“Dear PoPville,
These “bus signals” in Tenleytown (Wisconsin and Albemarle) are pretty new, but I have no clue what they’re about. They don’t seem to change in relation to the regular traffic lights. Any of your readers know what’s going on…?”
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photo by Adam Fagen
From WMATA:
“Tap. Ride. Go. is live on Metrobus! Customers can now simply tap a contactless credit or debit card or use Apple Pay and Google Pay on bus farebox readers to pay for their fares.
Fares are required to ride Metrobus. Most routes cost $2.25, and express buses cost $4.80. Customers can now get a transfer discount between Metrorail and Metrobus by using the same card when transferring.
It’s another way Metro is improving our customers’ experience, making payment easier for visitors and occasional riders.” (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
The proposals for the crosstown bus lanes are out now and they want feedback. Would be cool if you could surface it for folks who live in columbia heights.”
“Overview (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
This truck was driving around Northwest DC last week. We saw it on Connecticut Avenue making a left onto Nebraska. The license plate is from South Carolina.”
Another reader sends from a WMATA wrapped bus: (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
(Above) is a photo my wife took in Boston last week. It appears to be one of the retired DC circulator buses. Note the Massachusetts plates on it.”
Nice to see they’re getting a second life!!
photo from our archives
Lydia writes:
“surely I’m not the only one having a miserable time with this new system.
this bus update sucks! Yesterday (Thursday) I got on the D72 northbound expecting to go to Van Ness, was inexplicably told the bus would only go to Porter and to take the next one, got on the next one and that went one block up Mt. P and kicked everyone out. Missed my event and had to Uber.
Today (Friday), 5pm, I’m walking distance to 3 different routes heading downtown and not a single bus is within 15 minutes of me. What were you thinking? EVERYONE wants (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
Worst newly placed bus stop – in the right turn only lane on Nebraska, eastbound. When there’s a green turn arrow to turn onto Military, but the bus is in front of you, needing to go straight!!! URGH. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
Just got on an accordion bus and noticed it had those two seats that face each other where the accordion is removed. Seems like an improvement to me!”
I imagine those seats would get pretty bumpy!
“Dear PoPville,
I found this awesome MoMA umbrella on a D bus downtown just in time to use it during Wednesday’s terrible storm. If this is yours, happy to reunite it with its owner. Let me know the route and about where on the bus it may have been left.”
If it’s yours please email me at [email protected] and I’ll put you in touch with OP.
Lisa shares with us:
“*Brand new* ward 7 ADA-non compliant bus stop as part of the years-in-the-making new bus system in Washington DC.”
WMATA has replied: (more…)