Metro Forward
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WMATA's Rush+ service changes will begin in under two weeks
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Train frequencies will change on June 18, and Metro has pulled out all the stops to let riders know what's going on. See the pamphlets, photos, and more.
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Metro strains to talk but struggles for clarity among many channels
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How has WMATA kept up its blogs, Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube accounts for the past year? Let's review how the transit agency delivered on its promises for a "two-way" conversation 12 months ago.
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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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Metro finishes its new Foggy Bottom entrance, more than 10 months later
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Foggy Bottom commuters, enjoy the staircase and canopy ... you've certainly been hearing about them for long enough by now.
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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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Why Farragut West Metro features glowing spheres on its wall
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WMATA released a video Q&A with artist Michael Enn Sirvet about his inspiration and the materials used to craft the unearthly LED display.
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Metro will lose nearly $5 million a month if fares don't rise in July
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The transit agency will have 66 days from the Metro Board's approval of fare hikes to implementing the higher trip costs. WMATA will pay if it can't charge us more fast.
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Meet WMATA's 'prime mover,' the Metro Forward workhorse
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Have you witnessed one of these titans rocket across the Metro tracks in the last few months? These vehicles are responsible for transporting Metro's equipment, lights, and more as the transit system attempts to rebuild its aging infrastructure.
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Frustrated Metro riders challenge Metro's vision of rebuilding
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WMATA's six public meetings on forthcoming fare hikes has underscored the rift between the official vision of Metro Forward and the experience of the more vocal riders who are disappointed with the service and feel higher fares will punish the wrong people.
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Watch an old D.C. Metrobus come back to life (video)
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WMATA social media manager Brian Anderson, we know you're a fan of Sarah McLachlan but this little tune is something else. Has transit ever been so buoyant?
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Metro now wants to replace far more escalators, not just rehab them
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The WMATA repair strategy has shifted — now the transit agency wants to replace several times what they had initially planned. Will this mean more entrance closures like Dupont Circle?
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'This entrance will close,' Metro warns at Dupont Circle
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We've got about 20 more days until Metro closes the Dupont Circle station's south escalator entrance. Here's how the transit agency is preparing riders who take the station every day.
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Metro taps a little holiday good will on Facebook
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Twenty-six minutes into 2012, Metro announces, "happy new year. this is 2012." Here's why the transit agency was wise to offer such a simple message and how it reflects the broader difficulty of communicating a sense of humanity online.
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Why the Dupont Circle Metro's south escalators will close for two-thirds of 2012
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Metro has unveiled brochures, videos, and other PR efforts in an attempt to prevent riders from freaking out over the prospect of no operating escalators at the south entrance to the Dupont Circle Metro station. Are you ready for the delays?
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How Metro prepares for the Silver Line, in time-lapse form
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Everyone loves a good time-lapse video, and Metro has taken advantage of our fondness in offering up a two-minute time-lapse of September track work from the West Falls Church Metro station. The work happened during one of WMATA's weekend marathons, and as the Orange Line shut down in places, workers installed switches here in anticipation for the future Silver Line.
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Hate WMATA delays? Here's an official update on Metro Forward repairs
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All the escalators might be broken at your favorite Metro station, but rest assured — the transit agency did install 22,000 fasteners this year. Repairs are happening both slowly and surely.
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You know who won't be happy about WMATA's Dupont escalator news?
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One high-profile writer has lashed out against the slow pace of Metro escalator repairs. Just wait till he hears that replacing them at Dupont Circle will take a year.
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No escalators worked at the Rosslyn Metro station this morning
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All the escalators at the Rosslyn Metro station were down this morning, and if you've ever been to Rosslyn, you know this is a nightmare.
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