美國華盛頓城市改造計劃：美國華盛頓市由于財政削減和大量的維修工作，其官方宣布城市交通運輸系統(tǒng)的改造會持續(xù)幾年時間。系統(tǒng)改造的第一步就是對電扶梯的安全維修工程。政府決定將在規(guī)定期限內(nèi)完成60%的電扶梯維護工程，目前已經(jīng)完成40%。維護人員會特別關注那些超過檢查期限30天以上的電扶梯，找出需要進行維修的電梯。預計今年將維修和拆遷16部電扶梯。

WASHINGTON, D.C. METRO IMPROVEMENTS: Facing budget cuts and a maintenance backlog, Washington, D.C. Metro officials claim that reversing the decline of the transit system will take years. Among the first steps toward improving the system is placing a greater focus on preventive escalator maintenance. Correspondingly, Metro plans to complete 60% of its maintenance on time, compared to the current 40%. Escalator crews will focus on units that are 30 days past their inspection date, and learn which escalator parts are still manufactured and which will require custom fabrication. In addition, this year will see 16 escalators repaired or replaced, mostly on the Red Line.