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[Leo @_leo_51_]

@kaulshiloshudon These features come from the Oxford English Dictionary website. You can access it with a university sign in or a library card: https://t.co/gZBlm6tymE

[Leo @_leo_51_]

@wmata The information about kids under 5 riding for free could be included in this quiz, so users don't have to read through a wall of text. You can also ask what their trip is, and therefore also deduce if they need SmarTrip (partner bus service) and give them bespoke instructions.

[Leo @_leo_51_]

@wmata The website is snappy and the home screen is simple and straight to the point. The fare information section needs refinement. Maybe a "quiz" would be nice: select a few things about yourself (are you a tourist, commuter, etc) and recommend a fare product.

[Leo @_leo_51_]

@Fella6_H9 @vivian39_ The transfer stations arguably look the best because the waffle pattern crosses at a nexus in the center of the station.

[Leo @_leo_51_]

@tomieinlove It’s probably how heavy trains in the United States have to be to meet FRA crashworthiness requirements. Trains are initially designed for the European market then converted to match the FRA specs, especially for smaller orders. RIP Budd, the last US train manufacturer.

[Leo @_leo_51_]

@joe5f6 @wmataGM @DDOTDC This is on the side of @VaRailExpress. In Franconia-Springfield too, signs to the 'MetroRail' are only found once in the Metro part of the station. I think it would be helpful, as well, if maybe we didn't have 5+ signage standards throughout Metro, VRE, MARC, Puple Line, etc.

[Leo @_leo_51_]

@PattyGr29702276 @TheTexanRhino It is very important to pester your state passenger rail authority/DOT and congress people about it. The squeaky wheel gets the oil, especially when it comes to improving or creating new services and standing up in any way to Class 1 RRs.

[Leo @_leo_51_]

@figgy_newtonz @wmata I agree, but transit in general finds that sentiment hard to sell. There are obvious economies in scale for bus and rail, but balance sheet driven decisions miss all of that. If the region provides X dollars, WMATA is obligated to fill that, regardless of it is efficient or not.

[Leo @_leo_51_]

@figgy_newtonz @wmata The marginal cost of increasing Metrorail service specifically is very low compared to its total cost. About 90% of Metrorail cost is fixed regardless of how much service is provided. 'Wasted' isn't right, simply not optimized for maximum service potential.

[Leo @_leo_51_]

@JATompkins Anything should be allowed on land you own, unless it is prohibited by actual legislation (unsafe, nuclear reactor in your backyard). This is how it was for thousands of years. In a 'free country' city and county zoning should be vastly cut down on to reflect freedom.

[Leo @_leo_51_]

@wmata @Metrorailinfo Red Line 3264 Dir Glennmont smells burnt. Location: Dupont Circle.

[Leo @_leo_51_]

@wmata @Metrorailinfo Pee on some seats and the floor on train car 3116. Currently in service to Huntington.

[Leo @_leo_51_]

@wmataGM VRE/MARC operator swap at Union Station. A la SNCF.

[Leo @_leo_51_]

@PeterSaccoDC @tomroussey7news @wmataGM @wmata It’s a staged roll out, I think busses and parking will be retrofitted later.

[Leo @_leo_51_]

@SecDuffy @USDOT @USDOTFRA Use that money to fund core services then. Every year China invests 100 billion in train infrastructure building out the largest high speed rail system in the world. We need to regain our number one spot in rail transportation again!

[Leo @_leo_51_]

@MarkMurrah @phriendlyphotog @ThunderWolf08 Safety comes with collective use/demand/investment. Transit is near 10 times safer per mile than taking the car (APTA), but i’m sure that can come even further down with better city planning/development.

[Leo @_leo_51_]

@MarkMurrah @phriendlyphotog @ThunderWolf08 People don’t ride transit because most cities in the US have not returned to the density they used to be, thus deeming it inconvenient. Once residential and commercial density reaches a certain threshold, it is much more convenient to walk/take transit. It’s easy to see in DC/NYC

[Leo @_leo_51_]

@ShawnChittle @SecDuffy @wmata Other systems with permanent bans use it as a method to increase punishments if the banned user commits another crime in the system.

[Leo @_leo_51_]

@tomroussey7news You have to remember that Silver Line 2 contributed to the higher United stake at IAD. Seems promising for the future.

[Leo @_leo_51_]

@sama It is obvious to me that the models aren’t trained on the deep depth of chemical, biological, physical databases/literature that exist and aren’t benchmarked on these metrics. I really want to see the same intuitive understanding of coding be expanded to this field.

[Leo @_leo_51_]

@sama Sam, there needs to be deeper training for natural sciences. When asking for chemical proceedures, models don’t have an inuitive understanding of state and thus sometimes tells you to filter your product when it is a liquid (just a simple example).