“Dear PoPville,
An update for anyone wondering about the kitten that was in the ceiling of the Chinatown metro entrance at 7th & F. I know a lot of people were working to help him over the past week. He’s in good health, is very sweet, and is getting pretty comfortable in his new home. (more…)
From WMATA:
“On Saturday, Sept. 27 and Sunday, Sept. 28, free shuttle buses will replace trains between Foggy Bottom and Pentagon on the Blue Line and Foggy Bottom and Court House on the Orange and Silver lines.
There will be no Blue Line train service at Pentagon, Pentagon City, and Crystal City, however Yellow Line service will be available. Crews will be working to replace fasteners and anchors as well as performing maintenance on the third rail and rail renewal to ensure reliability.
Additional weekend track work (more…)
From WMATA:
“On Saturday, Sept. 20, and Sunday, Sept. 21, free shuttle buses will replace Red Line trains between Union Station and Rhode Island Av.
The NoMa-Gallaudet U station will be closed while crews work to replace crossties. (more…)
Thanks to Talia for sending from at gallery place metro!
Now do L’Enfant Plaza!!
“Dear PoPville,
What is going on with the Cleveland Park metro? It looks like it’s falling apart. There are sections that have been haphazardly repaired with cement or plywood, (more…)
From WMATA:
“The people have spoken! After more than 20,000 votes from customers throughout the region, we have a winner.
The public selected Option 3 as the updated livery design for Metro’s incoming rail fleet. (more…)
From WMATA:
“Calling all transit fans! Metro wants you to help finalize the exterior design of our upcoming 8000-series rail fleet.
Customers can now vote (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
Is WMATA using Chat GPT to respond back to customer complaints about “Better Bus” issues? I thought maybe these were genuine responses but then my friend pointed out they were likely just Chat GPT and WMATA was actually not responding to me (the machine was :/). Two response examples attached. I hope I didn’t fall for AI… (more…)
photo by Emma K Alexandra
“Dear PoPville,
Feeling grateful for my dc neighbors! Today (Wed.) I lost my left airpod after getting whacked by the train door at Pentagon City trying to make it onto the metro 😭 I checked with the station manager at l’enfant when making my transfer and someone had turned it in! Whoever you are, if you’re reading this, you rock and I hope you have an awesome day! I got it back!“
“Dear PoPville,
It’s bad enough we are all in 5 days a week, but now our commute times have increased drastically. Below is what I sent to WMATA. Anyone else impacted is encouraged to reuse the content to advocate for more efficient shuttle services!
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I am writing to express my profound dissatisfaction and concern regarding the current shuttle bus plan for the Green Line shutdown, which is scheduled from August 2nd to August 31st. As a federal employee who relies on the Green Line to commute to the Suitland Federal Center, the designated shuttle service is inadequate and has created a significant and unnecessary hardship for hundreds, if not thousands, of employees. (more…)