photo by Jim Havard
From WMATA:
“Welcome news for customers who ride the Blue, Orange and Silver lines. As of Aug 1, trains will arrive every 15 minutes on weekdays, matching service on the Green and Yellow lines. For most customers, the wait for a train will be no longer than 5-8 minutes, as most stations are served by at least two if not all three lines. (more…)
photo by Eric P.
From WMATA:
“Red Line service info, as of 4:25pm:
No train service btwn Farragut North & Van Ness
Bus shuttles running every 7-10 min btwn Farragut North & Van Ness
Update: “Red Line service update, as of 7/31, 6:30p:
No train service btwn Farragut North & Van Ness. Trains are running in two segments: (1) Glenmont-Farragut North & (2) Shady Grove-Van Ness
Update, 10:41pm: “Red Line Service Update: Crews have been working continuously to make repairs, so service is restored between Farragut North & Van Ness in time for your morning commute. In the event there are any issues, we’ll have at least 40 shuttle buses ready to operate every 7-10 min.”
Update, Red Line update, 8/1, 4:35a:
“Service remains temporarily suspended btwn Farragut North & Van Ness as crews continue repairs to the low-voltage cables from Saturday’s arcing incident
Shuttle buses will operate every 7-10 min between Farragut North & Van Ness” (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
That didn’t take long: About 1 week after contractors repainted traffic and parking lines to make Park Pl NW one-lane, a driver crashed into a parked car and flipped their car. (more…)
Thanks to Bonnie for sending from the Orange Line.
*This series features any pets in a backpack/bag/vessel. On metro, or not. Corgi, or not, and often NOT a corgi but the series started with corgis and I can be obstinate…send your finds to [email protected]
“Dear PoPville,
SPIN scooters have been piling up in front of our building all week. They’re locked to the signs, they’re locked all along our fence. Their weird alarms go off at all hours. I tried submitting a photo to SPIN customer service asking for them to be re-distributed but so far no response. (more…)
photo by John Brighenti
“Dear PoPville,
It was around 1:30pm on Tuesday, in the crosswalk coming up from the Mt. Vernon trail to enter the Arlington National Cemetery circle. I was running on the trail and needed to cross the road. The car in the first lane stopped because they saw me – so I didn’t hit the button to trigger the flashing yellow lights on the crosswalk sign. (more…)
photo by kelly bell photography
“Dear PoPville,
an incident that occurred just before/around 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 21, 2022 at Rhode Island Avenue Metro. My nanny’s father was crossing the street and was struck by a motorcycle in the crosswalk. The motorcyclist got off his bike, helped my nanny’s father up and then took off. My nanny’s father sustained some injuries. I am looking for any eyewitnesses to the incident or camera/video footage of the incident.”
Anyone with info/footage can email me at [email protected] and I’ll put you in touch with OP.
Reader reports around 1:30pm from Georgia and Euclid St, NW:
“There were 2 small children inside (more…)
via google maps
“Dear PoPville,
Can you help me find anyone who may have info about my mother in laws hit and run which happened, Saturday (7/23), around noon. We’re hoping to find someone that saw the vehicle or would have doorbell cam footage of the car going past their house.
She was walking through the intersection at North Carolina and 8th St SE when someone ran a red light, hit her, and sped off. It happened around 11:45am-12pm. (more…)
Thanks to Zoe for sharing: “This is so sad!!”
From Wikipedia:
“The North Bethesda station was opened on December 15, 1984, as White Flint (more…)