Archive for the 'Metro' Category
Because I’m Starting To Worry That This Flood Of People Might Prevent Me From Getting To The Inauguration
Posted on November 21, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under DC, Inauguration '09, Metro, public transportation | 3 Comments
Matthew Yglesias notes that Metro plans to handle the Inauguration Day traffic in a completely irrational manner, namely by offering free parking on a day when demand for parking will be incredibly high. Yglesias encourages our public transportation system to rethink its decision from a position of sound transit management.
Being something of a deranged idealogue [...]
Nothing To See Here, Just A Minor Traffic Incident
Posted on June 16, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under DC, Marion Barry, Metro | Leave a Comment
There’s never a dull moment with the Former Mayor For Life. Last summer, a Metrobus allegedly sideswiped Hizzoner’s car in Southeast. Barry naturally did what you or I would do in such a situation: He waited a month to file a claim, and when no evidence could be found to corroborate Barry’s account of the [...]
Metro Hates Catholics
Posted on April 9, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under Catholics, DC, Metro, Pope Benedict XVI, religion | Leave a Comment
Too funny:
An ad from Metro’s Web site has been pulled after a conversation between Metro and the Archdiocese of Washington.
A video on Metro’s Web site featured a bobblehead doll depicted as Pope Benedict XVI perched next to a commuter reading “Car and Pontiff” magazine. The bobblehead then rides an escalator.
The archdiocese thought the ad was [...]
