Yesterday we broke the news about Tiny Vinyl Shop coming to Adams Morgan next month and now more big news from WMATA:
“Metro is upgrading to vinyl seats on all buses for a cleaner, more comfortable ride. Catch the new seats on select routes now, with all buses set to be upgraded by 2025.”
photo by angela n.
“Dear PoPville,
I’m writing to thank people who helped my partner and I on a bus when we were being harassed. In the moment, we didn’t get to thank them, but I was hoping this could reach them!
My partner and I got on the 90 bus at U & New Hampshire NW on Saturday June 9. (more…)
Yikes. Thanks to Daniel for sending: (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
Every single one of the bus shelters at the Ga. Ave/Petworth station (at least on the southbound side) had some or all of the glass busted out. :( Crews were already on the scene, though. Pic from this am during my commute.”
photo by Phil
“Dear PoPville,
Yesterday afternoon, I took the L2 bus from Farragut Square up to Adams Morgan with my mother-in-law and my wife. A few stops into the journey, a visibly intoxicated man boarded the bus, carrying a bottle of clear alcohol. He sat directly behind my family and began shouting, creating an uncomfortable and tense atmosphere. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I can’t conclusively prove this so not including a description of the man, but another woman warned me tonight that a man was trying to covertly take a video on his phone up my dress on the northbound S9 bus. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
Mayor Pete / Transportation Pete was on my X9 this morning with the kiddos! The best part is the bus broke down around north capitol & we all had to get off and cram onto a second bus (more…)
photo by Mathew Friedman
Ed. Note: I saw L2 routes running yesterday, not sure about the others.
“Dear PoPville,
Did I miss an announcement from WMATA that they were discontinuing metro buses that service Connecticut? The last week I tried google mapping directions (more…)
Thanks to H Street NE for sharing: “DDOT proposing major overhaul of H st transit, including turning one eastbound and westbound lane into a bus- and street car- only lane, from 3rd to 14th NE.”
From DDOT:
“The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) announces that ticketing for Phase 2 of the Clear Lanes program will begin on January 29, 2024. Clear Lanes, in partnership with Metro, aims to improve bus travel times and enhance bus stop safety and accessibility by using cameras mounted on Metrobuses to identify vehicles illegally operating, parking, standing, or stopping in dedicated bus lanes and bus zones. Photos of violating vehicles are sent to DDOT, which will verify a qualifying offense.
Starting on January 29, 2024, Phase 2 enforcement begins, in which drivers illegally driving, parking, standing, or stopping in a bus lane (areas marked by red paint and signage) may receive a $100 fine. Phase 1 began November 15, 2024, in which drivers illegally parking, standing, or stopping in a bus zone (area around a bus stop) may receive a $100 fine. (more…)