Day or night…
Ally writes around 8:45am: “the scene at Chinatown red line to shady grove platform. Barely moving.”
Transit
Photo by Ben
DC Fire EMS writes:
“Civilian possible smoke inhalation at Gallery Place Metro tx to hospital for further evaluation. No other Pts. Our units clearing scene.”
Kristen sends the smoke:
“visible smoke at gallery place. Fun.”
Matt writes:
“Metro smoke/fire(?) at Gallery Place, probably from green/yellow lines.
Eileen sends the shot from Archives:
Craig sends the photo below from Chinatown:
L’Enfant Plaza, 5:35pm. Photo by Nadine
L’Enfant Plaza 5:25pm photo by @baseballot
Nathaniel Rakich tweets us:
“I’ve been to almost 100 #Nats games and I’ve never seen L’Enfant Plaza this crowded.”
L’Enfant Plaza 5:38pm photo by Helen Bradshaw
Gallery Place 5:30pm. Photo by Chad
Gallery Place 5:32pm. Photo by Marc Pitarresi
Photo by PoPville flickr user Eric P.
“Dear PoPville,
I just logged into my Smartrip online account to add money to my card. I also have 3 cards that I purchased for when I have guests. I noticed that the balance on one is zero. There had been money up until a few weeks ago. I just called to inquire and was told that Metro archives the money on cards that are not frequently used. Supposedly, the money will automatically reappear once it is used again but the agent wasn’t sure if it would appear immediately or make me add money until it did.
This is ridiculous. We pay for the card and we pay to put money on them. We should not have to pay again to get our money back. I have griped for a while that if you add money or a pass online and only ride the bus, it can take up to 2 days before the money appears on your card.”
Photo by PoPville flickr user Jim Havard
Jim tweets us this morning:
“Eastern Market this morning #safetrack”
“Dear PoPville,
This is Farragut North at K Street this morning. Three escalators: one going up (packed), one broken (empty), and one going down (empty). However, there is a huge line all the way down through the turnstiles to the train platform to exit the station. Yesterday, the station manager actually had to shut down the turnstiles and force people from this exit because it was too crowded. Seems like a real waste. No one is working on the broken escalator (gee, wouldn’t that be a useful staircase!) but there are four metro employees standing around escalator drinking soda. Wouldn’t it also be possible to turn off the down escalator and let people walk up/down since there are so few people entering the station? While today and yesterday were particularly bad, the escalator management at this station is a daily issue (and if you met the station manager, you wouldn’t be surprised why). There have been mornings where two of the escalators are going down with no one on them and one going up with a long line. It’s this sort of poor management that again demonstrates to me that without cleaning house at the station management level, we’re throwing good money after bad.”
Side note: Metro GM appoints new chief operating officer:
“Metro General Manager/CEO Paul J. Wiedefeld today announced the appointment of Joseph Leader as the new Chief Operating Officer (COO) in charge of rail, bus and paratransit services, effective August 1. Leader will also provide executive management of Metro Transit Police, parking and support services. (more…)
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Waterfall on the escalator at Cleveland Park Metro west side pic.twitter.com/BONr5UKQeG
— Dr. Darryl W Roberts (@dwresearch) June 21, 2016
Dr. Darryl W Roberts with the incredible video from last night’s deluge: “Waterfall on the escalator at Cleveland Park Metro west side”
Update: Metro has a released a “time-lapse video showing last night’s flash flood Cleveland Park from street level”:
And another!
via google maps
Thanks to a reader for passing on from DDOT:
“The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) will temporarily close lanes on the New York Avenue Bridge over the Anacostia River for emergency repair work on Tuesday June 21 from 9 pm to 5 am, weather permitting.
There will be rotating lane closures during the repairs beginning with the outbound right lane. One lane will be open in each direction at all times.
Drivers are advised to stay alert while traveling through this location and to be observant of all roadway signage and roadwork personnel.”
Thanks to Vera for sending: “RIGHT NOW: #safetrack madness at L’enfant plaza”
Photo by PoPville flickr user James Calder
From WMATA:
“Calling all local performing artists and entertainers! Metro’s Art in Transit Program is inviting local performers of all genres—dancers, live artists, musicians, poets and more—to audition for the MetroPerforms! and Music on the Mall programs.
MetroPerforms! offers local artists the chance to make Metrorail station entrances their stage. Selected artists will perform on a volunteer basis while sharing their talents with Metro riders throughout the region.
Auditions will be held June 24, 2016, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Metro Headquarters, 600 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC, on a first-come, first-served basis. All interested artists should visit wmata.com/metroperforms for registration information and additional details. (more…)