Thanks to Boris for sending last night: “Happening now (1:10AM December 9, 2023) in front of Conrad Hotel, City Center, Downtown DC.” (more…)
Transit
“Dear PoPville,
I wanted to flag WMATA’s clusterf**k of a rollout of the new (old) S2 and S9 routes and hopefully save people from waiting for a bus that may never come. This week, WMATA rolled the S2/9 routes back to 16th between K and M after about a year of running that strip on 15th. However, they didn’t inform passengers or drivers clearly of this change. Sometimes buses take the old route, sometimes the new one, so it’s roulette getting a bus at either stop right now. (more…)
photo by Eric P.
From AlertDC:
“The US Military will conduct a flyover in the NCR, at Arlington National Cemetery, on Thursday, December 7, 2023 at 3:15 PM.”
Thanks to Larry for sending:
“The new Starbucks opened. But the old one, steps away, won’t close for a while. Different franchisees, apparently…”
From WMATA:
“Starting Sunday evening, December 17, 2023, Metro will significantly expand Metrobus service into the overnight and early morning hours across Washington, D.C. providing 24/7 bus service across 14 routes, ushering in a new era of affordable, convenient, and reliable transportation for customers. (more…)
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700 block of Columbia Road, NW
Thanks to Matt for sending yesterday (Tuesday) around 5pm. Post carbque below: (more…)
photo by Eric P.
From AlertDC:
“The US Military will conduct a flyover in the NCR, over Arlington National Cemetery on Wednesday, December 6, 2023, at approximately 1:40 PM.”
photo by Julian Ortiz
From WMATA:
“After weeks of certifying operators to use Automatic Door Operation on some Red Line trains, the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission gave its concurrence to allow Metro to fully operate in Auto Door mode on the Red Line starting today.
Customers will notice faster entries and exits on Red Line trains, causing doors to open within 3-5 seconds after the train stops on the station platform. The time saved per stop is around 10-15 seconds. (more…)
Thanks to John for sending: “Third Street NW between Florida and Rhode Island avenues finally reopened.”
photo by Claire Uziel
“Dear PoPville,
There is a new stop sign camera for ticketing at 13th and Randolph if you are stopping on the north side heading south or turning left or right- I just watched 3 cars get their photos taken and the takeaway is: (more…)