a town of former student council presidents
Durutti Column on the DC Metro
Ed Brickell
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a town of former student council presidents
Durutti Column on the DC Metro
Ed Brickell
#Poetry #EdBrickell #PineHillsReview #DuruttiColumn #DCMetro #Commuting #Music #1980s #TomClancy #ViniReilly
From my Metro Rewind (station name blocked out so I don't somewhat dox myself). I was in the top 5.49% of my station and the top 7% of all riders!
https://youtube.com/shorts/2t4ow5cRb-c?si=3hsITAOH2NNZ0jDU
The Final Ride: Six Flags America's Epic 50-Year Goodbye
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#SixFlagsAmerica
#SixFlags
#BowieMaryland
#ThemeParkClosure
#RollercoasterMemories
#Nostalgia
#CBRE
#WildlifePreserve
#AdventureWorld
#WildWorld
#DCMetro
#ThemeParkHistory
#FinalRide
Tried to clean up and straighten up this photo of the West Falls Church Metro station redevelopment plan (which may be online somewhere, but if so I haven't seen it).
This is one of the last Metro stations in Virginia that hasn't been redeveloped with lots of multi-use 3- and 4-storey buildings around it, and one of the most affordable Metro-adjacent neighborhoods left in Virginia.
Most of what's being redeveloped seems to be the large, space-wasting surface parking lots, but it's too bad they can't keep some of the mature trees through to the end state. 😕
#DCMetro #Metro #Virginia #FallsChurchVA #WestFallsChurch #Housing
Joint Task Force Leaders Patrol D.C. Metro to Enhance Safety and Infrastructure
On October 17, 2025, U.S. Army Col. Larry Doane, commander of Joint Task Force–District of Columbia, and U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Scott McKennon, the task force’s senior enlisted leader, conducted patrols in the D.C. Metro as part of the D.C. Safe and Beautiful mission in Washington, D.C. The ini... [More info]
Arlington County staff are seeking state funding to replace an old elevator at the Courthouse Metro station with two up-to-date lifts. It could be a decade before the multimillion-dollar proposal becomes reality. County transportation staff have ranked an $11.7 million request for new elevators as the third top priority among 13 requests totaling $115.7 million.
Stamen recently collaborated with MetroMatch, a transit-first navigation tool focused on identifying destinations within walking distance of transit in U.S. cities. Read about how we redesigned their map for Washington, DC on the blog.
https://stamen.com/navigate-your-city-car-free-with-metromatch/
#maps #design #cartography #transit #metro #dcmetro #OpenStreetMap #WashingtonDC