Updated 4-16-2008 @ 8:26am
WMATA is geared up for Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to DC this week, with fixed-route service changes to cope with the expected crowds. This includes running rush-hour scheduling from 5am to 7pm on both Wednesday April 16th and Thursday April 17th.
Several fixed routes will be affected by rolling road closures over the course of the visit. The WMATA web site estimates that up to 16 fixed route bus services may be affected. MetroRail especially is likely to become very crowded, with large numbers of people from outside the area riding the system over the course of this once-in-a-lifetime event. Read more... (663 words, estimated 2:39 mins reading time)
WMATA’s Board meeting on November 9th includes budget items for FY2007 relating to MetroAccess.
DC ParaTransit Info notes with great concern this item in the “blurb” produced for the board:
Revise MetroAccess eligibility process to mainstream riders to transit
We’re back to the concept of tightening eligibility criteria once more to try to reduce the eligible ridership numbers. WMATA once more is making decisions based on their financial needs and not the community’s transportation needs, disenfranchising users from MetroAccess use. Euphemistically referred to by WMATA as “Demand Management”, this is a case of more management to artificially reduce demand. Read more... (207 words, estimated 50 secs reading time)
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