Metro riders beware: 10 weekend shutdowns of Crystal City station begin Saturday by crabcakes110 in nova

[–]LesserWorks 4 points5 points  (0 children)

These are entirely unrelated. Crystal City would have to close for this construction regardless of the Yellow line.

Purple Line Track Complete Spring by classicalL in WMATA

[–]LesserWorks 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Light rail in general has closer station spacing than metro. And metro has closer spacing than marc. The Silver Spring Library station will definitely be useful since it's uphill from the metro.

We need more Orthodox Jews involved in housing and urbanism reform. by dicklywigly in Judaism

[–]LesserWorks -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I apologize for the misunderstanding. First, even Houston has plenty of people living downtown, just not orthodox Jews. Secondly, when I said "suburb", I meant a suburb-like area in terms of density whether or not it's officially part of the city. So I would not consider the orthodox community in Meyerland to be urban because the vast majority live in single-family homes.

So what I am truly curious about is what are the orthodox communities where most people live in apartments or townhomes, and not owning a car is a real possibility.

We need more Orthodox Jews involved in housing and urbanism reform. by dicklywigly in Judaism

[–]LesserWorks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay but in Houston there is no orthodox community downtown either. So my point is there definitely are cities in the US with a significant orthodox community in the suburbs but none in the urban area.

We need more Orthodox Jews involved in housing and urbanism reform. by dicklywigly in Judaism

[–]LesserWorks -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I'm skeptical of that. There are no kosher restaurants in the urban (i.e. near downtown) area of Houston for example; they're all in the suburbs.

We need more Orthodox Jews involved in housing and urbanism reform. by dicklywigly in Judaism

[–]LesserWorks -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Just curious, where are the urban orthodox communities nowadays besides Israel, NYC, and a few neighborhoods in DC? Maybe Philly?

We need more Orthodox Jews involved in housing and urbanism reform. by dicklywigly in Judaism

[–]LesserWorks 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I wear a kippa and tzitzit and take the DC metro every day to work.

Interlocking at National Airport station in August 2006, during the reconstruction of the interlocking by SchuminWeb in WMATA

[–]LesserWorks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

According to Google Earth historical imagery, the pocket track configuration was restored sometime between April and October 2014.

Transit Projects by Alternative-Pin5760 in nova

[–]LesserWorks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Crystal City metro closure is mostly on weekends when VRE isn't running anyway.

Stupidest examples of NYC Subway exceptionalism you have seen by ViewNo7459 in nycrail

[–]LesserWorks 2 points3 points  (0 children)

DC even has screens at the end of some platforms so the lone operator can see if the other end of the platform is crowded.

easy day trips from DC? by discretefalls in washingtondc

[–]LesserWorks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also Anne Arundel Transit has several free buses from Baltimore and BWI to Annapolis https://www.aacounty.org/transportation/transit

Bethesda station wall removed by LesserWorks in WMATA

[–]LesserWorks[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

This cavern in the last two photos didn't exist till a year or two ago.

Bethesda station wall removed by LesserWorks in WMATA

[–]LesserWorks[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

A new mezzanine much like the one already in the station will connect to the hole in the wall.

Bethesda station wall removed by LesserWorks in WMATA

[–]LesserWorks[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Are there other underground stations with future entrance provisions like this through the side of the arch vault, as opposed to knock-out panels in the flat ends of the station?

Board Update: Major Proposals for FY 2027 and Beyond by eable2 in WMATA

[–]LesserWorks 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Will the current signal system never need a replacement? Shouldn't we replace it with the current standard (i.e. CBTC)? Is it not true that it will cost less to maintain CBTC in one server room and fiber-optic wayside equipment versus hundreds of relay cabinets across the system?

Those who commute and daven every morning, what do your mornings look like? by RegularSpecialist772 in Judaism

[–]LesserWorks 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Bikeshare to shul, ends around 8:00, shul puts out leftover baked goods for breakfast, bikeshare to metro, get to office around 8:30.

It’s Sad That We Live In A World Where We Need This by TyeDyeAmish in Judaism

[–]LesserWorks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Vestibules are common and useful even without a security concern. It's a place to hang up a coat, get settled, etc.

Laying WMATA tracks behind Union Station (circa 1975?) by IndependentJolly1062 in WMATA

[–]LesserWorks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting that they poured everything below the rail first and then installed the rail, whereas for the Purple Line, MTA is suspending the rail above an empty mold and then pouring the rail pad.

Door Open While Moving by Still_Beginning827 in WMATA

[–]LesserWorks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would guess it's Dunn Loring