• Tag Archives: Washington DC

    Walter Reed Center’s Closure May Be A Boon To D.C.

    By admin | Aug. 30 – 11:12 am

    The Walter Reed Army Medical Center has a storied past. It has been the country’s leading Army hospital for more than 100 years, sitting on...

    [0] Cities/Urban, Urban Planning, WAMU

    DDOT Makes Its Director Official

    By Kate Hinds | May. 18 – 4:07 pm

    (Kate Hinds, Transportation Nation) DC mayor Vincent Gray today officially appointed Terry Bellamy the director of the District Department of Transportation. Bellamy, who has been...

    [0] Local Government

    TN Moving Stories: Floodwaters Threaten Refineries, NYC Cabbies Extradited Over Fare Scheme, and DC Will Pay You To Live Near Work

    By Kate Hinds | May. 11 – 8:56 am

    Mississippi floodwaters are heading south to Louisiana — home to more than 10% of the nation’s oil refining capacity. (Marketplace) NYC has extradited (from Kansas...

    [0] Automobiles, Bikes, Cities/Urban, Federal Government, Gas/gas prices, Marketplace, Money, Oil, Safety, Taxis, WNYC - New York City

    TN Moving Stories: Texas Looks At 85 MPH Speed Limits, Seattle Looks at a Highway’s Next Generation, and: Funding Troubles Ahead for NY’s MTA?

    By Kate Hinds | Apr. 11 – 9:07 am

    Seattle looks at how to replace a highway: dig a tunnel – OR put in a surface boulevard with “new public transit options”? (New York...

    [0] Automobiles, Bikes, Buses, Federal Government, Infrastructure, Subway, Taxis, Transit

    Titan of D.C. Transit Abruptly Resigns

    By David Schultz | Dec. 16 – 4:54 pm

    (Washington D.C. – David Schultz, WAMU) In news that has come as a shock to many—especially myself—Chris Zimmerman announced this morning that he will be...

    [0] Local Government, Subway, WAMU

    DC Metro Governance: What Does It Mean? (And Why Should I Care?)

    By David Schultz | Nov. 25 – 9:28 am

    (Washington, DC — David Schultz, WAMU) I know, I know — the makeup of a local transit authority’s board of directors is not exactly the...

    [0] Cities/Urban, Federal Government, Local Government, Rail, Subway, Transit, WAMU

    Remainders: Traffic EVERYWHERE

    By Andrea Bernstein | Nov. 24 – 5:46 pm

    It’s the busiest traffic day of the year, whaddya expect?   But if you’re a glutton for punishment, you can check NYC traffic conditions via live...

    [0] Automobiles, Cities/Urban, Traffic

    When Public Transit Kills, Who To Sue?

    By David Schultz | Nov. 5 – 7:41 pm

    (Washington, DC — David Schultz, WAMU) You can sue your boss, you can sue your spouse, you can sue your best friend – you can...

    [2] Cities/Urban, Rail, Safety, Subway, Transit, WAMU

    Feds Foil DC Metro Bomb Plot in Planning Phase

    By Alex Goldmark | Oct. 27 – 4:16 pm

    (Alex Goldmark, Transportation Nation) Federal officials indicted a naturalized American citizen on charges that he was plotting a series of attacks on DC area Metro...

    [0] Safety, Subway

    “Fare Media” And Other Logistical Nightmares

    By David Schultz | Oct. 14 – 8:05 pm

    (Washington, DC — David Schultz, WAMU) “Fare media” is the transit industry term for the stuff you use to pay for a ride on a...

    [2] Cities/Urban, Rail, Subway, Technology, Transit, WAMU