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“Like Diptera to dung” … Damn. Did not know about these Sun City / South Africa episodes. Fascinating history. And McEnroe coming in strong washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/07…

D.C. police confirm -- 19 people shot, five fatally, since July 1. Two of the victims are teens, ages 16 and 17. Homicides in District now at 109, a 14 percent increase over this time last year. Working on additional details.

Fascinating look at the struggle between Amtrak and freight railroads over increasing passenger service Luz Lazo washingtonpost.com/transportation…

Some gems in this fascinating Ian Duncan story about Uber trying to play Russia's “cosy” system -- The $300K to a questionable local lobbyist -- The time Travis Kalanick promised to improve Moscow traffic, but took Metro to make a schmoozey dinner on time washingtonpost.com/world/2022/07/…

Down to the wire: "We popped above ground five minutes ago to the satisfying sight of cars on Interstate 66 moving more slowly than the train" - Ian Duncan ("satisfying"!) "...we remain in stop-and-go traffic between 14 mph and 20 mph. Not good" - Katherine Shaver washingtonpost.com/transportation…

Such a cool moment from Justin George: "He needs to be part of history.” 99-year-old Witold Brick sat in a wheelchair while holding a commemorative pennant. Brick, a Polish soldier and prisoner of war during World War II, was freed by American troops.

"Taking a 90-minute train ride instead of a 35-minute drive to catch a flight might not sound like an ideal transportation swap." Price tag does help tho: $3.85 (magically booking San Salvador flight for Silver Line opening day, Luz Lazo is everywhere!) washingtonpost.com/transportation…

With Silver Line rolling -- and investment via infrastructure bill surging -- some interesting analysis on transit costs in this thread from eric goldwyn

Happy Halloween!

“Transit is designed to be the great connector. But only if you can physically get aboard is that actually possible,” said Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. Mike Laris reports - washingtonpost.com/transportation…

They were built in the eras of Ulysses S. Grant, Grover Cleveland and Teddy Roosevelt. Now, Washington is backing a revamp. With Luz Lazo washingtonpost.com/transportation…

What an amazing story about what it means to stand up. By ⁦Greg Schneider⁩ washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/…

Update: I tested faintly positive for covid this morning. Asymptomatic so far.

What 4 big projects will bring: Brent Spence Bridge, Ohio and Kentucky Calcasieu River Bridge, Lake Charles, La. Gateway Tunnel, New York and New Jersey Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco With Ian Duncan Luz Lazo washingtonpost.com/transportation…

"The two incidents have triggered multiple federal investigations while revealing the fragile underpinnings of the domestic air travel system . . ." w/ Mike Laris and Ian Duncan washingtonpost.com/transportation…

The infrastructure law’s Reconnecting Communities program is a $1 billion effort meant to undo harm caused by decades-old transportation projects writes Mike Laris -- More here: washingtonpost.com/transportation…

Workers The Washington Post have been in contract negotiations with our bosses for 18 months. But the company is refusing to pay us what we’re worth or bargain in good faith. So on Dec. 7, we’re walking off the job for 24 hours.

This Mike Laris piece is a fine narrative tale, wrapped around a classic "TCJA did what?!" story. washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/…

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