Rachel Weiner

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Rachel Weiner

The future of Metro is the bus (washingtonpost.com) The future of Metro is the bus By Rachel Weiner 2025050610000000 The D.C. public transportation system is set to expand dramatically over the next 20 years. But aside from the long-delayed Purple Line, new train tracks aren't part of the plan. Leaders in and around the Metro system are putting their energy behind the less-loved side of transit: the bus.

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Rachel Weiner

D.C. pushes Park Service to keep Rock Creek Parkway’s rush hour lanes (washingtonpost.com) D.C. pushes Park Service to keep Rock Creek Parkway’s rush hour lanes By Rachel Weiner 2025050317124100 The D.C. government is pushing to keep reversible rush hour lanes on Rock Creek Parkway, setting up a conflict with the National Park Service over how to manage traffic through the city.

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Ian Duncan |Rachel Weiner

Airliners abort landings amid Army helicopter’s ‘scenic’ loop around Pentagon (washingtonpost.com) Airliners abort landings amid Army helicopter’s ‘scenic’ loop around Pentagon By Ian Duncan; Rachel Weiner; Dan Lamothe 2025050223203000 Two airliners abandoned landing attempts at Washington's Reagan National Airport on Thursday afternoon when an Army Black Hawk helicopter took a "scenic route" near the flight path and circled the Pentagon before landing at a military heliport, according to the...

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Kyle Swenson |Rachel Weiner

Spin scooters might leave D.C. amid legal battle (washingtonpost.com) Spin scooters might leave D.C. amid legal battle By Kyle Swenson; Rachel Weiner 2025042610002900 A legal fight is heating up between the District and a company that provides e-scooters and bikes in Washington. Spin, which has over 4,000 bikes and scooters across the District, has been operating in the city since 2019.

2 weeks ago | infobae.com | Rachel Weiner

Conductores de varias líneas de autobuses de cercanías que operan desde los suburbios de Maryland hacia el Distrito están en huelga, alegando que la empresa que administra las líneas se niega a negociar seriamente con ellos sobre salarios y beneficios. La huelga afecta seis rutas de autobús en los condados de Montgomery, Prince George’s y Charles, que transportan a pasajeros que viven más allá del alcance del sistema Metro.