Commuter Delays
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A close reading of a D.C. commute
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Sometimes public transportation takes triple the time driving takes. D.C. may have to shorten the gap between these commuting times if it wants to achieve its car-free goals.
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The new 511: How Maryland and Virginia convey traffic updates and video
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Our neighbor states have created new programs to provide real-time status updates about our roads, including live video of what's happening. No fuss, no confusion, and no delays, all from dialing three digits.
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Metro opens doors
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WMATA admits a Red Line train's doors opened while the train was in motion this morning. What will that mean for Rush+?
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Have Metro's 2012 delays driven commuters to take the bus?
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Single-tracking, offloads, and escalator problems? No thanks. More District commuters have begun to take the bus in the last few months.
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The case of broken Metro railcar doors is hardly open and shut
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During the first quarter of 2012, Metro experienced 17% more delays due to railcar issues than in the first quarter of 2011, and many of these issues relate to the Metro railcar doors.
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Expect WMATA delays: 'Person struck by train at U Street station'
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A Metro train hit one of its riders sometime after 2 p.m. this afternoon at the U Street Metro station.
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WMATA's challenges go beyond age and deferred maintenance
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The average rider needs to trust the competence of the organization and its employees as much as the safety of the trains and rails.
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Columbia Heights Metro offload creates minor delays and major angst
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Was this morning's offload a massive mess or minor inconvenience? Photos created the impression of drama but within moments, the crowds appear to have subsided.
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How Metro explains all the transit system's broken, idle escalators
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Or are they broken at all? WMATA argues that the escalator situation is more complicated than any one snapshot of Metro crowds would ever suggest — and that much is functioning just as it's supposed to.
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Is the D.C. Metro escalator problem getting worse?
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Madness in Foggy Bottom, Rosslyn, and Dupont suggest that even with new escalators, the WMATA transit system is not delivering smooth commutes.
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Should Metro allow bikes during rush hour? New petition says yes
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Metro forbids bikes in the system on weekdays during
prime commuting hours ... but is it unfair to the District's bicyclists? -
Tomorrow's transportation paradise is today's commuting nightmare
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Whether Adams Morgan streetscaping or Metro Forward repairs, the maintenance and rehabilitation of our transportation networks creates subpar conditions.
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D.C. Metro's struggle to communicate 'a deterioration of service'
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How can Metro meaningfully communicate a crumbling level of service not likely to improve any time soon?
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The most dangerous traffic intersections near the 14th Street Bridge
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Where in Northern Virginia and downtown D.C. should drivers exercise some extra caution? A recent traffic assessment calculates the risks in a large radius surrounding the 14th Street Bridge.
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'Rush Plus' will be Metro's name for the Blue/Yellow line realignment
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This summer, Metro will change the frequency of trains on four of its five lines. Are you ready for the WMATA Rush Plus revolution? See what's changing here.
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Jarrett Walker imagines unified transit that respects its riders
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The Portland transportation expert has come to D.C. to promote a new book called Human Transit. Here's his thoughts on Metrobuses, the Circulator, and how a transit agency should attempt to communicate in the 21st century.
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Today the Dupont Circle Metro's south entrance is closed
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WMATA today closes the Dupont Circle's southern entrance in order to replace the three escalator and won't reopen the entrance for another eight months. At least the transit agency sent the old escalators off with lyrics from Sarah McLachlan.
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A communications meltdown fully crippled the D.C. Metro Thursday night
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WMATA's website died, communications fell apart, train operators left trains to walk the tunnels, delays were staggering, and for hours no one heard a word from anyone at the transit agency. How can riders maintain confidence after January 26?
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