September 4, 2009
CommuterPageBlog: Don’t Panic. You Can Still Get There Quickly By Transit Even As WMATA Closes Pentagon City, Crystal City and National Airport Stations over Labor Day Weekend
I can’t believe that DC Metro is shutting down 2 major rail stations for the entire holiday weekend – one of them is the airport!! Is it any wonder that people don’t rely on Metro and choose to drive instead?
Tags: Metro, travel, WashingtonDC, commuting, masss-transit, airports, Labor Day
July 16, 2007
BBC NEWS | Europe | Paris readies for Velib frenzy
Saw this spot on the BBC World news last night. What a great idea – hope it makes it across the pond.
“We’ve set things up so that the same card can be used for public transport and for Velib. You can set up a subscription for just one day or for a whole week and the subscription fee is minimal – one euro ($1.38; £0.68) to anyone who wants a one-off go or 29 euros ($40; £20) for a year’s subscription.”
The Velib scheme is aimed at people who are making short journeys.
The first half hour of pedalling time is absolutely free but, if you fail to return the bike after 30 minutes, you get charged an extra euro and the penalties go up the later you are.
technorati tags:bicycle,Velib,free, bikes, Paris, travel, tourism
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