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“Aerial structure repairs will close stations on the Blue, Orange, and Silver lines” this weekend

By Prince Of Petworth

From WMATA:

“On Saturday, Oct. 4, and Sunday Oct. 5, free shuttle buses will replace trains between Eastern Market and Minnesota Av/Benning Road on the Blue, Orange, and Silver Lines.

Potomac Av and Stadium-Armory stations will be closed.

Two express buses will operate during the weekend. One will run from Eastern Market to Minnesota Av and the other will run from Eastern Market to Benning Road.

Two local shuttles will stop at each closed station along the Blue Line and Orange Line.

Crews will be repairing aerial structures. (more…)

Call Your Mother’s Park View Location Now Open on the Inside too!

By Prince Of Petworth


3301 Georgia Ave, NW

Back in July we noted that Call Your Mother Park View was preparing to reopen on the inside. Now the good news from CYM:

“Come kick it on a rocking chair or a regular chair or a bench INSIDE for the first time in 5-ish years!!!!!! 🎉🥳🎈🪂🪩🥯😜 CATCH US FROM 6:30 – 2 on weekdays & 6:30 – 3 on weekends.”

Have a look inside: (more…)

About Taft Bridge – Higher Railings/Suicide Prevention Installation Ongoing

By Prince Of Petworth


Calvert and Connecticut Ave, NW

Thanks to Daniel for sending the photo above of the higher railings going up at the Taft Bridge.

From DDOT:

“The District Department of Transportation (DDOT), with active support from the Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) and the Executive Office of the Mayor (EOM), is proposing the Connecticut Avenue NW/ William Howard Taft Memorial Bridge (Taft Bridge) Pedestrian Railing Improvement Project. Data from the District of Columbia’s Chief Medical Examiner’s Office indicates that 13 (50%) of the 26 bridge-related fatalities recorded in the District of Columbia between January 1, 2010 and January 1, 2022, occurred from the Taft Bridge. The presence of an effective barrier system will reduce the potential for such incidents. The project proposes a new pedestrian railing design that incorporates the existing features of the Taft Bridge to minimize impact to the historic fabric of the bridge and is compatible with the aesthetics of the bridge and its setting.”

“If you need help or know someone who does, please call the national Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988. In D.C., you can also call the city’s 24-hour mental health hotline at 1-888-793-4357.“

HVAC cleaning scam continues

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

A variation on the HVAC cleaning scam showed up AGAIN on the same listserve just now, and I saw it floated through a different listserve I’m on last week. Weirdly persistent. If you have recommendations of authorities to report them to, I’m all ears. Maybe Consumer Protection or the AG in DC or MD.“

Heads Up: This weekend “Buses replace trains from Foggy Bottom to Pentagon on Blue Line, Foggy Bottom to Court House on Orange & Silver lines”

By Prince Of Petworth

From WMATA:

“On Saturday, Sept. 27 and Sunday, Sept. 28, free shuttle buses will replace trains between Foggy Bottom and Pentagon on the Blue Line and Foggy Bottom and Court House on the Orange and Silver lines.

There will be no Blue Line train service at Pentagon, Pentagon City, and Crystal City, however Yellow Line service will be available. Crews will be working to replace fasteners and anchors as well as performing maintenance on the third rail and rail renewal to ensure reliability.

Additional weekend track work (more…)

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