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New Twinbrook Metro garage has cracks
Liz Essley
Updated: Wed, Apr 10, 2013
A new parking garage at the Twinbrook Metro station has "extensive cracks" and will need to be repaired before Metro accepts the work from its contractor. Metro has been trying get the contractor for the 426-space garage to fix the problems for several months, the transit agency said in...
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Silver Spring Transit Center opening more than a year away
Kate Jacobson
Published: Tue, Apr 9, 2013
Commuterslikely will have to wait more than a yearto use theproblem-plagued Silver Spring Transit Center,a Montgomery County official said Tuesday. County Director of General Services David Dise told the County Council it willtakeanother six weeksfordesign fixes to be drafted. Construction...
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Metro to get glow-in-the-dark evacuation signs
Liz Essley
Published: Tue, Apr 9, 2013
Metro is planning to install glow-in-the-dark signs on its trains this spring telling riders to stay onboard in case of an emergency. The signs come after January's Green Line meltdown, when hundreds of riders self-evacuated from hot, stuffy trains after they lost power in a tunnel under the...
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Troublesome Metro railcars to be replaced
Liz Essley
Published: Tue, Apr 9, 2013
Some of Metro's most problematic railcars would be replaced under a new proposal. Metro staff plan to replace the 4000 series railcars with its swanky new 7000 series in a proposal due to go before its board of directors on Thursday. The 21-year-old 4000 series breaks down nearly twice as...
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Council chairman questions D.C.'s reliance on traffic camera revenue
Eric P. Newcomer
Published: Mon, Apr 8, 2013
The D.C. Council chairman wants to know whether the District is growing overly reliant on traffic camera revenue, as it expects to add another 91 camera locations in the coming fiscal year. Mayor Vincent Gray's proposed budget counts on an additional $31.7 million in revenue from the new...
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Silver Line to mean crowds, longer waits for Blue Line riders
Liz Essley
Published: Mon, Apr 8, 2013
Tens of thousands of Metro riders will face longer waits and more crowded trains with the arrival of Metro's new Silver Line, expected late this year -- but hundreds of thousands of other riders will see shorter waits and fewer crowds, the transit agency predicts. Metro expects 82,556 trips...
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Metro police trying to improve emergency response time
Liz Essley
Updated: Sun, Apr 7, 2013
Metro is trying to improve the time it takes for its police officers to make it to the scene of crimes or other emergencies. It takes Metro police an average of nine minutes to respond to emergencies, the agency says in oversight documents, while it takes other police forces between four and...
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The 3-Minute Interview: Cycling advocate Greg Billing
Naomi Jagoda
Published: Sun, Apr 7, 2013
Billing coordinates infrastructure and trail advocacy for the Washington Area Bicyclist Association. How does the D.C. area measure up to other places when it comes to bicycling? Washington, D.C., is No. 4 in the country for most bikeable cities, as rated by Bicycling magazine. We are behind...
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Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett proposes raising parking rates in Bethesda
Kate Jacobson
Published: Wed, Apr 3, 2013
Drivers parking in Bethesda and in the Silver Spring neighborhood of Montgomery Hills would have to pay more under Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett's proposed fiscal 2014 budget. Bethesda rates would increase to about $2 per hour on the street and a flat rate of $1.25 an hour for...
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