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@wmata 🚇 just got safer, more reliable & faster w/ auto doors active on all rail lines. 🔴🚇 OTP improved 7% since Dec. Staff did outstanding engineering & safety work restoring this feature after 16 yrs so Metro can run more like it was designed. Enjoy a better ride! #wmata
Good news, Metrorail riders! Auto Doors is now in operation on ALL rail lines! Customers will notice faster entries and exits with doors opening within 3-5 seconds after the train stops on the station platform.
Find out more: wmata.com/about/news/Auto-Do… #wmata
.@311DCgov bus shelter on the southbound side of 14th & P ST NW - 1001470 - shards of glass all over
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Doors opening…faster! Auto Doors on the 🔴Red Line launched today with @MetrorailSafety’s approval. Customers will be able to exit faster to reach escalators, elevators, and connecting trains and buses. Read more: wmata.com/about/news/Auto-do… #wmata
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It’s hydromatic, automatic…doors on the Metro! bit.ly/3Lpb9Ia
.@dcfireems maybe one of your members’ keys hanging on the SW traffic light at 16th/U NW
This is insane. “Taking action” in this context apparently consists of adding THREE SECONDS to a crosswalk timer… that’s not action.
After 7News shared that a 3-year-old boy was struck at a dangerous intersection, Montgomery County is taking action to better protect pedestrians.
wjla.com/news/local/montgome…
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This week, @wmataGM Randy Clarke & interns visited Green Line stations and saw fiber-optic cable installation firsthand. The team laid 62,000 ft., boosting radio & signal capabilities, also paving the way for future upgrades. Learn more: wmata.com/2023majorconstruct… #wmata
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Got out on the #wmata 🟢🚇 shutdown with the team incl, 7 new hires & 20 summer interns. Crews are repairing track, vegetation/drainage mgmt, & 30 miles of new fiber cables for radio & power system modernization for a safer and better #YourMetro Thx customers for your patience.
.@311DCgov all the fences at Stead Rec Center site have fallen and are fully blocking sidewalk on almost the entire north side of 1600blk of P street NW
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Today is #NationalInternDay. A huge thank you to our interns and Steven Boney, Timiko Collins, and Brittany Adams, who manage our growing programs. #wmata #MetroBoardMeeting
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A few weeks ago @DCPoliceDept said it was stepping up traffic enforcement due to the increase in traffic fatalities. Today it published stats on 2 days of enhanced enforcement in the 14th/U Street NW area; there were almost 130 stops that resulted in a ticket, warning, or arrest.
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4am…time to call it a day after visiting w/ our great team who work while everyone else sleeps to keep @wmata running to move the #DMV. Got to review ATO testing and will post some more on that tomorrow (ahhh I mean today 😴) #wmata #yourmetro
.@wmata OR train 901 (lead 6112) is displaying the doors opening on the incorrect side
.@311DCgov the “stop for pedestrians in crosswalk” sign at 14th/Riggs st NW has been knocked out of the road.
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From the Editorial Board: Why is Mayor Bowser proposing cuts to the D.C. Circulator? wapo.st/40MzKvA
Fun fact: The US government currently subsidizes 1 daily SkyWest flight to ORD from Decatur, IL at the cost of ~$2.5-3M/yr or almost $200 per passenger, for only 7% of people traveling via air from Decatur. When SkyWest wanted to end service, USDOT wouldn’t let them! Why? 1/
Bloomington, IL, which is ~40 miles away, has Delta, American, Frontier, and Allegiant flights. Champaign and Springfield are both roughly similar distances away. Why does Decatur still fall under the EAS program? Seems like a waste of $3M/yr.
Source: u.arizona.edu/~adrukker/JMP.…