Just read this in the WaPo about better signage at Metro stations and how we could all stand to learn a few lessons from our forefathers in London.
Honestly, I don't really know if it's bad or good in terms of signage on the Metro. Maybe it's because I've just been riding long enough to know which stop I'm at without looking up (at least on the Red Line). Either way, a few times I've had to look up (I was tired, ok?) it is sometimes VERY hard to see outside the windows to a sign and if you're on an older car, the inside LED screens NEVER work. So, I guess WMATA could stand to make things a bit brighter and re-program some of their technology.
Showing posts with label The Washington Post. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Washington Post. Show all posts
Tuesday, June 2, 2015
Monday, April 27, 2015
No, you're the worst!
So I've returned from the Big Apple and will definitely blog about it here soon, but in the meantime, I read this article in the Washington Post today that seems appropriate for my recent trip and my new love of public transit visits to other cities!
I do think above all, DC has one of the cleanest public transit systems in the country and it's not as bad as people think it is in terms of delays, track issues, etc.. Even with all my complaining, I still ride it and support its improvement and upkeep!
Overall, the DC Metro definitely has more challenges than other cities do in working with two different states, the Federal government and all the jurisdictions it reaches in its 117-mile radial span. Funding, maintenance, emergencies, infrastructure, and expansion planning all can be put to a halt by one of the governing bodies, no matter how good of an idea it truly is. Ugh -- politics!
I do think above all, DC has one of the cleanest public transit systems in the country and it's not as bad as people think it is in terms of delays, track issues, etc.. Even with all my complaining, I still ride it and support its improvement and upkeep!
Overall, the DC Metro definitely has more challenges than other cities do in working with two different states, the Federal government and all the jurisdictions it reaches in its 117-mile radial span. Funding, maintenance, emergencies, infrastructure, and expansion planning all can be put to a halt by one of the governing bodies, no matter how good of an idea it truly is. Ugh -- politics!
Friday, February 6, 2015
Holy snow
Found this gem today, via The Washington Post. Apparently a freight train in Canada ain't scared of no snow, no sirree. Click the link below to see pretty cool (ha!) footage of him plowing through the white powdery stuff. It gets good around the :26 mark. And I love the photographer being a true craftsman and artist at the end and wiping his lens free of the frozen stuff.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/2015/02/06/snow-is-no-match-for-this-new-brunswick-locomotive-video/
I've always wondered how deep snow would be for a train NOT to get through on the tracks, but apparently this one has upped the bar.
Happy Friday, dear readers!
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/2015/02/06/snow-is-no-match-for-this-new-brunswick-locomotive-video/
I've always wondered how deep snow would be for a train NOT to get through on the tracks, but apparently this one has upped the bar.
Happy Friday, dear readers!
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