Category Archives: Talkin’ Transit

Talkin' Transit, Technology, The Daily Feed, WMATA
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iPhone App for Metro

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At $15, the price is a little high, but starting tomorrow you can navigate the Metro system on your iPhone. The details of all the functions aren’t available on iTrans’ website just yet, but there are a couple pictures in the new iTunes app store (link requires iTunes) which seem to indicate it’ll be pulling train times from the published Metro schedule.

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If they’re not using the Metro train-position API, one has to wonder why they bothered at all. Oh well.

At least it’ll get line service updates?

Talkin' Transit, The Daily Feed, WMATA
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Bus Delays Now On Metro Homepage


Busted Ass Bus
Originally uploaded by tbridge

If you’ve wandered over to WMATA in the last couple days, you’ve seen that they’re now adding bus delay detail to the top crawlbar so that you can tell just as easily that bus traffic is fubar, as well as the rail traffic.

One thought, though, Metro, could you put the route number before the message, instead of having to wait to see it later in the message?

Talkin' Transit, The Daily Feed, The District
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DC Pedestrian Master Plan Meeting

The DC Pedestrian Master Plan is a long-term project to study and actively improve Washington’s state of walkability and pedestrian safety. The final draft of the plan report is up for review, and Ward 6 Councilor Tommy Wells is holding an open meeting with DC DDOT to invite public comment on Tuesday, July 8th, 6:30PM at St. Peter’s Church.

More info: Tommy Wells – Ward 6 Meeting on DC Pedestrian Master Plan.

Legacy articles, Talkin' Transit
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DC Speeding Ticket Sidewalk Scene

photos by wayan

If you speed on K Street NW this month, you’re going to meet DC’s finest around 23rd Street as you come from under the Washington Circle tunnel. There, on the right-hand sidewalk will be Mr. Police Man with his laser speed gun, clocking your lead foot and tagging your license with points and fines.

I watched two officers tag-team K Street one afternoon, writing speeding tickets on every batch of cars zipping up the hill, and unlike others, even welcomed my photography. Their goal is speed limit enforcement and they were happy to have ticket-writing publicity.

No word on the wants of the cabbie pulled over for speeding, but I’m sure we all know what he was thinking…

This post appeared in its original form at DC Metblogs