Category Archives: Transportation

How To Improve WMATA’s Service And Why That Matters

Posted on November 15, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

I write about D.C.’s Metro (run by the WMATA) not only because it affects me, but because it’s important for mass transit nationally: Like it or not, D.C.’s failures of governance, including Metro, affect everyone. D.C. is full of people … Continue reading →

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Never Read The Comments When It Comes To Transportation

Posted on October 30, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

And I broke the rule. Last week, I tweeted a picture of a protest, which was picked up by D.C. blog PoPville: The protestors were chanting, “Fuck it. Make it fair. Fix it”, and calling for a flat Metro fair. … Continue reading →

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A Possible Reason Why Building Infrastructure Is So Expensive In The U.S.

Posted on October 29, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

In a sort of throwaway line about Whitefish Energy–the very small Montanan electrical utility that has been tapped to rebuild much of Puerto Rico’s electrical infrastructure, Charles Pierce makes a critical observation (boldface mine): In addition, if you’re looking for … Continue reading →

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Metro’s Problems Will Not Be Solved With Less Democracy

Posted on October 15, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

While there are issues with the WMATA board, Roy LaHood‘s and Maryland Governor Paul Hogan’s joint offensive to remove elected officials from the WMATA board is really stupid. Not only will that not do much to solve the non-existent problem … Continue reading →

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What Hogan Taketh Away, He Returneth

Posted on September 16, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

In today’s installment of our semi-regular series, “How are area politicians fucking up the D.C. Metro system this week?”, we find that Maryland’s Republican governor, Paul Hogan, after privately going so far as to argue that one line of the … Continue reading →

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Why Blue States Need To Stop Electing Red Governors: The Metro Edition

Posted on September 10, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

Someone leaked a private, off-the-record discussion about funding the D.C. Metro, and it doesn’t make Maryland Governor Paul Hogan look good (boldface mine): Contrary to the public display of goodwill for the media after a closed-door meeting last week, the … Continue reading →

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The Parking Tax

Posted on September 6, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

This piece on the costs of parking a car is mind boggling (boldface mine): Owning a car is not cheap — and in addition to insurance, gas and parking fees, there is a hidden cost: time spent driving around while … Continue reading →

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DC Metro Finds A New Way To Provide Poor Service

Posted on August 27, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

Ugh (boldface mine): Red, Orange, Silver, and Blue Line riders might have much longer commutes beginning this week. There’s a new, 35 mile per hour speed restriction in place between Medical Center and Union Station, and between Rosslyn and the … Continue reading →

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A General Lesson From A Street In D.C.’s Adams-Morgan

Posted on August 11, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

A few weeks, there was a really awful car-pedestrian collision in Adams-Morgan, D.C. As a result, there have been calls to close part of 18th Street NW to through traffic (boldface mine): In early June, a motorist on 18th Street … Continue reading →

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Will Electric Cars Be The Way We Destroy The Walkability Of Cities For The 21st Century?

Posted on August 9, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

It sure looks that way (boldface mine): Automakers and tech companies are pushing a bill through Congress that would handcuff local governments’ ability to regulate self-driving vehicles on city streets. Now city transportation officials are demanding a role in drafting … Continue reading →

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