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Pedestrian killed by Metrobus in Olney
Kytja Weir
Updated: 5 hr ago
A 50-year-old Montgomery County pedestrian died after he was hit by a Metrobus late Wednesday in Olney, according to Montgomery County police. Ronald Maurice Johnson of Brookeville was hit as a Metrobus pulled away from the curb at Georgia Avenue near Olney-Sandy Spring Road around 11:08 p.m....
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Capsules or leggy dots? Metro seeking more input on new rail map
Kytja Weir
Published: Thu, May 23, 2013
Should Metro stops look like a capsule or a leggy dot? Metro has made additional minor changes to its latest map design and is asking for help choosing between two finalists, specifically on how to represent stations on the wayfinding maps. The transit agency is redoing the iconic map of the...
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Surveys: Many Bikeshare riders wouldn't have driven
Kytja Weir
Published: Wed, May 22, 2013
Capital Bikeshare is saving cash and time for its riders, making them healthier while also taking cars off the roads and spurring economic development, according to two new surveys of riders. But the service appears to be having an unintended result of shifting some riders away from walking or...
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Northern Virginia leaders plan wish list of road projects for new funds
Liz Essley
Published: Wed, May 22, 2013
Northern Virginia transportation officials have a long wish list for the first $180 million expected to flow into their coffers in the next year from tax increases in Gov. Bob McDonnell's new roads package -- including widening traffic-clogged Route 28 and Route 1. The Northern Virginia...
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Officials: Only handful of Capital Bikeshare bikes stolen
Kytja Weir
Yesterday
Capital Bikeshare has shiny red bikes on street corners all over the region, with plans to expand. But surprisingly, those cherry red numbers haven't been stolen very often. Only 15 bikes have gone missing out of the 1,900 bikes ordered for the bikesharing service since it began in fall 2010,...
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D.C. Council votes to end municipal bond tax, spend Internet sales tax
Alan Blinder and Eric P. Newcomer
Published: Wed, May 22, 2013
The D.C. Council, setting aside its members' annual frustrations about a public budget fashioned in private, voted unanimously on Wednesday to support a $10 billion plan that would increase Circulator bus fares, end the city's tax on certain bonds and earmark a potential spigot of Internet sales...
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False alarm announcement evacuates McPherson Metro
Kytja Weir
Published: Wed, May 22, 2013
Metro riders had a surprising scare Wednesday morning when the public address system told riders to evacuate the station. Turns out there was no emergency, said Metro spokeswoman Morgan Dye. The announcement ran by mistake just after 10 a.m. at the station that serves the Orange and Blue...
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Road closures could go into Thursday from downtown D.C. sinkhole
Naomi Jagoda
Published: Wed, May 22, 2013
Road closures due to a large sinkhole in downtown D.C. could last beyond Wednesday's evening commute, officials said. The sinkhole started developing Tuesday afternoon because a water line broke. F Street NW is closed between 13th and 15th streets, and 14th Street NW is closed between...
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Potomac Yard Metro station delayed again
Kytja Weir
Published: Tue, May 21, 2013
Plans to build a Metro station at Alexandria's Potomac Yard have hit another snag, pushing back the opening of a potential station there to 2017 at the earliest.
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Virginia to take step toward express lanes for Interstate 66
Liz Essley
Published: Tue, May 21, 2013
Virginia is moving toward putting express lanes -- or possibly rail -- along traffic-clogged Interstate 66. The commonwealth next month plans to issue a request for ideas from companies on how to install tolled express lanes, bus or rail along the highway, from the Capital Beltway to...
