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Rachel Weiner

Washington, D.C.

Local Transportation Reporter at The Washington Post

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  • 3 days ago | washingtonpost.com | Rachel Weiner |Marissa Lang |Meagan Flynn

    D.C. police take back plan to close off Dupont Circle during Pride (washingtonpost.com) D.C. police take back plan to close off Dupont Circle during Pride By Rachel Weiner; Marissa J. Lang; Meagan Flynn 2025060302111800 The D.C. police have withdrawn a request to bar people from celebrating Pride in the park at Dupont Circle this weekend following pushback from local elected officials.

  • 4 days ago | washingtonpost.com | Meagan Flynn |Rachel Weiner

    Infamous D.C. intersection with a Wendy’s in the middle is now a plaza (washingtonpost.com) Infamous D.C. intersection with a Wendy’s in the middle is now a plaza By Meagan Flynn; Rachel Weiner 2025060222141500 D.C.'s "Dave Thomas Circle" — the intersection where a Wendy's restaurant once notoriously sat in the middle of multiple lanes of traffic, forcing drivers to chart a confusing course around it — is no more.

  • 1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Rachel Weiner

    You can now pay for D.C. Metro trains with your credit card (washingtonpost.com) You can now pay for D.C. Metro trains with your credit card By Rachel Weiner 2025052816461700 Visitors to D.C. for World Pride, the Fourth of July and other summer events won't have to line up at fare machines to pay for Metro. Starting Wednesday, riders can pay with their credit cards.

  • 1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Rachel Weiner

    Bowser to replace D.C. Streetcar with ‘next generation streetcar.’ It’s a bus. (washingtonpost.com) Bowser to replace D.C. Streetcar with ‘next generation streetcar.’ It’s a bus. By Rachel Weiner 2025052800122900 After less than a decade of operation, the D.C. Streetcar is set to be phased out and replaced by an electric bus that Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) called a "next generation streetcar" when she announced the change Tuesday.

  • 2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Rachel Weiner

    Accused of making Metro less safe, watchdog relents on self-driving trains (washingtonpost.com) Accused of making Metro less safe, watchdog relents on self-driving trains By Rachel Weiner 2025052110000000 After a two-month standoff with its safety watchdog, Metro received approval Tuesday to use self-driving trains on three of its six subway lines. Automation will expand beyond the Red Line to the Green and Yellow lines Friday.

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Rachel Weiner
Rachel Weiner @rachelweinerwp
3 May 25

An update: https://t.co/kQRgLcUSwe

Rachel Weiner
Rachel Weiner @rachelweinerwp

My parents were hit by a truck in New Orleans yesterday. Very scary and strange to be reading an article like this after writing many. Luckily they are alive, but not unscathed -- my dad is still hospitalized with six broken ribs. https://t.co/fbdCc28Er1

Rachel Weiner
Rachel Weiner @rachelweinerwp
30 Apr 25

Deal struck to end Maryland commuter bus strike after six days; drivers get a bump from $22.84 an hour to $25.42

Rachel Weiner
Rachel Weiner @rachelweinerwp
30 Apr 25

RT @loriara: How are we doing? @JoeHeim captures the mood in the nation's capitol: Fear, anger, uncertainty: The moods of D.C. during Trum…