Saturday, May 4, 2013
Work will impact riders on the Blue, Orange, Red and Green lines through system closing Sunday night.
Metro will perform system rebuilding work all but one line in the system for the weekend of May 3-5. This weekend's rebuilding work will result in service changes on the Red, Orange, Blue and Green lines. Yellow Line trains will operate normally between Huntington and Fort Totten. MAP: Click on your nearest station on the map to see when the next train arrives and to learn about any alerts. The track work will result in service changes on all lines beginning at 10 p.m. Friday. According to a Metro news release: Orange Line - 10 p.m. Fri., May 3 through closing Sun., May 5 Red Line - 10 p.m. Fri., May 3 through closing Sun., May 5 Blue Line - 10 p.m. Fri., May 3 through closing Sun., May 5 Green Line - 10 p.m. Fri., May 3 through closing …
Saturday, April 27, 2013
Future of Route 432 through Vienna is unclear. What do you think should happen with the route?
The Fairfax County Department of Transportation is zeroing in on a plan for enhanced bus service to help residents get to new Metro stations when the Silver Line opens at the end of 2013. More than 40 percent of the Fairfax Connector system will change in some way when those stations open, and officials are seeking feedback from residents to provide the best service possible. Wednesday night’s meeting in Tysons marked the end of the second round of public input sessions on the routes. FCDOT representatives conducted the first round in February, when many residents wanted to see changes to route layouts and bus frequency. The revised plan features more midday and evening bus service on Reston and Herndon routes. Officials also restored the …
Work will impact riders on every line starting at 10 p.m. Friday and continuing through system closing Sunday night.
Metro will perform system rebuilding work on every line in the system for the weekend of April 26-28. On Sunday, the system will open early to accommodate runners in the Nike Women's Half Marathon. Sunday, Metro will open at 5 a.m. for the Nike Women's Half Marathon and runners can access the start line from Metro Center (Red/Blue/Orange lines), Federal Triangle (Blue/Orange lines) or Archives (Yellow/Green lines). MAP: Click on your nearest station on the map to see when the next train arrives and to learn about any alerts. The track work will result in service changes on all lines beginning at 10 p.m. Friday. According to a Metro news release: Blue & Orange lines—10 p.m. Friday, April 26, through closing Sunday, April 28 EXCEPT between 5…
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Robert Cole's "The Thought" will greet shoppers at the new Walmart in Tysons West.
Local officials and stakeholders gathered Monday at the site of the Tysons West Walmart for the debut of the public art piece that will grace the outside of of the store. Washington, DC's Robert Cole, who designed "The Thought" on commission, said it was a piece everyone will be able to enjoy. The Walmart could be open as early as September, according to officials. The 79,000-square-foot store will be part of developer JBG Retail's new building, anchored by Walmart and 24-Hour Fitness. Restaurants Noodles and Company and Smashburger have also signed leases. Approximately half of the Wal-Mart’s space will be devoted to groceries and a pharmacy. Unlike the massive superstores found in some areas, the Tysons location has been branded as an "…
Saturday, April 13, 2013
Metro will not perform scheduled weekend track work during the 2013 Cherry Blossom festival.
MAP: Click on your nearest station on the map to see when the next train arrives and to learn about any alerts. This weekend marks the end of Metro's "Break for Blossoms," in which the transit agency has paused scheduled track work to accommodate crowds attending the 2013 Cherry Blossom festival. If you are attending the National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade, which is from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, the best way to get there from the Vienna Metro Stations is taking the Orange Line to Federal Triangle. The other closest station to the parade route is Navy Memorial on the Yellow and Green lines. Next week, Metro will return to its weekend track work schedules, "part of a six-year, $5 billion Capital Improvement Program (CIP) that is focused…
Friday, April 5, 2013
Metro stations will open early Sunday for the Cherry Blossom 10-miler, part of the 2013 Cherry Blossom festival.
There will be no scheduled weekend track work on the Metro this weekend, a courtesy to visitors attending the annual Cherry Blossom Festival during what could be the peak bloom this weekend. Metro is halting weekend track work activities through April 14 with the exception of work taking place after 10 p.m. Sundays, when ridership is expected to be light. Metro will open early Sunday at 5 a.m. to accommodate participants in the Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10-Mile Run. Runners should travel to the following stations: The Vienna Metro Station will likely be crowded Sunday morning, since it's the last point for the Orange Line in Virginia — get there early if you're headed to the race. MAP: Click on your nearest station on the map to see when…
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Metro will triple the number of surveillance cameras in rail cars as part of a new security system.
Metro plans to triple the number of surveillance cameras throughout the Metrorail system—increasing the number of cameras to about 6,000—and will install them inside Metro rail cars for the first time ever, according to the Associated Press. The Vienna Metro station was recently ranked No. 3 on a top 10 list of stations with the most crime in Virginia by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. The expansion could cost an estimated $6.5 million, only some of which would come from federal grants, according to The Washington Examiner. "We have no greater responsibility than protecting the safety of our customers, visitors and employees," Metro spokesman Philip Stewart told The Washington Examiner. "To that end, we are in the …
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Metro says system-wide capability not possible until 2015, but the Congressional deadline is Sept. 30 of this year.
Metro got a break this week on its Congressional deadline to install cellphone service system-wide; a continuing resolution pushed the due date from March 30 to Sept. 30, The Washington Examiner reports. But don't get your hopes up, Metro has said system-wide service will not happen until December 2015. Among other requirements to continue receiving $150 million in federal funding each year, Metro is supposed to offer cell phone service throughout the transit system. Metro's 20 busiest stations were wired for internet service in 2009, but many tunnels between stations and many stations still do not have cell phone or internet service capabilities. Currently AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless have mixed levels of service throughout…
Sunday, March 24, 2013
Some work will be done late Sunday evenings. Click on your nearest station on the map to see when the next train arrives and to learn about any alerts.
Don't tell Metro, but they FORGOT to schedule weekend track work. Well, that's not entirely accurate. Now through April 14, Metro is halting weekend track work activities during the Cherry Blossom Festival, with the exception of late Sunday evenings. "While the work we do almost every weekend is necessary to get the system back to a steady state of safety and reliability, we are in a position where we can take a short break to let everyone enjoy the season," Metro General Manager and CEO Richard Sarles said in a press release. "The spring break will give people an opportunity to experience the type of system we are working toward." Of course, there is always the possibility of unscheduled track work should something break during normal …
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Traffic information for Northern Virginia commuters, including traffic jams, delays, Metro, ART, DASH, Fairfax Connector and more. Click on the grey tabs below for more information.
Problems on your commute today? Tell other readers about it in the comment section below. Updated traffic information: Delayed Metro trains, buses and cars sitting in endless traffic on I-66 and the Beltway—even a 10-minute commute in the DC metro area can be extreme some days. In fact, a March 2013 report from the Census Bureau shows people in the DC metro area have the second-worst commute in the country. That report came on the heels of a Texas Transportation Institute report in February that DC area commuters face the worst traffic in the country. Patch is here to help! Click on any of the grey tabs above to expand it and get more information about congestion, delays or other traffic alerts. On the Metro rail map, click on any …
J Anderson
9:33 pm on Monday, May 6, 2013
The 3rd set of facts isn't actually factual else why would any of us want to see our tax dollars poured into a dangerous public good like that? And I gather the other modes suggested are basically cars or SUVS or minivans - which is the very essence of our problem no? There is no street car, the metro is the destination, bikes are only used by scofflaws and walking only works with 0.25-0.4 miles… more ›