Marching bands, truck horns and what I think was a planned helicopter flyover? And a beautiful rendition of Lift Every Voice and Sing.
Bowser says the new Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge is symbolic in bridging communities, but also providing accessibility between Ward 8 and Ward 6.
Busy day in transportation news!
- Four Green Line stations northeast of Ft. Totten reopen w/ revamped platforms, amenities.
- The new Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge has a ribbon-cutting at 11.
- Metro posting results of Blue-Orange-Silver Line study. Blue Line in Georgetown?
#WMATA’s first budget public hearing is at 11 a.m.
The outlook has changed dramatically after the Senate passed the latest coronavirus relief bill with $30B for transit. That likely means no more drastic bus and rail service cuts in Jan 2021. wmata.com/initiatives/bu…
Here were some of Metros earlier proposals that now may go away
Oops that first tweet should read Jan 2022. I don’t know what year it is 🙈
One of the most active and engaged Rider Advisory Council members says they’ve been pushed out the door by WMATA. As Chair of the RAC, they always begged Metro to be better — whether it was providing masks or more clearly communicating service changes during the pandemic.
Metro is set to vote on appointing new members of the RAC at 9 a.m. They’ve nominated:
- Madison O’Conner of Virginia
- Brian Meyer of Virginia
- Charmaine Todman-Nwanji of Maryland
- Andrew Tsui, at-large
- 2 other members reappointed
- Unclear why @anelki not reappointed
Oof. Looking back at this quote from when WMSC released its report in Sept: Mayer said he has confidence that Metro leadership understands what needs to be done to fix the issues.
“The WMSC will pay very close attention... to ensure that the problems get addressed adequately."