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Last Night in Driving Dangerously “the driver gets out of his car and is only wearing boxers”

Published April 1, 2022 at 2:30PM

2651 Connecticut Ave, NW

“Dear PoPville,

Last night around 2:45am I was woken up by a loud sound, it sounded like a car hitting something. A few seconds later I heard a guy yelling so I looked out the window and across the street he was yelling “I tried to help you! What did you do!” So I look down out of my window and there is a car on the sidewalk that had run over a flower bed (including the small metal enclosure around the flowers) and it looked like it hit the patio area of Hot and Juicy. (more…)

“I saw near head-on collisions because of the confusion”

By Prince Of Petworth

Published April 1, 2022 at 9:35AM

“Dear PoPville,

Looks like DDOT is putting the finishing touches on the new 16th Street bus lanes in Mt. Pleasant. That includes signage that clearly indicates the reversible center lane is back in operation for rush hour.

However, no one is observing it, and today I saw near head-on collisions because of the confusion. People are also continuing to park and drive in the bus-only lane at rush hour, (more…)

Yesterday in Driving Dangerously

By Prince Of Petworth

Published March 31, 2022 at 9:05AM

“Dear PoPville,

This happened [around 3pm] at the 1400 block of K St SE a couple of blocks from The Roost. We’ve been trying to get speed tables for years but DDOT is taking their sweet time.”

“stop lights both red and green at the same time”

By Prince Of Petworth

Published March 30, 2022 at 2:35PM

“Dear PoPville,

I’ve seen stop lights on both Mass Ave and K Street NW be both red and green at the same time. It’s obviously confusing and possibly dangerous for pedestrians/cyclists when no one knows what the light is actually trying to tell you! I’ve never seen this before. (more…)

#PSA

Last Night in Driving Dangerously

By Prince Of Petworth

Published March 30, 2022 at 9:35AM

4th and Bryant St, NE

Thanks to Bryon for sending: “One car [driver] versus building, and the building was the winner. (more…)

“Bird Announces 20% Scooter Fleet Size Increase in D.C.”

By Prince Of Petworth

Published March 29, 2022 at 1:05PM

courtesy Bird

From a press release:

“Bird also announced it secured approval to scale its e-scooter fleet in Washington, D.C., by more than 20% to provide residents and visitors with an eco-friendly personal transportation option. With the price of gas in D.C. recently reaching an all-time high, Bird has seen daily average ridership in Washington, D.C., increase nearly 48% in March compared to February.”

Ed. Note: In real numbers this translates to Bird having 1,970 scooters total in D.C. and the additional scooters will be deployed later this week.

262,000 trips taken on Metro Saturday

By Prince Of Petworth

Published March 29, 2022 at 9:15AM

From WMATA: “On Saturday, March 26, about 262,000 trips were taken on @Metrorailinfo, the highest ridership recorded since the pandemic began. We’re glad you got out there to enjoy @CherryBlossFest, @RunRocknRoll Running Series, and more!”