Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Taxi Fares in DC May Jump

By Toniann Maniscalo December 1, 2011

Taxi fares in the District could rise by as much as 83 percent if a rate increase proposal is approved by the D.C. Taxicab Commission later this month. The commission held a hearing Tuesday to debate...

Capital Bikeshare Plans to Install Rental Stations on National Mall

By Anne Skomba September 13, 2011

Capital Bikeshare plans to open rental stations on the National Mall despite previous opposition from the National Park Service. While the National Mall is the District's prime tourist destination,...

App Lets Students Playing Waiting Game View GUTS Schedule

By Alice Maglio March 25, 2011

Tired of looking at Georgetown's transportation website every time he wanted to ride a GUTS bus, Chris Cronbaugh (COL '12) decided to create an application to check arrival times. Now with the new "Next...

Metro Proposes Cuts to Late Night Service

By Anne Skomba February 17, 2011

A potential policy presented to the The Washington Metropolitan Area Transportation Authority last week suggested cutting late service on Friday and Saturday nights. Under the proposed plan, trains would...

D.C. Tunnels Expect Makeover

By Maggie Ferrato January 19, 2011

The cobwebs that have grown in the abandoned tunnels located beneath Dupont Circle may soon be cleared away to make room for a new arts district in the area, as the city attempts to reclaim the potentially...

The Price is Not Right

By The Editorial Board October 29, 2010

Outside the front gates, students may have noticed a new addition to the neighborhood: a Capital Bikeshare station. Unfortunately, the convenient benefits offered by Bikeshare comes at a price - one unreasonably...

GUTS Funding Resolved

By Lauren Weber and Alice Maglio October 19, 2010

Georgetown University Student Association Vice President Jason Kluger (MSB '11) announced Sunday that funding has been restored for the Georgetown University Transportation Shuttle weekend bus service,...

Streetcars Back in D.C.

By Neil Quinn October 15, 2010

A Metro stop in Georgetown may still be a pipe dream, but D.C. officials now have concrete plans to build something comparable: a line of electric streetcars with a stop on the Georgetown waterfront. The...

Metro Ridership Decreases

By Kelly Church October 8, 2010

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transportation Association reported a dramatic loss of passengers on both buses and trains during the months of June and July. Though WMATA significantly increased fares...

District Provides Bicycle Rentals

By Nathalie Lawyer August 31, 2010

Georgetown students will have a new way to leave the Hilltop and explore D.C. this fall, thanks to a regional bike-sharing program introduced by the District Department of Transportation and Arlington...

Asleep at the Wheel

By The Editorial Board April 23, 2010

It was a three-ring circus without a ringmaster. As reported in The Hoya today ("[Weekend GUTS Lack Funding](https://www.thehoya.com/news/weekend-guts-lack-funding/)," A1), students and the greater...

Metro to Accept Credit Cards

By Madeline Mulvihill January 29, 2010

Metro is developing technology that will allow riders to scan their credit cards at the transit gate to pay their fares, Peter Benjamin, the new chairman of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority,...

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