"I'm on the Car-Free Diet" Facebook Group
Arlington County Commuter Services is taking the message about living car-free or car-lite to the social web.
August 20, 2008, ACCS
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MARC Resumes Penn Line Service Following Accident
An Amtrak spokeswoman said it was one of the company's employees who was struck by an Acela train minutes after it had left Union Station in Washington on its way to New York City earlier this morning.
By Gus Sentementes, August 20, 2008, Baltimore Sun
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New Cars May Ease MARC Crowding
The O'Malley administration plans to announce Wednesday that it has negotiated the purchase of 13 double-decker rail cars from Virginia Railway Express as part of an effort to reduce crowding on the MARC system, where capacity has been strained by an influx of riders escaping high fuel prices.
By Michael Dresser, August 19, 2008, Baltimore Sun
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Other Ideas Circulating About Tysons Corner Transit
The Tysons Land Use Task force will present a series of recommendations to the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors in late September detailing changes for the area.
August 20, 2008, WTOP
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Person Struck by Amtrak Train, Service Disrupted
Amtrak says all rail traffic on its line between Washington and Baltimore has been halted because a person was struck by an Acela Express train near New Carrollton.
August 20, 2008, WTOP
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Update: Penn Line Reopened After Earlier Accident
Update: The Penn Line is reopened. The first southbound train has departed Baltimore at 7:10 am making all stops. Expect delays enroute to Washington. Expect crowded conditions on Camden Line. Northbound Penn Line still closed.
August 20 2008, MTA
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Dulles Updates Its People Movers
As airport officials stood before the gleaming blue-and-white trains, they were also sending a message to federal transit officials: We can build a subway.
By Eric M. Weiss, August 19, 2008, Washington Post
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New Speed System Helping to Slow Drivers in Va.
The system, known as Variable Speed Limit (VSL), is reducing drivers speeds by as much as 10 miles per hour when it's turned on, WTOP has learned.
By Adam Tuss, August 19, 2008, WTOP
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Metrobus Drivers Get New Seats and Seatbelts
The seats are designed to improve lines of sight and "hold" drivers in place if they have to make sudden stops or turns.
By Adam Tuss, August 18, 2008, WTOP
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Record Numbers Board Arlington Transit in 10th Year of Service
During the 2008 fiscal year (July 2007 to June 2008), ART ridership rose to over 1.2 million with a significant increase in passengers that began in April and continued through July despite the typically slower summer months.
August 18, 2008, Arlington County
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Reagan National Rebounds in On-Time Performance
All three of the region's airports saw increases in on-time performance during the first half of 2008 compared to the same period last year, with Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport scoring the biggest jump of the trio.
By Scott McCaffrey, August 17, 2008, Sun Gazette
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Op-Ed: Passenger Rail Service Doesn't Measure Up
The present level of service would not be tolerated in any European country, and would be a source of amazement and scorn in Japan.
By Glen H. Cannon, August 18, 2008, Free-Lance Star
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Drive 55 Campaign Gaining Speed
Though it lasted longer than disco and leisure suits, the national 55-miles-per-hour speed limit was another remnant of the 1970s that did not endure.
By William M. Welch, August 18, 2008, USA Today
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More Headlines
VRE Ponders Fare Increase, Service Reductions
Area Commuters Resorting to "Sluggish" Behavior
Will D.C. Get 'Smart' While Getting Around the City?
Montgomery Co. Speed Camera Exaggerates
More MARC Parking Created
Electric Bikes Getting Popular
Airlines Push for Homegrown Jet Fuel
Commuter's Bike Considered Too Ugly At Union Station
The Weekend and Beyond
Metrobus Brings Lost Arlingtonians Home
