Commuting
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Where Washington, D.C.'s car-free households are concentrated
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See the eight wards of the District ranked by the number of people who live without a personal automobile. But how necessary will cars be moving forward as D.C. juggles bikes and buses, streetcars and the Metro?
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VRide wants to sell Washington, D.C. on the virtues of vanpooling
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One company suggests you forget the costs and delays of driving solo to work and hook up with others as part of a larger, friendly vanpool. Their new slogan — don't be an S.O.V. Translation: single-occupant vehicle.
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Long commutes by car may be unhealthy
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A study published in the June issue of American Journal of Preventative Medicine found greater commuting distances by car are associated with "decreased cardiorespiratory fitness, increased weight, and other indicators of metabolic risk," based on a review of 4,300 commuters in Texas.
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Arlington is developing a six-year plan for Capital Bikeshare
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How will CaBi survive and thrive in its second, third, and fourth years of operation? Arlington County wants a strategy and is collecting all the data it can as part of its Capital Bikeshare Transit Development Plan.
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How our bosses can make transportation more sustainable
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The daily grind means a daily commute ... and that often means greenhouse gases. But many companies offer their employees a variety of programs to help travel more sustainably. Find out the stats here — and considering nominating your own company for an award if you work for commute-friendly heroes.
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The best WMATA announcer on the Orange Line wants you to spread out
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"...this train will take up the entire length of the platform," the Metrorail driver's paced, deep voice crackled over the WMATA intercom yesterday afternoon. "Make sure you take the opportunity to spread out."
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Imagining Washington, D.C.'s unified, smart-growth transit future
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How do officials plan a growing city's transportation for the next half century? D.C. is attempting to cobble together a plan, from the folks who run Metro to directors in District government, and its first signs were on display at the recent Rail~Volution national conference.
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What WiFi means to modern public transit commuters
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People love their wireless, especially on the East Coast, and new research confirms that integrating these networks into public transit appeals to riders today. Will D.C.'s Metro ever offer the Internet?
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What transportation looked like in Washington, D.C., 2010
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The American Community Survey showed that more and more people travel to work without a car, that our city's bike commuting has increased, and that more men than women rode bikes to work in 2010.
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Picture of the day: Driving onto the subway?
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How many people drive these tiny cars onto their local subway cars? This image comes from Norway and appears to show the Hungarian Kenguru Car, "the electric car for disabled people."
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Idea of the day: Run the MARC trains on the weekend
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D.C. welcomes its Baltimore commuters Monday through Friday only to dismiss them on the weekend with no service. How might MARC be able to extend service on Saturday and Sunday — is there truly not enough demand to justify it?
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Metro's defenders live on Reddit
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The Internet is typically a forum for people to rage against the broken machine that is WMATA, with complaints shouted daily over Twitter. But on Reddit, riders talk up how awesome Metro is.
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Slug life: Pick up these roadside commuters to ride the HOV lanes
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The D.C. area is home to thousands of slugs. They creep, they crawl, they wait, and they're ready to come for your commute — but only if you open the car door and welcome them.
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