From WMATA:
“Today, Metro’s Board of Directors approved a $4.8 billion capital and operating budget which largely maintains bus and rail service levels when the new budget year begins on July 1. With investments from around the region, Metro will be able to continue to provide great transit service customers are familiar with today.
Last year, Metro faced catastrophic cuts to service Read More
“Dear PoPville,
It seems the new trend is to cover license plates with tinted covers. Is this to evade cameras and parking enforcement sensors?
I’ve also noticed that cars are now Read More
photo by Josh Bassett
“Dear PoPville,
I wanted to reach out to share an experience for the dc women. Monday morning a man on the red line Read More
“Dear PoPville,
Thought you might like an update since the last time you posted about them the chat was a lively discussion (and/or doom spiral depending on your point of view).
The lanes are clearly working exactly as expected… Read More
photo by Olaf Zerbock
From the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority:
“Dulles International Airport will hold its triennial full-scale emergency drill on April 27 in accordance with Federal Aviation Administration regulations. The exercise will include multiple airport stakeholders and will test the emergency response and operational capability of the airport and its mutual aid partners. During the drill, normal operations will continue for airport customers. Read More
“Dear PoPville,
Anyone else experiencing Uber/lyft/empower not accepting four people in their cars? Waiting 10-15 minutes for them to arrive to tell us.”
From SaferConnAveDC:
“Two and a half years ago (12/15/2021), Mayor Bowser announced that she was moving forward with Concept C, a plan to reshape the footprint of Connecticut Avenue in Ward 3 by removing the reversible lane, lowering speed limits, and adding bike and bus and pedestrian friendly design changes to the streetscape: “After considering several options, it was clear that this design best meets the needs of our city and moves us closer to a greener DC, a safer DC, and a DC that is less reliant on cars.”
The redesign received near-unanimous support from all the ANCs, across three different terms. And yet, last week, the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) announced that they were removing bike lanes from the plan without seeking community input, running counter to the notion of community engagement that DDOT prides itself on.
This is a key opportunity to transform a corridor and help the city reach its climate goals by reducing the number of trips made by car. Additionally, numerous studies have shown that bike lanes do not negatively affect businesses, as people who use bicycles are more likely to frequent local stores. Adding bicycle lanes to Connecticut Avenue would also help improve safety along the corridor.
We urge the Mayor and the Council to act expeditiously to restore the protected bike lanes to the redesign of Connecticut Avenue. If you agree and would like to see the city move forward with the bike lane plan, please join us in signing this petition hosted by WABA here.
Some additional background on the genesis of this project and the consequences of the recent decision: Read More
“Dear PoPville,
This delightful person thought it was a good idea to park in the bike lane on Harry Thomas Way NE yesterday evening. Read More
Thanks to F. for sending from Friendship Heights: Read More
