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Bikestation Burglarized outside Union Station – New Hours Posted

By Prince Of Petworth

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Thanks to a reader for passing on from Bikestation:

“Bikestation DC members: the Bike and Roll mechanics report that some of their fleet bikes were stolen this week overnight when their cable lock(s) were cut.

The parking room will now only be open during staffed hours M-Sa (7AM – 7PM) and Su (8Am – 7PM) until further notice.

Please report if you saw any suspicious activities inside such as loitering to us or the onsite staff.

All member bikes parked must be:
– securely locked to the rack with a u-lock or better. AND

– must have a current Bikestation parking sticker on the frame.

Double check your records to make sure you have a photo of your bike and your bike data: make, model, year and frame number on your smart phone.

The Bike and Roll staff (BnR) have given us an update on what they found today when the Bikestation DC opened.

The BnR fleet bikes were taken again. And other bikes [not locked to racks?] were moved around and onto other bikes.

We need ALL members to visit the Bikestation during shop hours to check on their bike.

BnR staff will also be physically locking the doors at night until this is resolved.

Bikestation will not be able to over ride this lock down remotely. So you MUST remove any bike that you need to ride when the shop is closed.”

Amtrak’s 2nd Century Plan Adding “20,000 square feet of new passenger space” at Union Station

By Prince Of Petworth

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Future Concept: View from Au Bon Pain looking East.

From Amtrak:

“Amtrak is advancing a near-term comprehensive renovation of Washington Union Station’s intercity and commuter rail concourse, which will add approximately 20,000 square feet of new passenger space – nearly doubling the concourse’s current capacity.

Design is underway to upgrade passenger amenities including new restrooms, boarding gates, seating and a ClubAcela lounge. The design will also include new architectural features and natural light elements to enliven the space for travelers. The result will be a vastly reconfigured, modernized and unified concourse that will improve the passenger experience by providing better accessibility, circulation, wayfinding and multimodal connectivity. Amtrak today unveiled two conceptual renderings of the renovation.

While Union Station has served the region well for over a century, it is now operating beyond its capacity, particularly during rush hours and peak travel times. As such, implementing near-term solutions to gain capacity and alleviate congestion is imperative to maintaining safe and efficient station operations. (more…)

What’s Up with Union Station’s Walgreens – Will they actually open this week?

By Prince Of Petworth

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“Dear PoPville,

Any idea what the delay is with the opening of Walgreens at Union Station? It’s looked ready for a while. Any information would be most appreciated by those of us who work/live nearby or travel through.”

One of our Union Station operatives reported on Friday:

“I spoke to a customer service rep. She claimed that they would be opening [this] “next week” but could not give me more information. She also could not provide any information about why there has been such a delay in opening. We will see whether this actually pans out!”

“Attack on Metro at Rush Hour – guy had a broken jaw and his face was swollen beyond recognition”

By Prince Of Petworth

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Ed. Note: In July there was a stabbing homicide aboard a Red Line train by NoMa. An arrest was made.

A reader passes on from the Brookland Listserv:

“Attack on Metro at Rush Hour

Just to let the neighborhood know, I saw a group of kids beat a guy on the metro on the way home from work today. I got on the train at Union Station and realized I should move away from a group of 10 or 12 kids who were being loud and rowdy. And sure enough they egged each other on to attack a guy who was just sitting there for no reason. They were punching his head until he tried to move and then they knocked him out. When he came to he stumbled over to us where I had alerted the driver that we needed the train to stop and the police. He couldn’t remember what had happened and was totally out of it and was bleeding everywhere. The driver held the train at metro and kept the doors closed for a bit but the kids were running through the cars and escaped when the doors opened. They tried to lock down the station but I think they got on a train going in the other direction.

The poor guy had a broken jaw and his face was swollen beyond recognition. His poor wife was there at NoMa and held him until the ambulance came. She said he had texted her not to get on the car because there was a rowdy group and he was going to move. What a way to come home from work. Stay away from rowdy groups of kids and know how to alert the driver should you ever need to.

Some advice for metro: (more…)

About Saturday Night’s Shooting Inside Union Station

By Prince Of Petworth

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Photo by PoPville flickr user Ian Livingston

From MPD Saturday Night:

“First and foremost: THIS IS NOT AN ACT OF TERRORISM or any way related to the acts of terrorism in France.

This evening at approximately 8:15 PM, members of the First Police District responded to 701 1st Street NE for the report of shooting within Union Station involving an off duty law enforcement officer. Upon our arrival, we located an adult male subject suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was treated briefly on the scene and transported to a local area hospital where he is in surgery now under police guard.

A second individual was discovered with a gunshot wound to ankle and was transported to a local area hospital, conscious and breathing, where she was treated and released. A third individual was located suffering from a facial wound and was also transported to a local area hospital, conscious and breathing, where she was treated and released.

During the course of our preliminary investigation, it was discovered that an off duty police officer, employed by a law enforcement agency in the state of Maryland, observed a male subject stabbing a female inside Union Station and confronted the male armed with the knife. The male subject armed with the knife, was shot multiple times by the off duty police officer who discharged his weapon to neutralize this threat. During this discharge, a non-involved witness was struck and received an injury to her ankle.

This event was domestic related and the male armed with the knife and the female who received a facial wound knew each other and were related. This was not a random act of violence.

Should you have witnessed this event or have direct knowledge about the facts and circumstances, you are asked to call the Metropolitan Police Department on (202) 727-9099. Additionally, anonymous information may be submitted to the department’s TEXT TIP LINE by text messaging 50411.”

Ed. Note: In September there was also a domestic incident where “A Special Police Officer shot the suspect” in Union Station.

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