photo by Victoria Pickering

Thanks to Sara for sending:

“The S buses keep changing their stops around downtown. The S2 McPherson stop is no longer at the SW corner of the square nor across the street in front of Compass Coffee, it’s now at the SE corner of McPherson Square. No signage or anything- so just heads up!“

“Dear PoPville,

Wondering, how can a DC resident get an air pollution source quickly addressed, like a tour bus emitting a large plume of smoke at every intersection they start from in downtown DC?”

Thanks to Mary for sharing: ” As seen on the outside of a circulator bus.

How presumably does one press the button to request a stop on the outside of a moving bus?”

Thanks to JH for sending: “Spotted by the National Gallery of Art on 6/12. It’ll be around all month.”

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Ian writes: “We walked to 15th & L (the 3rd stop we tried) and there’s a temporary metrobus stop sign but with no routes posted to it and we flagged down an S9 driver who stopped in the middle of the road has no idea the stop was moved” Read More

photo by Kevin McQueen

Thanks to Kevin for sending just after 1am: “turned into wrong Union Station (rental car return) entrance and got stuck, sticking out on to H St. Oops.”

“Dear PoPville,

My boyfriend is in town with his corgi and we took a bunch of buses around the city doing tourist stuff. We have a specially designed backpack for the corgi which is quite secure and seemed to fit the metro rules for “a carrier that the dog can’t escape from”. All of the bus drivers didn’t bat an eye until the end of the day the driver of the 52 bus wouldn’t let us on. Read More

Photo by C Buoscio

Thanks to James and Kim for passing on from DDOT:

“Statement on Potential DC Circulator Operator Strike and Possible Limited or Interrupted Services

The District Department of Transportation has been advised by RATP Dev USA, our contracted operator for the DC Circulator, of a potential strike, beginning May 1, with Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689, the union representing drivers. Read More

From WMATA:

“Effective immediately, Metro will make masks optional on Metrorail, Metrobus and MetroAccess for its customers. Masks also will be optional for Metro employees. This change comes as a result of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) suspending enforcement, while the Biden Administration reviews a federal judge’s ruling.

“Our mask mandate has been based on federal guidance,” said General Manager and Chief Executive Officer Paul J. Wiedefeld. “We will continue to monitor this situation as it unfolds, but masks will be optional on Metro property until further notice.”

Metro encourages its customers to make decisions that are in their best interests. Updates will be provided as new information becomes available.”

photo by Jennifer

From an email:

“Megabus.com, one of the largest bus companies in North America, is pleased to announce that, due to growing demand, cross border bus service is now scheduled to resume between the US and Canada effective May 11. Read More