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- How transit agencies can get more people 'on board' with transit tech
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Increasing usage of public transit has an important role to play in our fight against climate change, along with contributing to the vitality and resilience of cities.
Konstantin Spasov, April 16, 2024, Metro Magazine - Capital Bikeshare offering new users free rides for limited time
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Curious about trying a bikeshare service in the District? Capital Bikeshare says now is the perfect time — it’s offering new users a code to unlock a bike for free for a limited time.
Makea Luzader, April 17, 2024, DC News Now - Alexandria Transit Company Board approves FY 2025 Alexandria Transit Strategic Plan
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Proposed service changes have been made by the Alexandria Transit Company, which operates DASH bus service and the King Street Trolley, as part of the Alexandria Transit Strategic Plan (ATSP) for Fiscal Year 2025.
April 17, 2024, Mass Transit Magazine - New Fairfax County ordinance requires drivers to stop, rather than yield, for pedestrians
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The new ordinance aligns Fairfax County with a 2023 Code of Virginia change requiring drivers to stop — rather than yield — for pedestrians crossing in the driver’s lane, in an adjacent lane, or approaching the driver’s lane.
Vernon Miles, April 17, 2024, FFXNow - Metro to resume repairs at Stadium-Armory after 5-week pause
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Efforts will continue on Metro’s Aerial Structures Rehabilitation Project on the Blue, Orange and Silver lines. Crews at the station will work to reinforce its structural integrity, closing a section of the track where the three lines intersect, WMATA said in a press release.
Gabby Allen, April 17, 2024, DC News Now - Do you ride the Circulator in D.C.? We want to hear about your experience.
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D.C. has proposed ending the Circulator bus service next year. The Washington Post wants to hear about your experiences with the Circulator and how you use it.
April 17, 2024, The Washington Post - Youngkin proposes using NoVa investment fund to support Metro
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In a state budget amendment, Gov. Glenn Youngkin pledged to support Metro with an additional $133.7 million amid a projected shortfall for the transit agency. The pledge came with a caveat: It would strip funding from a transit investment fund used by Northern Virginia jurisdictions.
Nathaniel Cline, April 17, 2024, Virginia Mercury - Amtrak releases RFI for next phase of zero-emissions
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All qualified parties are encouraged to respond to the RFI, which supports the US National Blueprint for Transportation Decarbonization by 2050. Aiming to achieve Net Zero emissions by 2045 sits at the heart of Amtrak’s Climate Commitment.
Metro Magazine Staff, April 16, 2024, Metro Magazine - DC cyclists aren't giving up on Connecticut Avenue bike lanes
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Adding protected bike lanes to the busy avenue has been a major initiative of the cycling advocacy group for years, which says that the six-lane, 30-mph roadway posed dangers for pedestrians, drivers, and cyclists alike.
Omega Ilijevich, April 15, 2024, Washingtonian - This weekend: Aerial structure repairs to close section of Blue, Orange, and Silver lines outside Stadium-Armory
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During the weekend, free shuttle buses will replace trains between Stadium-Armory and Benning Road on the Blue and Silver lines, and between Stadium-Armory and Minnesota Ave on the Orange Line. Additional work is also planned in this same area the following weekend, April 27-28.
April 16, 2024, WMATA - Offer to donate land to Montgomery Co. sparks optimism that White's Ferry service connecting Md. and Va. will resume
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The current owners of White’s Ferry, Chuck and Stacy Kuhn, have made a formal offer to donate the ferry landing property to Montgomery County. They hope this could help bring back ferry services between Poolesville, Maryland, and Leesburg, Virginia.
Kate Ryan, April 16, 2024, WTOP - DC bikeshare system breaks ridership record
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In a proposed budget revealed on April 3, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser pledged $3 million to support Capital Bikeshare operations, maintenance, and growth.
Diana Ionescu, April 16, 2024, Planetizen - Transit worker safety the focus of FTA plan updates
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The National Safety Plan also looks to address the hundreds of bus-to-person collisions that occur every year.
Dan Zukowski, April 15, 2024, Smart Cities Dive - 8 years into America's e-scooter experiment, what have we learned?
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Ultimately, researchers see two factors that determine the overall climate impact of e-scooters: how users ride them, and how operators manage them from manufacturing to disposal.
Syris Valentine, April 15, 2024, Route Fifty - Metro begins auto doors function on select trains for 'safer and more reliable' commuting
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This is the second stage of rollout for the system. The Red Line started this last December and WMATA said there have been more than 750,000 successful, safe, and faster door openings since.
Joy Wang, April 16, 2024, ABC7 News - Youngkin would slash extra Metro funds, shift burden to Northern Virginia localities
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Amendments from the governor received in the House of Delegates April 8 eliminate that extra funding entirely in the first year and reduce it in the second year to less than $36 million — a roughly $113.5 million delta.
Dan Brendel, April 15, 2024, Washington Business Journal - Biden-Harris Administration awards $23.6 million to help 112 communities deliver transformative infrastructure improvements
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The program provides two years of no-cost, intensive technical assistance to under-resourced and disadvantaged communities to help them identify, develop, and deliver transportation projects to achieve locally-driven economic development, health, environment, mobility, and access goals.
April 15, 2024, Transportation.gov - OmniRide driver places 4th in 'Virginia Bus Roadeo'
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OmniRide hosted the 2024 Virginia State Bus Roadeo April 5 – April 7 at the organization’s Western Facility near Manassas. Thirty-four bus operators and seven maintenance teams from across the state took part in this safety and operations competition
Uriah Kiser, April 14, 2024, Potomac Local News - Metro to begin Auto Doors certifications for operators on Blue, Orange, Silver, Green, and Yellow Lines
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On Monday, customers may notice doors opening faster on some Blue, Orange, Silver, Green and Yellow line trains as Metro begins certifying operators who have been trained to use the Auto Doors function. The certifications will happen over the next few weeks.
April 12, 2024, WMATA - The D.C. Circulator's days are numbered. Could Metro step in and fill the void?
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Funding for the six D.C. Circulator bus routes that loop around some of the District's most popular tourist destinations is slated to expire in a little less than a year, but city officials are hoping Metro will step in to fill the void.
Nate Doughty, April 12, 2024, Washington Business Journal - Planning Commission chair says Alexandria needs to step up its federal grants game to make transit corridors a reality
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Transitway corridors are areas where the city is hoping to implement “enhanced transit services” like bus rapid transit, a streetcar, dedicated bus lanes and more.
Vernon Miles, April 12, 2024, ALXNow - 'Significant' MARC Penn Line schedule changes to begin
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The changes will mean that some trains may arrive early, and some will be delayed between Baltimore and Union Station in D.C.
Anna-Lysa Gayle, April 11, 2024, DC News Now - DC Department of Transportation director: Connecticut Avenue won't get bike lanes
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Initial plans from DDOT had a protected bike lane on Connecticut Avenue as part of safety improvements but Director Sharon Kershbaum told the Council Thursday they weren’t moving forward with that plan.
Daniel Hamburg, April 11, 2024, DC News Now - Transit ridership continues its slow recovery
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Transit riders took 7.1 billion trips in 2023, down from 9.9 billion in 2019, in large part due to shifting work patterns and low office occupancy.
Diana Ionescu, April 11, 2024, Planetizen - How transit agencies can succeed at outsourcing operations
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Transit agencies often contract with private companies to operate part or all of their rail, bus or other services. Done right, it can improve service and even lower costs.
Dan Zukowski, April 11, 2024, Smart Cities Dive - Biden-Harris Administration announces nearly $830 million in grants to make transportation infrastructure more resilient to climate change
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To strengthen America’s climate resilience, President Biden has secured more than $50 billion for climate resilience and adaptation through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act.
April 11, 2024, Transportation.gov - 6th Annual Mount Vernon District Environment Expo
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Organized by Supervisor Dan Storck, in collaboration with the National Park Service, this event promises an educational and engaging day for the whole family.
April 11, 2024, Fairfax Alliance of Better Bicycling - Circulator bus service could end by March 2025, officials say
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The Circulator would require an infusion of more than $100 million to sustain itself next fiscal year, said DDOT director Sharon Kershbaum in a hearing with the D.C. Council transportation committee on Thursday.
Danny Nguyen, April 11, 2024, The Washington Post - WMATA and MWCOG announce new joint transit initiative
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In a news release sent out Wednesday, officials said that the organizations’ Boards of Directors will meet on May 1 to start “months-long discussions about how to efficiently provide, fund, and govern public transit.”
Makea Luzader, April 10, 2024, DC News Now - CaBi continues to break records through March
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CaBi members consistently make up the majority of trips each month, representing 63.7% of all rides in March. E-bikes continue to account for nearly half of all rides, as 49.9% of riders chose the pedal-assisted option over the classic red bikes.
Samuel Littauer, April 11, 2024, Greater Greater Washington