{"id":31245,"date":"2024-05-23T22:21:42","date_gmt":"2024-05-24T02:21:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/?p=31245"},"modified":"2024-05-23T22:21:42","modified_gmt":"2024-05-24T02:21:42","slug":"dc-metros-pylons-are-iconic-and-good-ux-that-other-cities-should-mimic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2024\/05\/dc-metros-pylons-are-iconic-and-good-ux-that-other-cities-should-mimic\/","title":{"rendered":"DC Metro&#8217;s pylons are iconic and good UX that other cities should mimic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since October 2022, I have traveled on subway systems that were new to me &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/jus.tia.mybluehost.me\/website_3c1e0e40\/2022\/11\/cta-observations.html\"><strong>Chicago&#8217;s L<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/jus.tia.mybluehost.me\/website_3c1e0e40\/2023\/10\/a-cursory-look-at-philadelphias-septa-regional-rail-subway-and-patco.html\"><strong>Philadelphia&#8217;s SEPTA<\/strong><\/a>. The experiences were a good reminder that Washingtonians are spoiled by our <a href=\"http:\/\/t\/wfy\/category\/metro\"><strong>Metro system<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WMATA has the advantage of being planned after those first generation systems. Escalators, elevators that serve as system entrances <em>and<\/em> exits come to mind. The open stations and smoother running railcars are also easily taken for granted. This is intentional of course, as Metro was conceived as a monumental, modern system. The distinction surely cost more but was seen as pivotal to public by in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#cccccc\"><strong>2006: <a href=\"https:\/\/jus.tia.mybluehost.me\/website_3c1e0e40\/2006\/02\/q-a-the-great-society-subway.html\">Q &amp; A: The Great Society Subway<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The early 20th century systems simply cannot retrofit themselves to be like Metro. There is a lighter lift that could improve the user experience though &#8211; station entrance signs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-d8f0361be48a62dc44fa99e934b5645e\">Pylons<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since the start of Metro, station pylons have guided riders into stations. The 12 feet tall signage is conveys information in an almost elegant way. <a href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofdc.org\/2024\/04\/05\/massimo-vignelli-the-visionary-behind-the-washington-metros-iconic-design\/\"><strong>Massimo Vignelli designed Metro&#8217;s minimalist look<\/strong><\/a> (<em>Ghosts of DC)<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The metro M illuminated and faces four sides. Directly beneath lines serving the station are displayed. The station name is posted. It&#8217;s intuitive and has become part of the national capital areas visual identity. Some people, including one of my co-workers, wear Metro pylons Halloween costumes. WMATA even got a bit of <em>earned media<\/em> recently for offering <a href=\"https:\/\/dcmetrostore.com\/collections\/mini-pylon-signs\"><strong>replica station pylons for sale<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3ca8b7aa7b0e97999d1850b0e14c7a35 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Why isn&#8217;t every system doing this<\/em><\/strong>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here&#8217;s how other subways systems I have used handle their entrance signage. I&#8217;ll argue none of them are as good as a traditional Metro pylon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-280f78b3ee7542a474e14e57faf6e1f2\">Philadelphia<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53260155046_3ea03bb6a1_b.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The author, 2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not bad, Philly, the line name is there, but not every subway station (SEPTA or PATCO) has these.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I recently learned <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phillyvoice.com\/septa-metro-wayfinding-system-updated-signs-language-2024\/\"><strong>SEPTA is updating their signage and wayfindin<\/strong><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phillyvoice.com\/septa-metro-wayfinding-system-updated-signs-language-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>g<\/strong><\/a> (<em>Philly Voice<\/em>). Good for them, that&#8217;s going to be a big improvement. I&#8217;m not sure about PATCO though.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#cccccc\"><strong>2023: <a href=\"https:\/\/jus.tia.mybluehost.me\/website_3c1e0e40\/2023\/10\/a-cursory-look-at-philadelphias-septa-regional-rail-subway-and-patco.html\">A cursory look at Philadelphia\u2019s SEPTA regional rail, subway and PATCO<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-fdf4e6ca193e24e25436d6c64d343955\">Chicago<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52449919890_ede381cb99_b.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The author, 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I can cut the CTA a little slack &#8211; most of the stations are elevated and the entrances are sufficiently conspicuous with additional signage means so you can&#8217;t miss it. A pylon might be overkill. You still have to go all the way to the entrance to get the details though.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The actual subway stations in The Loop have a pretty distinct entrance too &#8211; pretty good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/4543\/24878153468_d7e319e17b_b.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/usachicago\/24878153468\/\"><strong>Photo<\/strong><\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/usachicago\/\">John W. Iwanski<\/a>, 2017, Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#cccccc\"><strong>2022: <a href=\"https:\/\/jus.tia.mybluehost.me\/website_3c1e0e40\/2022\/11\/cta-observations.html\">CTA Observations<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-d8af66d0453f7892f876684cc3f31762\">Boston<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/4055\/4455203196_c21e27b0d7_b.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The author, 2010<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Boston&#8217;s T signs are iconic but those signs don&#8217;t have any additional information until you get to the actual entrance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My understand is the T has much, much bigger problems to deal with for the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#cccccc\"><strong>2010: <a href=\"MBTA: Bus rapid transit is still a bus and the quest for a \u201cT\u201d mug\">MBTA: Bus rapid transit is still a bus and the quest for a \u201cT\u201d mug<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-e8f8a5f2a9f87c06d63080f60015a996\">San Francisco<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/2028\/2111373485_fe80b57a27_b.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The author, 2007<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are signs for BART and MUNI, but no indication of which lines or station name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maybe it&#8217;s changed in 16 years&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#cccccc\"><strong>2007: <a href=\"https:\/\/jus.tia.mybluehost.me\/website_3c1e0e40\/2008\/01\/riding-san-franciscos-rails.html\">Riding San Francisco\u2019s rails<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-0e48140db8449b0afdf80d05097dcce1\">New York<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/8003\/7463092958_0fc462cd4d_b.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/perspective\/7463092958\/in\/photolist-cnuiww-2cgCg98-6SfMEP-bcsWFM-27BEivY-7C5Rt4-28HbsVP-2iZmPZ1-2p4kUsy-6SX6gP-2p4soFC-2p4qQUR-2p4qQWV-2p4qQVY-2p4rYEq-2p4szm6-2p4kUux-2p4qQWj-2p4szik-2p4qQXX-2p4szjC-2p4soEL-2p4rYFx-2p4soGp-2p4szk9-2p4szif-7ZuARb-2p4soGV-6AUiFo-2p4szkj-2phdezu-K4dTpe-buWGii-2g42Jad-bHxc82-buCqjf-CKk7Bf-dpwq5w-9dw8nk-c94vD5-dzuMFG-abkUTq-cmJE9b-55hyvF-6a9SQX-cmJFps-6SjSnd-27keM5c-cmwPvU-349NfP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Elvert Barnes<\/a>, 2012, Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I can&#8217;t imagine New York would even go to pylons. I suppose the green and red balls at entrances are good enough and<strong> <\/strong>Vignelli&#8217;s Helvetica<strong> <\/strong>signage is the most iconic in North America. Plus, New York isn&#8217;t going to make <em>too easy<\/em> for people to use the system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-06ad9a895f96ceec67123ef452820a74\">Montr\u00e9al<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/8601\/15996115815_a179be751b_b.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/fredisonfire\/\">Disappearing Act<\/a>, 2014, Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 de transport de Montr\u00e9al has a simple, basic logo for its M\u00c9TRO &#8211; a down arrow. It&#8217;s pretty much always blue, regardless of line color. I think it should match the line color.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stm.info\/en\/about\/discover_the_stm_its_history\/history\/metro-symbol\"><strong>The m\u00e9tro symbol<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; <em>STM<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-d6cbcb82fcb425da1b67cf346600a83d\">Updating station signage and&#8230;pylons?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53742674749_ca6e6a5371_b.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The author, 2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Metro has added additional signage to some transfer stations, including L&#8217;enfant Plaza. Cardinal directions are being used and airport abbreviations. Vignelli may cringe, but it helps people get where they are going.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53742674764_8990651523_b.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The author, 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> Not only that, WMATA labeled exits A, B, C &#8211; which is very helpful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53742535143_0b18e57e17_b.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The author, 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The big change though, is the new look of the pylon. Instead of the traditional same on four sides pylon, this new look has the line colors as circles on every other side. The station name is on the other two sides. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It feels more cluttered, less elegant and understated. I think it&#8217;s a downgrade, but I&#8217;ve been riding Metro since I was 9 years old, so I&#8217;m not necessarily the target audience. Still, it&#8217;s better than the other transit systems I have shown, if not as iconic any more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now, if we could just <a href=\"https:\/\/jus.tia.mybluehost.me\/website_3c1e0e40\/2024\/01\/save-the-8w-and-21c-metrobus-lines.html\"><strong>stop the cancellation of my preferred bus line<\/strong><\/a>, I&#8217;d really be happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background\">More Subways<\/h2>\n\n\n<section class=\"widget widget_flex-posts-list\"><div class=\"fp-row fp-list-1 fp-flex\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"fp-col fp-post\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-flex\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-media\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"fp-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2026\/03\/what-if-metro-used-pictograms-for-every-station\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/metro-pictograms.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Proposed Metro pictograms by Trains Are Awesome\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/metro-pictograms.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/metro-pictograms.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/metro-pictograms.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fp-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2026\/03\/what-if-metro-used-pictograms-for-every-station\/\">What if Metro used pictograms for every station?<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fp-date\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2026\/03\/what-if-metro-used-pictograms-for-every-station\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-03-25T21:27:55+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tMarch 25, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fp-comments\">\n\t\t\t<span>Comments Off<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> on What if Metro used pictograms for every station?<\/span><\/span>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"fp-col fp-post\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-flex\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-media\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"fp-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2026\/01\/2025-metro-station-tally\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-metro-tally-apta-wrapped-train.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"An Metro train, wrapped in 2025 APTA Transit Agency of the Year livery, in Eastern Market station bound for New Carrollton\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-metro-tally-apta-wrapped-train.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-metro-tally-apta-wrapped-train.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-metro-tally-apta-wrapped-train.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fp-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2026\/01\/2025-metro-station-tally\/\">2025 Metro station tally<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fp-date\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2026\/01\/2025-metro-station-tally\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-01-04T10:17:33+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tJanuary 4, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fp-comments\">\n\t\t\t<span>Comments Off<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> on 2025 Metro station tally<\/span><\/span>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"fp-col fp-post\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-flex\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-media\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"fp-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2025\/12\/metrorewind-is-out-earlier-for-2025\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-metro-rewind-hero-image.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A video display shows Metro Rewind information in Metro Center station.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-metro-rewind-hero-image.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-metro-rewind-hero-image.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-metro-rewind-hero-image.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fp-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2025\/12\/metrorewind-is-out-earlier-for-2025\/\">MetroRewind is out earlier for 2025<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fp-date\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2025\/12\/metrorewind-is-out-earlier-for-2025\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-12-21T21:43:01+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tDecember 21, 2025\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fp-comments\">\n\t\t\t<span>Comments Off<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> on MetroRewind is out earlier for 2025<\/span><\/span>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"fp-col fp-post\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-flex\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-media\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"fp-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2025\/11\/bicycling-across-the-ben-franklin-bridge-is-a-lot-less-scary-on-the-inner-portion-of-the-trail\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-9.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Ben Franklin Bridge south footwalk view of Philadelphia skyline\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-9.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-9.png?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-9.png?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fp-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2025\/11\/bicycling-across-the-ben-franklin-bridge-is-a-lot-less-scary-on-the-inner-portion-of-the-trail\/\">Bicycling across the Ben Franklin Bridge is a lot less scary on the inner portion of the trail<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fp-date\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2025\/11\/bicycling-across-the-ben-franklin-bridge-is-a-lot-less-scary-on-the-inner-portion-of-the-trail\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-11-11T12:07:30+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tNovember 11, 2025\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fp-comments\">\n\t\t\t<span>Comments Off<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> on Bicycling across the Ben Franklin Bridge is a lot less scary on the inner portion of the trail<\/span><\/span>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"fp-col fp-post\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-flex\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-media\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"fp-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2025\/11\/austerity-era-septa-and-patco\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"SEPTA commuter train at 30th Street station in October 2025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image.png?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image.png?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fp-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2025\/11\/austerity-era-septa-and-patco\/\">Austerity era SEPTA and PATCO<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fp-date\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2025\/11\/austerity-era-septa-and-patco\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\tNovember 11, 2025\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fp-comments\">\n\t\t\t<span>Comments Off<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> on Austerity era SEPTA and PATCO<\/span><\/span>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"fp-col fp-post\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-flex\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-media\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"fp-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2025\/06\/changes-to-dc-metro-wayfinding-and-service-this-summer\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025-metro-service-wayfinding-changes.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"View of metrobus wayfinding sign at Braddock Road Metro station in Alexandria, Va.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025-metro-service-wayfinding-changes.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025-metro-service-wayfinding-changes.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025-metro-service-wayfinding-changes.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fp-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2025\/06\/changes-to-dc-metro-wayfinding-and-service-this-summer\/\">\u200bChanges to DC Metro wayfinding and service this summer<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fp-date\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2025\/06\/changes-to-dc-metro-wayfinding-and-service-this-summer\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-06-22T22:18:45+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tJune 22, 2025\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fp-comments\">\n\t\t\t<span>Comments Off<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> on \u200bChanges to DC Metro wayfinding and service this summer<\/span><\/span>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"fp-col fp-post\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-flex\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-media\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"fp-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2025\/01\/metrorewind-2024-report\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/eastern-market-metro-entrance.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Looking west north west at the Eastern Market Metro station entrance on a January 2025 afternoon\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/eastern-market-metro-entrance.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/eastern-market-metro-entrance.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/eastern-market-metro-entrance.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fp-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2025\/01\/metrorewind-2024-report\/\">MetroRewind 2024 report<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fp-date\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2025\/01\/metrorewind-2024-report\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-01-22T06:00:00+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tJanuary 22, 2025\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fp-comments\">\n\t\t\t<span>Comments Off<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> on MetroRewind 2024 report<\/span><\/span>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"fp-col fp-post\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-flex\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-media\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"fp-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2025\/01\/2024-metro-station-tally\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-metro-recap-photo-of-stormy-alexandria-sunset.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Stormy Alexandria sunset from Eisenhower Avenue Metro station\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-metro-recap-photo-of-stormy-alexandria-sunset.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-metro-recap-photo-of-stormy-alexandria-sunset.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-metro-recap-photo-of-stormy-alexandria-sunset.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fp-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2025\/01\/2024-metro-station-tally\/\">2024 Metro station tally<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fp-date\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2025\/01\/2024-metro-station-tally\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-01-02T06:01:00+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tJanuary 2, 2025\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fp-comments\">\n\t\t\t<span>Comments Off<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> on 2024 Metro station tally<\/span><\/span>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"fp-col fp-post\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-flex\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-media\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"fp-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2024\/05\/dc-metros-pylons-are-iconic-and-good-ux-that-other-cities-should-mimic\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/federal-triangle-metro-pylon.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Federal Triangle Metro Pylon, Washington, D.C.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/federal-triangle-metro-pylon.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/federal-triangle-metro-pylon.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/federal-triangle-metro-pylon.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fp-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2024\/05\/dc-metros-pylons-are-iconic-and-good-ux-that-other-cities-should-mimic\/\">DC Metro&#8217;s pylons are iconic and good UX that other cities should mimic<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fp-date\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2024\/05\/dc-metros-pylons-are-iconic-and-good-ux-that-other-cities-should-mimic\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2024-05-23T22:21:42+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tMay 23, 2024\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fp-comments\">\n\t\t\t<span>Comments Off<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> on DC Metro&#8217;s pylons are iconic and good UX that other cities should mimic<\/span><\/span>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"fp-col fp-post\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-flex\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-media\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"fp-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2024\/03\/fleet-of-the-future-expo-metro-8000-series-preview-through-april-3\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/metro-fleet-of-the-future.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"The Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority Fleet of the Future Expo is displaying a model 8000 series subway train and electric bus near the Smithsonian Metro stop in Washington, D.C. through April 3, 2024.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/metro-fleet-of-the-future.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/metro-fleet-of-the-future.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/metro-fleet-of-the-future.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fp-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2024\/03\/fleet-of-the-future-expo-metro-8000-series-preview-through-april-3\/\">Fleet of the Future Expo &#8211; Metro 8000 series preview through April 3<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fp-date\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2024\/03\/fleet-of-the-future-expo-metro-8000-series-preview-through-april-3\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2024-03-28T23:32:12+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tMarch 28, 2024\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fp-comments\">\n\t\t\t<span>Comments Off<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> on Fleet of the Future Expo &#8211; Metro 8000 series preview through April 3<\/span><\/span>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"fp-col fp-post\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-flex\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-media\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"fp-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2024\/02\/metro-riders-fill-out-wmata-survey-about-fiscal-year-2025-budget\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/FY-2025-WMATA-funding.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A Blue Line train bound for Franconia-Springfield enteres the Potomac Yard Metro station on May 19, 2023\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/FY-2025-WMATA-funding.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/FY-2025-WMATA-funding.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/FY-2025-WMATA-funding.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fp-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2024\/02\/metro-riders-fill-out-wmata-survey-about-fiscal-year-2025-budget\/\">Metro riders &#8211; fill out WMATA survey about Fiscal Year 2025 budget<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fp-date\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2024\/02\/metro-riders-fill-out-wmata-survey-about-fiscal-year-2025-budget\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2024-02-26T06:00:00+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tFebruary 26, 2024\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fp-comments\">\n\t\t\t<span>Comments Off<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> on Metro riders &#8211; fill out WMATA survey about Fiscal Year 2025 budget<\/span><\/span>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"fp-col fp-post\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-flex\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-media\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"fp-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2024\/01\/2023-metro-station-tally\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2023-metro-tally.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"2023 Metro stations visited\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2023-metro-tally.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2023-metro-tally.png?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2023-metro-tally.png?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fp-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2024\/01\/2023-metro-station-tally\/\">2023 Metro station tally<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fp-date\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2024\/01\/2023-metro-station-tally\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2024-01-04T22:46:24+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tJanuary 4, 2024\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fp-comments\">\n\t\t\t<span>Comments Off<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> on 2023 Metro station tally<\/span><\/span>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"fp-col\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fp-col\"><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since October 2022, I have traveled on subway systems that were new to me &#8211; Chicago&#8217;s L and Philadelphia&#8217;s SEPTA. The experiences were a good reminder that Washingtonians are spoiled by our Metro system. WMATA has the advantage of being planned after those first generation systems. Escalators, elevators that serve as system entrances and exits [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":31522,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,39,97],"tags":[239,422,1340,1629,1725,1952],"class_list":["post-31245","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-best-of-wwn","category-metro","category-transportation","tag-bart","tag-chicago-transit-authority","tag-patco","tag-septa","tag-subways","tag-wmata"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>DC Metro&#039;s pylons are iconic and good UX that other cities should mimic - William F. Yurasko<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Praise for Washington, D.C. Metro&#039;s iconic station entrance pylons and comparison with New York, Chicago, Boston, San Francisco subway signs.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2024\/05\/dc-metros-pylons-are-iconic-and-good-ux-that-other-cities-should-mimic\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"DC Metro&#039;s pylons are iconic and good UX that other cities should mimic - William F. Yurasko\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Praise for Washington, D.C. Metro&#039;s iconic station entrance pylons and comparison with New York, Chicago, Boston, San Francisco subway signs.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2024\/05\/dc-metros-pylons-are-iconic-and-good-ux-that-other-cities-should-mimic\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"William F. Yurasko\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-05-24T02:21:42+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/federal-triangle-metro-pylon.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"768\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"wfyurasko\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"wfyurasko\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"6 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yurasko.net\\\/wfy\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/dc-metros-pylons-are-iconic-and-good-ux-that-other-cities-should-mimic\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yurasko.net\\\/wfy\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/dc-metros-pylons-are-iconic-and-good-ux-that-other-cities-should-mimic\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"wfyurasko\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yurasko.net\\\/wfy\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/ac8cc411e132f659e3520b7aaf758773\"},\"headline\":\"DC Metro&#8217;s pylons are iconic and good UX that other cities should mimic\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-05-24T02:21:42+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yurasko.net\\\/wfy\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/dc-metros-pylons-are-iconic-and-good-ux-that-other-cities-should-mimic\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":792,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yurasko.net\\\/wfy\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/dc-metros-pylons-are-iconic-and-good-ux-that-other-cities-should-mimic\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/yurasko.net\\\/wfy\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/federal-triangle-metro-pylon.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1\",\"keywords\":[\"BART\",\"Chicago Transit Authority\",\"PATCO\",\"SEPTA\",\"subways\",\"WMATA\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Best of WWN\",\"Metro\",\"Transportation\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/yurasko.net\\\/wfy\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/dc-metros-pylons-are-iconic-and-good-ux-that-other-cities-should-mimic\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yurasko.net\\\/wfy\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/dc-metros-pylons-are-iconic-and-good-ux-that-other-cities-should-mimic\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yurasko.net\\\/wfy\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/dc-metros-pylons-are-iconic-and-good-ux-that-other-cities-should-mimic\\\/\",\"name\":\"DC Metro's pylons are iconic and good UX that other cities should mimic - William F. Yurasko\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yurasko.net\\\/wfy\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yurasko.net\\\/wfy\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/dc-metros-pylons-are-iconic-and-good-ux-that-other-cities-should-mimic\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yurasko.net\\\/wfy\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/dc-metros-pylons-are-iconic-and-good-ux-that-other-cities-should-mimic\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/yurasko.net\\\/wfy\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/federal-triangle-metro-pylon.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-05-24T02:21:42+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yurasko.net\\\/wfy\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/ac8cc411e132f659e3520b7aaf758773\"},\"description\":\"Praise for Washington, D.C. Metro's iconic station entrance pylons and comparison with New York, Chicago, Boston, San Francisco subway signs.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yurasko.net\\\/wfy\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/dc-metros-pylons-are-iconic-and-good-ux-that-other-cities-should-mimic\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/yurasko.net\\\/wfy\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/dc-metros-pylons-are-iconic-and-good-ux-that-other-cities-should-mimic\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yurasko.net\\\/wfy\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/dc-metros-pylons-are-iconic-and-good-ux-that-other-cities-should-mimic\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/yurasko.net\\\/wfy\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/federal-triangle-metro-pylon.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/yurasko.net\\\/wfy\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/federal-triangle-metro-pylon.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1\",\"width\":1024,\"height\":768,\"caption\":\"Federal Triangle Metro Pylon, Washington, D.C.\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yurasko.net\\\/wfy\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/dc-metros-pylons-are-iconic-and-good-ux-that-other-cities-should-mimic\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yurasko.net\\\/wfy\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"DC Metro&#8217;s pylons are iconic and good UX that other cities should mimic\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yurasko.net\\\/wfy\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yurasko.net\\\/wfy\\\/\",\"name\":\"William F. Yurasko\",\"description\":\"Yet another Washingtonian pushing the ubiquitous Nats\\\/DC sports, Penn State, commuting, bicycling, kayaking, broomball, skiing, gin &amp; tonic agenda.\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yurasko.net\\\/wfy\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yurasko.net\\\/wfy\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/ac8cc411e132f659e3520b7aaf758773\",\"name\":\"wfyurasko\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/d848f90a00e30a5618468b70a0cf9639ad6175f078f9417858cef279ef96fe26?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/d848f90a00e30a5618468b70a0cf9639ad6175f078f9417858cef279ef96fe26?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/d848f90a00e30a5618468b70a0cf9639ad6175f078f9417858cef279ef96fe26?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"wfyurasko\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/jus.tia.mybluehost.me\\\/website_3c1e0e40\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yurasko.net\\\/wfy\\\/author\\\/wfyurasko\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"DC Metro's pylons are iconic and good UX that other cities should mimic - William F. Yurasko","description":"Praise for Washington, D.C. Metro's iconic station entrance pylons and comparison with New York, Chicago, Boston, San Francisco subway signs.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2024\/05\/dc-metros-pylons-are-iconic-and-good-ux-that-other-cities-should-mimic\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"DC Metro's pylons are iconic and good UX that other cities should mimic - William F. Yurasko","og_description":"Praise for Washington, D.C. Metro's iconic station entrance pylons and comparison with New York, Chicago, Boston, San Francisco subway signs.","og_url":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2024\/05\/dc-metros-pylons-are-iconic-and-good-ux-that-other-cities-should-mimic\/","og_site_name":"William F. Yurasko","article_published_time":"2024-05-24T02:21:42+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1024,"height":768,"url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/federal-triangle-metro-pylon.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"wfyurasko","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"wfyurasko","Est. reading time":"6 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2024\/05\/dc-metros-pylons-are-iconic-and-good-ux-that-other-cities-should-mimic\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2024\/05\/dc-metros-pylons-are-iconic-and-good-ux-that-other-cities-should-mimic\/"},"author":{"name":"wfyurasko","@id":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/#\/schema\/person\/ac8cc411e132f659e3520b7aaf758773"},"headline":"DC Metro&#8217;s pylons are iconic and good UX that other cities should mimic","datePublished":"2024-05-24T02:21:42+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2024\/05\/dc-metros-pylons-are-iconic-and-good-ux-that-other-cities-should-mimic\/"},"wordCount":792,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2024\/05\/dc-metros-pylons-are-iconic-and-good-ux-that-other-cities-should-mimic\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/federal-triangle-metro-pylon.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1","keywords":["BART","Chicago Transit Authority","PATCO","SEPTA","subways","WMATA"],"articleSection":["Best of WWN","Metro","Transportation"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2024\/05\/dc-metros-pylons-are-iconic-and-good-ux-that-other-cities-should-mimic\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2024\/05\/dc-metros-pylons-are-iconic-and-good-ux-that-other-cities-should-mimic\/","url":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2024\/05\/dc-metros-pylons-are-iconic-and-good-ux-that-other-cities-should-mimic\/","name":"DC Metro's pylons are iconic and good UX that other cities should mimic - William F. Yurasko","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2024\/05\/dc-metros-pylons-are-iconic-and-good-ux-that-other-cities-should-mimic\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2024\/05\/dc-metros-pylons-are-iconic-and-good-ux-that-other-cities-should-mimic\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/federal-triangle-metro-pylon.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1","datePublished":"2024-05-24T02:21:42+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/#\/schema\/person\/ac8cc411e132f659e3520b7aaf758773"},"description":"Praise for Washington, D.C. Metro's iconic station entrance pylons and comparison with New York, Chicago, Boston, San Francisco subway signs.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2024\/05\/dc-metros-pylons-are-iconic-and-good-ux-that-other-cities-should-mimic\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2024\/05\/dc-metros-pylons-are-iconic-and-good-ux-that-other-cities-should-mimic\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2024\/05\/dc-metros-pylons-are-iconic-and-good-ux-that-other-cities-should-mimic\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/federal-triangle-metro-pylon.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/federal-triangle-metro-pylon.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1","width":1024,"height":768,"caption":"Federal Triangle Metro Pylon, Washington, D.C."},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2024\/05\/dc-metros-pylons-are-iconic-and-good-ux-that-other-cities-should-mimic\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"DC Metro&#8217;s pylons are iconic and good UX that other cities should mimic"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/#website","url":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/","name":"William F. Yurasko","description":"Yet another Washingtonian pushing the ubiquitous Nats\/DC sports, Penn State, commuting, bicycling, kayaking, broomball, skiing, gin &amp; tonic agenda.","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/#\/schema\/person\/ac8cc411e132f659e3520b7aaf758773","name":"wfyurasko","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d848f90a00e30a5618468b70a0cf9639ad6175f078f9417858cef279ef96fe26?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d848f90a00e30a5618468b70a0cf9639ad6175f078f9417858cef279ef96fe26?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d848f90a00e30a5618468b70a0cf9639ad6175f078f9417858cef279ef96fe26?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"wfyurasko"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/jus.tia.mybluehost.me\/website_3c1e0e40"],"url":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/author\/wfyurasko\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/federal-triangle-metro-pylon.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31245","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31245"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31245\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31522"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31245"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31245"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31245"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}