A transit enthusiast, Katherine M. Hill finds an unusual amount of joy in sharing her rides with strangers. When she's not riding the rails, Katherine is an editorial assistant in financial publishing and freelance journalist.
Metro released its October trackwork schedule, and pulled us—or me—for a loop when it announced that trackwork will be on all lines in the evenings, Sunday through Thursday too.Is this because I was wowed over...
I sat down Tuesday to plan my first trip to DC9. I knew I'd drive to a Metro station on the Red Line and take Metrorail to the venue. (Metrobus is a straight shot, but I knew it would...
why.i.hate.dc. has a staggering report on the Alice Swanson memorial. Dave Stroup has gone to a lot of legwork and completed a great deal of research regarding the first ghost bike's removal. (Let's just...
U2 fans are expected in droves for Tuesday's concert at FedEx field, so Metro's extending its hours to 1 a.m. for late night commutes home. (This is a boon for other commuters like meme, since I'll...
When I picked up this morning's Washington Post and flipped over the paper my heart sank: SANDWICHING OLDER METRO CARS WAS PR MOVE. The gist: Metro said placing newer, sturdier cars on the ends with older, less studier...
Your weekend track maintenance is on the Orange line this weekend. Metro advises adding 20 minutes to your expected commute time. If you don't mind my interjection, round up to an hour—the Orange line will be the...
Following the Thursday Fun Post theme this month, a third, (yes, third) Threadless shirt that made me giggle with its relationship to transportation:"Follow It" by __pg for Threadless I love collecting transit maps, and I love...
TheWashCycle has an update—plus a concise re-cap—on the ongoing ghost bike removal around Dupont Circle where cyclist Alice Swanson was struck and killed last year. I'm pretty mad DDOT put "notices" on...
Matt Patterson, a National Review Institute Washington Fellow, made a critical error with his SmarTrip card. And while I quietly laugh at his pain I'll try to help you out. (I'm sorry Mr. Patterson! I have absolutely no...
Update: After I wrote this CTA decided to pull two of the three advertisements in question. CTA said the ads did not meet the system's guidelines. Sometimes I write ahead, and since I have a cold today I am...