Archives rail station to close, buses will detour for President Jimmy Carter funeral events
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Metro will close the Archives – Navy Memorial rail station to customers starting Jan. 6 at 5 p.m. and reopen at 5 a.m. on Jan. 8, at the request of the Secret Service. Trains will bypass the station.
January 3, 2025, WMATA - Circulator memories
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DC Circulator rode off into the sunset this past week. Tuesday, December 31, 2024 was its last day carrying riders. Let’s remember its 19 years of faithful service with some favorites from the Greater and Lesser Washington Flickr pool.
January 3, 2025, Greater Greater Washington - Will new railcars be enough to restore faith in Baltimore's subway?
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The subway’s first day awed passengers, The Baltimore Sun reported. Stations were pristine, security guards friendly and plentiful. Passengers smiled at one another; there was an aura of “family dressing up and going to Grandma’s for holiday.”
Daniel Zawodny, January 2, 2025, The Baltimore Banner - Right turns on red now banned at all DC intersections, but enforcement varies
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The law, which first passed in late 2022 without Mayor Muriel Bowser’s signature, also requires the D.C. Department of Transportation to install “no turn on red” signs at all red light intersections, but DDOT says funding challenges will prevent that from happening.
Adam Tuss, January 2, 2025, NBC4 Washington - Montgomery County Ride On bus routes to change
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The Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) will adjust 27 schedules starting Sunday, Jan. 12. The department said the changes would improve efficiency and on-time performance, allowing for “more reliable service where demand is higher.”
Gabby Allen, January 2, 2025, DC News Now - Washington braces for road closures, disruptions as Trump inauguration approach
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Although things should be more normal this time, there will still be plenty of road closures and possibly even Metro station closures. For the first Trump inauguration in 2017, Metro closed the Pentagon, Archives, Mt. Vernon Square, Smithsonian, and Federal Triangle stations.
Tom Roussey, January 2, 2025, ABC7 News - The stories that dominated 2024's transportation conversations are likely to repeat in 2025
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Key Bridge, light rail, continued transportation funding struggles are all expected to make headlines again next year.
Bryan P. Spears, December 31, 2024, Maryland Matters - How extreme car dependency is driving Americans to unhappiness
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A small sliver of the American public actively chooses to live without a car because they are able to live in the few remaining walkable communities in the US, but for most of those without a car it is a forced deprivation due to poverty or disability.
Oliver Milman, December 29, 2024, The Guardian - A commuting resolution for 2025: ride your local subway or bus
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New Year's resolutions tend to take on a certain flavor: Pay off debts, eat healthier, exercise more. But this year, city residents might consider mixing things up and embarking on a habit that would be better for the planet’s health as well as your own.
Kendra Pierre-Louis, January 1, 2025, Bloomberg - Montgomery Co. leader promotes public transit if federal workers return to office
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With the incoming Trump administration pledging to try to force federal workers back to the office five days a week, the director of the Montgomery County Department of Transportation is urging residents to use public transit to avoid traffic mess.
Tom Roussey, January 1, 2025, ABC7 News - Bike resolutions for the New Year
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A list of ways people can enhance their biking experience, appreciate the joy of cycling, and support safer bike infrastructure.
Diana Ionescu, January 1, 2025, Planetizen - How transit changes coming this week to DC will impact your commute
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Starting Wednesday, a new law prohibits right turns on red lights at almost all intersections in the District. Transportation official say the law applies for about 1,600 intersections in the city.
Rafael Sanchez Cruz, December 30, 2024, WUSA9 - Transit passengers reflect on Circulator bus service in its final hours
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“It was convenient for me at the times that I needed it,” Circulator passenger Corey Smith said. “The buses are clean, the drivers are respectful and it’s sad that the service is ending.”
Kevon Dupree, December 31, 2024, DC News Now - Trail connecting Arlington View and Crystal City via Army Navy Country Club will be steep
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The project, which has been in the works since at least 1994 only to encounter multiple delays, is funded and has reached the 60% design phase.
Scott McCaffrey, December 30, 2024, ARLNow - On Purple Line, a mezzanine 20 times as expensive as planned
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Eight years later, the light-rail line still isn’t finished and the projected cost has doubled. The cost of design and construction of the new mezzanine alone has increased twentyfold; a contract was announced this month for $52 million.
Rachel Weiner, December 30, 2024, The Washington Post - Montgomery Co. looks to 2050 in new bus transit plan
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Called “Ride On Reimagined,” this is both a long and short term look at the county’s transit options as the county’s population is expected to increase by 18% between now and 2050 and employment is expected to surge by 39%.
Dan Ronan, December 28, 2024, WTOP - Transportation leaders to meet January 5-9
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Transportation leaders, policymakers, administrators, and researchers from government, industry, and academia will gather January 5-9, 2025, in Washington, D.C., for the 104th annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB), sponsored by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
December 26, 2024, DC Velocity - Welcome to the loneliest Metro stop
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The only sounds are the steady hum of traffic zooming along the adjacent Dulles Greenway and an occasional whoosh of whipping wind. An announcement on the public address system presumably provides an important Metro update. It’s too garbled to tell.
Joe Heim, December 27, 2024, The Washington Post - New penalty structure for speeding through work zones in Maryland takes effect in the new year
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The new law, passed by the Maryland General Assembly in the 2024 session and signed into law by Gov. Wes Moore, will boost the fines for drivers who go above the posted speed in work zones, doubling fines when work crews are present.
Kate Ryan, December 24, 2024, WTOP - Metro station closures begin for track work over holidays
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Several downtown D.C. Metro stations are closed during the final weeks of 2024 for track work and other improvements.The closures are in effect Dec. 20-30. Service should be back to normal Dec. 31, Metro officials said.
Joseph Olmo, December 12, 2024, NBC4 Washington