Transit

“This weekend: station closures on Red Line and additional service adjustments on Green Line”

By Prince Of Petworth

From WMATA:

“Over the weekend, Saturday, Feb. 3 and Sunday, Feb. 4, Metro will perform maintenance and track work impacting the Red, Green, and Yellow lines. All other lines will operate regularly scheduled weekend service. Customers are advised to plan ahead for service adjustments.

On the Red Line, free shuttle buses will replace trains between the Dupont Circle and Van Ness stations to install radio and fiber-optic cables to support future technology improvements. The Cleveland Park and Woodley Park stations will be closed. (more…)

Earlier Today in Driving Dangerously

By Prince Of Petworth

Thanks to Amy for sending: “Car overturned on 21st between L and M. No other vehicle impacted as far as I can see. Looks like the driver obliterated a trash can on 21st near the entry to Lafayette Center.”

DC Fire and EMS reported at 12:40pm: (more…)

Last Night in Driving Dangerously

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

Big crash at 11th and S NW, across from Garrison Elementary. At at 3:27 AM, a green pickup truck with Maryland license plates came barreling down 11th St NW from U Street. It crossed through the intersection at 11th St. and S St NW at high rate of speed, veered into wrong/opposite side of street, (more…)

“DDOT Announces the Start of Phase Two of The Automated Bus Enforcement for the Clear Lanes Program”

By Prince Of Petworth

From DDOT:

“The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) announces that ticketing for Phase 2 of the Clear Lanes program will begin on January 29, 2024. Clear Lanes, in partnership with Metro, aims to improve bus travel times and enhance bus stop safety and accessibility by using cameras mounted on Metrobuses to identify vehicles illegally operating, parking, standing, or stopping in dedicated bus lanes and bus zones. Photos of violating vehicles are sent to DDOT, which will verify a qualifying offense.

Starting on January 29, 2024, Phase 2 enforcement begins, in which drivers illegally driving, parking, standing, or stopping in a bus lane (areas marked by red paint and signage) may receive a $100 fine. Phase 1 began November 15, 2024, in which drivers illegally parking, standing, or stopping in a bus zone (area around a bus stop) may receive a $100 fine. (more…)

“metro gates locked on weekends?”

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

For what feels like the 900th time (Saturday), I am standing outside a Metro station calling an Uber I can’t afford because the two Metro stations near me (Cleveland and Woodley Park) routinely have their entrance gates locked well after the trains have allegedly started running (see time stamp
on this email). I work on weekends, I need to be there by 8am, and Metro is my only form of transit. (more…)

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