Thanks to Nina for sending: “This was not there when I came home last night around 10pm” (more…)
Transit
photo by rebecca
From WMATA:
“Metro’s Pandemic Taskforce is taking swift actions to protect the health and safety of its customers and employees against the recent surge in COVID-19 variants. Due to growing absenteeism rates across service areas related to COVID illness and exposures, Metro is reducing service schedules and implementing new workforce actions effective Monday, January 10.
“Scaling back service will ensure customers who rely on Metrobus, Metrorail and MetroAccess for transportation have a more reliable schedule,” said CEO/GM Paul Wiedefeld. “Metro employees live in some of the neighborhoods hardest hit by the pandemic and are exposed to the surge in the region and throughout the nation. It’s important that the taskforce take steps to make Metro operationally sound to meet the needs of our customers.”
Metro service levels will operate as follows: (more…)
Sam wrote: “DCA is a nightmare. Took 2 hours and 15 minutes to deplane. People are miserable. Bags everywhere.”
alexandra wrote: “Nothing like a two hour plus taxi line at DCA at 1AM.” (more…)
Fairmont and Sherman Ave, NW
Thanks to JAK for sending over the weekend.
Ed. Note: Like garbage collection some of our posts were pushed a day too.
Ashley sends around noon: “TSA line out the front door right now at DCA.”
15th and Massachusetts Ave, NW
“Dear PoPville,
Quick PSA – was just walking downtown and streets are cleared okay-ish, but sidewalks and crosswalks are *rough*. What’s worse – the 15th street bike line. Solid ice!!” (more…)
Thanks to Jayson for sending at 12:46pm: “From my friend Meghan just now, “on the orange line at metro center, train I was just on felt like it hit something, there were sparks and now it’s smoking”
inside a train: (more…)
photo by Nicky Sundt
From WMATA:
“Metrobus is temporarily suspending service immediately due to rapidly deteriorating weather and hazardous road conditions throughout the region. All buses currently in operation with customers will operate to the end of the line to complete their routes if safe to do so. All other buses will hold at stops until roads are passable and safe to resume service. (more…)
Meanwhile at Gallery Place last night, Paul sends a video that is well, not good: (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I thought scooters were supposed to be tethered per the new law. Is there any way to report untethered scooters? This is the third time I’ve seen neatly grouped scooters, untethered on my corner. It seems like either a group of individuals or more likely lyft is dropping them on my corner without tethering them to sign posts etc. Ultimately what happens is somebody inevitably pushes one or all of them into the street or the sidewalk… does Lyft just not care because they know they can get away with it? Does the city also just not care?”