Elevators
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WMATA gears up for revamping the Bethesda Metro station entrance
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The transit agency hopes to rehabilitate an elevator in a four-month project beginning in late May and replace the escalators in 2014. But what about the entrance is so bad? Let's revisit the Bethesda audit of 2010 and remember the institutional failures that plagued the equipment.
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WMATA keeps growing, Metro keeps slowing
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Tuesday may be our president's State of the Union address but what about the State of Metro? WMATA is hiring for several new positions to help boost its escalator and elevator repairs.
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Crystal City elevators chronicled on YouTube
We may have discovered an entirely new genre of video on YouTube. Crystal City’s elevators and escalators have been extensively chronicled on the video sharing site. There are at least two dozen such videos on the site, posted by at least three dedicated elevator enthusiasts. The videos feature commentary and often a critical review of the [...]
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Metro escalator report: Full 308-page review of elevators and escalators released online
CommentMetro releases 308-page report on elevators and escalators.
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Friendship Heights Council defers on elevator installation request
Council members referred an elevator installation proposal to an attorney and approved tree removals.
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WMATA board meeting: Board member injured riding Metro, SmarTrip likely to change to credit-card system
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At today's Metro board meeting there was plenty of discussion about SmarTrip issues -- most of it focusing on how long SmarTrip will be around.
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The Morning Walk: Happy Car-Free Day
CommentMaryland Green Party candidate Natasha Pettigrew dies after being hit by an SUV while on her bicycle
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The Morning Walk: Sixteen get trapped in Metro elevator
CommentPlus, a dispute over a speed bump apparently leads to murder.
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Elevator woes for Metro
Half of Arlington’s ten Metro stations are experiencing elevator problems this morning.
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Elevator down, poses accessibility issues
The elevator in the South Campus Dining Hall will be of out order until approximately Nov. 1 for “modernization” after a series of problems led maintenance officials to temporarily close it.
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Escalators, elevators back on at Dupont Metro
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All of the escalators and elevators are now working at the Dupont Circle Metro station, after a power outage at the station early Friday.
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Staging for Rosslyn Metro improvements to begin next month
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Contractors will begin readying the site as soon as Arlington County finalizes certain property agreements.
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Metro's Union Station elevators to close for 12 weeks
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Metro will take elevators at Union Station out of service for 12 weeks beginning August 31.
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Union Station Metro elevators to be out for 12 weeks
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The elevator work is part of the larger, $177 million Red Line rehab project.
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