Transportation
OpinionBy Phillip Black June 16, 2016
If You See Something, Say Something: More shutdowns
Street Sense vendor shares his concerns of safety and construction on the Metro.
OpinionBy David Pirtle June 10, 2016
Give the Homeless Their Vote in 2016
Only one out of every 10 men and women experiencing homelessness actually makes it into the voting booth.
ArtBy Reginald Black May 25, 2016
Certainty
Nowadays, I often ask myself what’s next. It’s logical that a person who has experienced the things that I have…
OpinionBy Phillip Black May 25, 2016
If You See Something, Say Something: Is Metro on fire?
Two fires at the same time at Federal City Southwest. Just two days before that there was a massive food…
OpinionBy Ken Martin May 13, 2016
Metro, Metro, Metro
Finally, a revelation that Metro has grossly inconvenienced the community it “serves!” After 35 years of neglect they decided to…
OpinionBy Phillip Black May 11, 2016
If You See Something, Say Something: Apparent truancy
On April 5, I met one of my customers for lunch at Gallery Place, Chinatown. What I saw was unbelievable….
OpinionBy Arthur Johnson May 6, 2016
MOVING UP: How Transportation Affects the Poor and the Minimum Wage Battle
Several weeks ago, the city of Washington D.C. suffered a one-day crisis as all the Metro trains were shut down…
OpinionBy Phillip Black April 11, 2016
If You See Something, Say Something: 29-hour shutdown
Metro, again! It will take much more than a 29-hour shutdown to fix Metro’s problems. General Manager Paul Wiedefeld doesn’t…
ArtBy Phillip Black November 9, 2015
If You See Something, Say Something: Speed and mischief
While getting off the Orange Line at Metro Center on Oct. 26, I saw three Metro police standing at the…
ArtBy Cleo October 23, 2015
The Right Day
I feel the need to write about my rush to get to this writing class. I have tried several times;…
ArtBy Phillip Black October 23, 2015
If You See Something, Say Something: Fighters ignore authority
On Oct. 8, on the Orange Line, two young girls were fighting. As someone tried to break them up, one…
OpinionBy Tim Farrell October 23, 2015
Legal Beat: Safe Biking in the District
Some District commuters face over an hour in some of the worst traffic in the country each workday. Living in…
ArtBy Phillip Black October 15, 2015
If You See Something, Say Something: Divine Intervention
One day, just before the Pope came to D.C., a transformer blew out at Stadium Armory Metro station. People, including…
ArtBy Phillip Black September 23, 2015
If You See Something, Say Something: Step Back, Doors Closing
Last week, a close friend of mine became trapped between the metro doors. The doors opened, closed, and opened again….
NewsBy Michelle Goldchain August 29, 2015
“Kids Ride Free”
Starting August 17, 2015, all public school students and public charter school students in Washington, D.C. can ride Metrobus, DC…
OpinionBy Phillip Black July 29, 2015
If You See Something, Say Something: Leave your valuables at home
The more I see Metro riders having their cell phones, wallets and other personal items taken, the more I tend…
OpinionBy Phillip Black July 8, 2015
If You See Something, Say Something: The McDonald’s Threat
On June 19, which was my birthday, I was riding the Blue Line train towards Metro Center. At the Potomac…
ArtBy Phillip Black June 11, 2015
If You See Something, Say Something: Police dogs
Lately, I’ve noticed more transit police dogs on Metro rail platforms. I guess they are sniffing for drugs and contraband….
ArtBy Phillip Black June 3, 2015
If You See Something, Say Something: Ridership returning
With so many incidents happening to the Metro system, more people were driving their cars to work. Some were using…
OpinionBy Phillip Black April 22, 2015
If You See Something, Say Something: Computer-driven trains need a better-driven system
Now, Metro is going to operate computer-driven trains. Again. They’re going to use the same computer system that killed nine…
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