17th and S Street, NW
“Dear PoPville,
Large police presence and a wrong way car at around 1230 am this morning at S Street Dog park — I heard some mention of a car jacking gone wrong but any more details? Police response was pretty wild — secret service, national park and national guard.”
Anyone else hear about this?
“Dear PoPville,
On Tuesday my car was struck by a Capital Bikeshare E-bike rider while it was parked in front of my home. These are big heavy bikes, so it smashed the taillight and scratched the side of the car. The bike was also significantly damaged and abandoned in front of our car. I am surprised the person was able to walk away. I have security camera footage of the incident and the rider appeared to be a young teenager, presumably under the age to rent an e-bike per Capital Bikeshare’s policy.
I reached out to Lyft (the operator of Capital Bikeshare) to discuss the incident and (more…)
WMATA shares: “Safety first! At Washington Dulles International Airport station, we’re testing a removable bollard in front of the escalator to encourage customers with large bags to use the elevator instead. The initiative is aimed at reducing trips and falls caused by bags on escalators and improving safety for everyone moving through the station.”
Great idea or terrible idea?
The first reaction seems to favor the latter:
“They will just hold everyone up, lifting the bag over the pole.”
Do you think it’ll work?
DC plates
Thanks to Andrew for sending: “On the Anacostia River Trail near Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens.”
HOW?!?!?
photo by Tim Brown
From WMATA:
“Today, Metro reopened the Navy Yard west entrance on Half Street 33 days ahead of schedule and on budget, ahead of peak spring event traffic. (more…)
Thanks to Griffin for the reminder:
“Street sweeping starts back up next week sadly.”
A great sign of spring tho!!
From DPW: (more…)
Connecticut and Belmont Road, NW
“Dear PoPville,
Ughhh more disruption in traffic coming to a bridge near you. Does anyone know what new hell ddot is about to inflict? (more…)
photo by angela n.
Thanks to Emily for writing in, “normally there’s a fee for “bad parking” (locking the bike to a bike rack, leaving it on the sidewalk). If the intended dock is full, you can leave it parked “badly” with no additional fee” and passing on from Capital Bikeshare yesterday:
“Rolling up to a full station at the end of a ride can throw off your whole flow. You’ve arrived at your destination, but now you’re circling the block, trying to figure out where to lock up to avoid the out-of-station fee. You told us you needed more flexibility, so we built a better way to wrap up your ride.
A new perk, just for members.
Starting today, Capital Bikeshare members can park ebikes near full or nearly full docking stations for free.
Here’s how it works (more…)
From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Columbia:
“Curtis Lear, 30, of the District of Columbia, was sentenced today to 18 months of incarceration in connection with driving an SUV recklessly at high speed on the National Mall as hundreds of visitors were present, causing over $9,000 in damage to the lawn, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro. (more…)
Thanks to Ben for sending from Connecticut Ave near Chevy Chase Circle: (more…)