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Educator toolkits featuring grade-specific lesson plans, activity sheets, posters and parent take-home letters were delivered to K-12 schools along the new streetcar corridor throughout September. The in-school educational materials were funded by a $25,000 grant.
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Sarles has helmed Metro at a time that has seen massive reinvestment in rebuilding the rail system, the expansion of the Silver Line, the procurement of new 7000 series cars and updating the bus fleet, according to the report.
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Starting early next month, in a process known as automatic train operation, computers will take over driving a half-dozen Red Line trains daily during non-peak hours, Metro GM Richard Sarles said.
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Major transportation projects in three cities — Austin, Texas; San Jose, Calif.; and Washington, D.C. — could possibly hinge on the outcome of November's election.
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The lure of free office parking is so great that it actually entices some commuters into their cars and away from public transportation, cycling and walking a new analysis of commuter benefits programs in Washington, D.C. found.
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Transportation officials say each operator will train with supervisors under various traffic scenarios — part of the process in order to be certified to carry passengers.
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RDMT, the contractor who will operate DC Streetcar, has been busy training the 14 operators hired at the Testing and Commission Facility in Anacostia. The goal is to have 22 total operators hired for passenger service. So far, they've done a classroom course and in-vehicle training at the test track.
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The project is part of the agency’s plan to eliminate paper ticketing from its fare system to all contactless media by spring 2016.
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On Thursday, D.C. Metro previewed a new television ad to promote the Silver Line that will begin airing Saturday afternoon following the grand opening ceremony.
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Users of Metro’s paratransit service would have the option of riding in any of 33 accessible taxi-vans that would be added to the city’s cab fleet.
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