“Dear PoPville,
It is ongoing as I type and it is 3.10 am EST. How on earth can they have a permit for this? And how is it possible that this is the only hour this work can be done? Any recommendations on who to take it up with?”
Letter OP sent to WMATA:
“I am living in the Dupont Circle area where you have a canopy construction that goes on after midnight and into the morning and creates UNBEARABLE NOISE. (more…)
Photo from 2019’s March by Miki Jourdan
From the Women’s March:
“Meet at Freedom Plaza at 11:00 AM
Freedom Plaza (1455 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20004)
RALLY BEGINS AT 12PM
MARCH KICKOFF at 1PM
March steps off from Freedom Plaza
11 AM: Gather at Freedom Plaza
12 PM – 1 PM: Rally
1 PM – 3 PM: March
March arrives at the National Mall
3 PM – 5 PM: Text-a-thon
TEXT ALERTS
Text “DC” to 44310 for day-of updates and march info.
Everyone is required to wear a mask, practice social distancing, and not travel to DC from states that are on the self quarantine list. We will provide hand sanitizer stations throughout the march. If you are feeling ill, please join one of the virtual events instead.”
From MPD:
“On Saturday, October 17, 2020, the Women’s March 2020 will take place in the District of Columbia. In conjunction with these events, there will be parking restriction and potential street closures that motorists should take into consideration.
The following streets will be posted as Emergency No Parking from approximately 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.: (more…)
UPDATE from LYFT: “The Twitter message was sent in error and we are currently correcting it but we are still operating scooters in Washington, DC.”
Scooters have been back in action since June. Alas one more is no more. Thanks to Z for sending word from Lyft: (more…)
Update from Metro Transit Police:
“Red Line incident UPDATE: All customers safely escorted by emergency personnel from disabled train outside Union Station. 103 on board. Personnel working to move the 6000-series train to yard, undesired uncoupling occurred btwn cars 2 & 3 of 8. Investigation ongoing.” (more…)
14th and Irving Street, NW. Photo by Chris Bird
Thanks to Chris for sending: “Happy to see the new bus/bike-only lanes on 14th St NW!
But the red granular surfacing material is flaking off already. It doesn’t seem permanent. There are bits all over the sidewalk. What’s preventing this from eroding into the storm water sewer?” (more…)
Thanks to Jared for sending: “Electric Car charging station. New at Tivoli in Columbia Heights. Giants Parking Garage.”
Very cool. Anyone see these in elsewhere around town?
Photo by Tim Brown
From WMATA:
“Metro will rebuild deteriorating outdoor platforms at Arlington Cemetery, Addison Road, and four Green Line stations north of Fort Totten next year, continuing its robust capital program to keep the system safe and reliable for the next generation of riders. To date, Metro’s Platform Improvement Project has completed full platform replacements at 10 stations — six on the Blue and Yellow lines and four on the Orange Line. Construction activity is currently underway at Reagan National Airport Station marking the project’s halfway point, leaving nine stations to be completed in 2021 and 2022.
The updated schedule is as follows: (more…)
Thanks to Mathew for sending on Friday.
If you spot a hawk or any interesting wildlife around town, lunching or otherwise, and get a good photo please send in an email where you spotted it to [email protected] and I’ll add it to the queue. Hawks around Town is made possible by a generous grant from the Ben and Sylvia Gardner foundation.
12th and Maryland Ave, NE
Liz reported Sunday morning: “This morning around 7:30am my husband saw some folks riding horses on Maryland Ave. and F St. NE. They weren’t wearing any uniforms and didn’t exactly say what they were doing other than “going for a ride.” Does anyone know what that was about?”
Thanks to Shannon Quinn for passing on the photo above from around noon on Sunday.
The Bajan Sensation notes: “There are groups of horse owners in PG County that ride into the city regularly, especially on the weekends”
From DDOT:
“The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) announced a three-month research pilot for a bus lane camera at the intersection of Georgia Avenue NW and Bryant Street NW. The pilot is scheduled to begin on October 1, 2020 and will continue through January 1, 2021. (more…)