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Metro’s website has a new Bike and Ride section! The rules haven’t changed, but we’ve tried to make our policy about bicycles on Metrorail and Metrobus more clear, and to put the most frequently-requested items on the main page. Hopefully this will reduce confusion and encourage bicyclists! All the nitty-gritty details about bikes and transit are still there, of course.

What do you think of the changes? Let us know in the comments below.

As described in a previous post, Metro has recently completed the first phase of implementing the new bus stop design and placement guidelines.  This first phase included consolidating bus stops along four routes in the District of Columbia.  As noted before, these routes were chosen because they have the highest number of stops per mile within the Metrobus system.

Below is a complete listing of the bus stops that were removed.  As suggested before, please let us know in the comments of other corridors or segments of bus routes that you feel have stops too often. Read more…