Red Line
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See what remains of D.C.'s graffiti along the WMATA Red Line
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Photographs and a new documentary help capture the aesthetics of a transit line that looks more and more different as the months pass.
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'The Red Line D.C.' documentary contextualizes fading Metro graffiti
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The two-part documentary has wrapped production and is ready for screening just as Washington, D.C. has begun to scrub the graffiti that gave the project life.
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How Metro commuters react to graffiti on the Red Line
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What reactions does graffiti inspire among the D.C. residents who ride the Metro's Red Line? Are these images art or are they blight? How do the graffiti artists themselves see their creations and how do they perceive their transit-riding audience? A new 13-minute short film seeks to answer these questions.
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Track marks: Understanding Washington D.C.'s Metro graffiti
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The images have decorated the avenues along Metro lines for years, and the art form is finally receiving the attention it deserves
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Metro on New Year's Eve: A boombox, 'Baby Got Back,' and the Cupid Shuffle
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Videos have emerged showing the dancing, clapping, singing, and likely very drunken mess that WMATA became last Saturday night as we all transitioned from 2011 to 2012.
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Welcome home, D.C. Now get ready for six Metro stations to close
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If there was any doubt that the holidays are over, here's a sad wake-up call — WMATA is back with its announcements of track work.
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Red Line WMATA train struck and killed a person at Bethesda Metro station
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Another person has been struck and killed by a Metro train, WMATA reports, with delays affecting both directions. According to WMATA's chief spokesperson Dan Stessel, the person was an adult female and the act was apparently intentional — a suicide, in other words.
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WMATA train strikes a person, Red Line delays in both directions
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As of the last half hour, Metro is reporting that a person has been struck on the Red Line at the Takoma Metro station. It currently remains open and police and emergency medical personnel are on the scene.
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Metro's Red Line weekend work, explained (video)
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New videos from Metro Forward continue to explain just why all those Metro stations were closed for track work last weekend.
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The day no Metro trains moved
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This morning, staggering delays on the Blue Line. This evening's rush hour, on the Red Line. Say hello to summer commute madness.
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Inside Metro graffiti: A Q&A with the director of 'The Red Line D.C. Project'
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First-time filmmaker Saaret Yoseph talks about what inspired her to tackle the street art along our transit lines.
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Metro new ad campaign: Unnecessary? (video)
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Metro's ad campaign seems to be nothing more than a waste of money. What's it trying to do, exactly?
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Red line has trouble with red lights
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Metro operators ran red lights twice in the past month.
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Track work, escalator outage highlight Saturday Metro issues
Single tracking on the Red and Yellow Lines, as well as the longest escalators in the Metrorail system breaking down, are causing WMATA headaches this weekend.
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Metro outlines major Orange, Blue, Yellow and Red Line track work for April
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Most notably, the Orange Line will not run between Minnesota Avenue and New Carrollton between April 15 and 17.
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Woman struck by Metro train at Rhode Island Avenue station
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A person was struck by a Metro Red Line train at the Rhode Island Avenue station.
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Metro to close stations for holiday repairs
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Metro will perform major maintenance work on the Blue, Orange, and Red Lines to comply with National Transportation Safety Board recommendations during this holiday weekend.
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What’s Up With the Red Line: Weekend of Feb. 11
Planning on catching the Metro to get around this weekend? Here’s what to expect.
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