Transportation - Washingtonian https://www.washingtonian.com The website that Washington lives by. Tue, 05 Mar 2024 15:53:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://www.washingtonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/cropped-washingtonian-favicon-gigantic-138x138.png Transportation - Washingtonian https://www.washingtonian.com 32 32 Sadly, Dulles Is the Most Expensive Airport for Domestic Travel https://www.washingtonian.com/2023/06/02/dulles-ranks-most-expensive-airport-for-domestic-travel/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dulles-ranks-most-expensive-airport-for-domestic-travel Fri, 02 Jun 2023 15:49:08 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1640319 Here’s some bad news for local travelers: Dulles was named the most expensive American airport to fly out of. Using Department of Transportation data, financial advice website FinanceBuzz found that domestic flights out of Dulles cost travelers an average of $494.78, which is the most expensive in the country. And we thought taking the Silver […]

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Metro Commuters, Rejoice! More Trains Are Coming. https://www.washingtonian.com/2023/01/27/metro-commuters-rejoice-more-trains-are-coming/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=metro-commuters-rejoice-more-trains-are-coming Fri, 27 Jan 2023 16:15:17 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1620961 If you regularly rode Metro to work before the pandemic, you remember the days when rush-hour trains would pull into the station every few minutes. Rather than sprinting to slip between the closing doors of a departing train, you could just wait for the next one, which would generally be along shortly. These days, Metro […]

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DC Street Closures for Friday’s March for Life Rally https://www.washingtonian.com/2023/01/19/dc-street-closures-for-fridays-march-for-life-rally/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dc-street-closures-for-fridays-march-for-life-rally Thu, 19 Jan 2023 17:19:47 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1618952 The 50th annual National March for Life anti-abortion rally happens on and around the National Mall on Friday, January 20—it’s the first march since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last June. Along with the march, which starts at 1 PM, expect a slew of anti-abortion organizations, a concert, a pre-march rally, and several […]

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Free Metro Rides Are Coming to DC on New Year’s Eve https://www.washingtonian.com/2022/12/14/free-metro-rides-are-coming-to-dc-on-new-years-eve/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=free-metro-rides-are-coming-to-dc-on-new-years-eve Wed, 14 Dec 2022 18:30:04 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1613520 For the first time since December 2016, WMATA will be sending riders into the new year with free trips on Metrorail and Metrobus. All rides on both services will be free after 8 PM in an effort to provide safe alternatives to drinking and driving on one of the most notorious nights for drunk driving-related fatalities. Services will also […]

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MAPPED: Planning Ahead for DC Road Closures This Saturday https://www.washingtonian.com/2022/06/10/mapped-planning-ahead-for-dc-road-closures-this-saturday/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mapped-planning-ahead-for-dc-road-closures-this-saturday Fri, 10 Jun 2022 18:39:03 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1584352 This Saturday will be a true celebration of the First Amendment in DC—and also a traffic nightmare. The Pride Parade and Block Party, the return of March For Our Lives, and the 2022 Lawyers Have Heart 10K, 5K, and Fun Run will all land on the same day. Here’s a list of transit alternatives and […]

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Whatever Happened to the Georgetown Gondola? https://www.washingtonian.com/2021/07/12/whatever-happened-to-the-georgetown-gondola/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=whatever-happened-to-the-georgetown-gondola Mon, 12 Jul 2021 15:06:24 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1538825 DC has buses, the Metro, and that H Street tram you tried out one time. But this doesn’t mean our city is ready to stop tinkering with transit. Whether on the water, underground, or up in the air, the following projects have gotten Washingtonians talking. Will they actually happen? Georgetown Canal Boat What we were […]

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Bike to Work Day Makes a Comeback Tomorrow—for Teleworkers https://www.washingtonian.com/2021/05/20/bike-to-work-day-makes-a-comeback-tomorrow-for-teleworkers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bike-to-work-day-makes-a-comeback-tomorrow-for-teleworkers Thu, 20 May 2021 18:04:53 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1528996 Tomorrow, May 21 is the 20th annual Bike to Work Day (BTWD), an event in which (typically) thousands of commuters ditch cars, scooters, and Metro and instead jump on a bike to go to the office. This year, of course, offices are sparsely populated. So instead, cyclists will head to one of several pit stops in […]

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Washingtonians Are the Third-Worst Drivers in Rain and Snow in the US https://www.washingtonian.com/2019/02/13/washingtonians-are-the-third-worst-drivers-in-rain-and-snow-in-the-u-s/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=washingtonians-are-the-third-worst-drivers-in-rain-and-snow-in-the-u-s Wed, 13 Feb 2019 12:00:20 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=611222 It’s a common refrain: Drivers in Washington flake out when it snows. But is it true? According to Allstate Insurance’s 2018 Best Drivers Report, yes. In a ranking of 200 cities, adjusted for precipitation, DC was third-worst for ability to drive in rain and snow, while Alexandria skidded in at ninth. Maybe we can blame […]

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The Head of Metro Doesn’t See Uber as a Competitor https://www.washingtonian.com/2019/02/04/metro-paul-wiedefeld-doesnt-see-uber-as-a-competitor/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=metro-paul-wiedefeld-doesnt-see-uber-as-a-competitor Mon, 04 Feb 2019 12:00:01 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=597516 Paul Wiedefeld has learned to expect surprises since he took over as general manager of Washington’s troubled transit system three years ago. Just look at the photograph on his wall that was taken when he met Donald Trump in March 2017. It was certainly an unusual experience: getting the out-of-the-blue call, hustling over to the […]

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6 Photos of Metro That Will Make You Forget How Terrible It Is https://www.washingtonian.com/2017/03/17/photos-metro-forget-sucks/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=photos-metro-forget-sucks Fri, 17 Mar 2017 12:05:52 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=220151 Metro: the mode of transportation that everyone loves to hate. #DcNights #CAPTURE #urban #MetroDc #Fastlane #Train #nightshot #nightout #dc #igalx #dcdaily #igdc #amazing #awesome #life #life4life #live #likes #likesforlikes #longexposure #myfocus #mydccool #dmv #LOVE #loveVA #winter #2017 #city #NiceShot A post shared by D-A-V-i-D (@edgardavisp) on Jan 13, 2017 at 7:47pm PST Long exposure to […]

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