photo by John Benevelli
Knock wood, knock wood.
We’ve gotten so many messages about the Green line here that I had about given up hope. Metro GM Randy Clarke with some hopeful words:
“Team thinks we have a fix to this long standing 🟢🚇 issue in this area. Long story but it’s an electrical anomaly connected to track in that area. During the extended maintenance single tracking later this month team is hoping to resolve part of issue. Thx for patience.” (more…)
From WMATA:
“Red Line: Trains are bypassing Woodley Park because of flooding. Woodley Park Station is closed. Customers may utilize Route D70 for travel between Woodley Park, Cleveland Park, and Dupont Circle. Expect delays in both directions.”
“UPDATE: (more…)
From WMATA:
“Metro has launched the first part of its updated bike parking program with new bike lockers now available outside the Foggy Bottom and Eastern Market Metrorail stations.
Bicyclists can now rent the lockers via the BikeLink app, available on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. Customers can check real-time availability, see rates, and open a locker directly from the app.
Lockers are 5 cents an hour and max out at $1 a day. (more…)
From WMATA:
“Metro is bringing festive cheer to the National Capital Region with the return of its Holiday Pop-Up Shop from Nov. 29 through Dec. 20 at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in the heart of downtown DC. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
The Woodley Park metro elevator is currently stuck. An EMT confirmed there are people on it. There are two fire trucks and at least one EMT at the bottom and the top peering down the elevator shaft. T that would be terrifying- hoping everyone is ok”
Another reader writes: (more…)
photo by RISS311
From WMATA:
“Metro will perform track work and maintenance this weekend, Saturday, Nov. 22 and Sunday, Nov. 23, affecting service on the Green, Yellow, Orange, and Silver lines. Customers should expect longer waits and different train patterns on lines with single tracking. (more…)
“And there’s a screen at the station as well!”
Game changed. Goodness.
Deploy them EVERYWHERE, please.
Thanks to Samuel Littauer for sharing this utter awesomeness with us:
“New screens outside the Woodley Park metro elevator made serious waves in neighborhood group chats today…” (more…)
photo by kelly bell photography
A reader reports at 8:41am: “Just got offloaded on red line at Rhode Island bc someone was hit by train there.”
From WMATA:
“Red Line: Trains are single tracking between Rhode Island Ave and NoMa-Gallaudet because of a trespasser struck by a train at Rhode Island Avenue. Expect delays in both directions. Some trains will offload at strategic locations to minimize train traffic.”
Updates: (more…)
Good news from WMATA: “All new at Dupont Circle North! The final escalator is complete and back in service, giving riders three new escalators and a new elevator. (more…)
via MPD
From MPD:
“The Metropolitan Police Department is asking for the community’s assistance in identifying a suspect who assaulted a woman in Northwest.
On Saturday, November 1, 2025, at approximately 12:25 a.m., the victim and their friends were exiting a train at the Archives-Navy Memorial-Penn Quarter Station in the 700 block of Pennsylvania Avenue, Northwest, when they were approached by a group of individuals who were making fun of their Halloween costumes. One of the individuals approached the victim from behind and struck them multiple times in the back of the head causing them to lose consciousness. (more…)