There simply isn't a good reason to have 24 hour service on the metro.

Even when they had 3am service on weekends only about 1,500 people an hour used it after midnight. On weekdays that would probably be 500 or fewer.

Metro costs over $100,000 an hour to run, and much of that is fixed and doesn't go down running fewer trains - station manager salaries, electricity to the stations, Metro police, etc.

I'm the first person who will tell you that public transit shouldn't be expected to make money, but there's a common sense limit. Spending $200 per passenger to keep a subway running that nobody uses is well over that limit.

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this is the best spot. everyone there is nice and welcoming. just get there early, upstairs gets packed.

Across the Pond in Dupont

This feels a little fucked around found out.

Wow. That kid did everything wrong. Stole a car, got stopped, trapped a cop in the car and dragged another one as he fled the stop.

Condolences to his family.

Ivy & Coney

Yes, the band at McMillian that you can hear echoing as you run across on Harvard St is my fav too.

The drill instructor at the Calvert hill yelling at me to keep going and not wimp out was quite motivating lol.

Crystal City Sports Pub in Arlington hosts huge watch parties for every race. Musta been ~100 people there for Bahrain.

https://www.meetup.com/formula-1-fans-washington-dc/

Across the Pond in Dupont

I mean, the best we have around here is El Sol or Guapo's so i'm always looking for an update. I'll take your word for it seeing as you're from Texas...I'll trust that palate!

Thanks again for the rec and have a great weekend!

My one and only experience with the Rock n’ Roll marathon was when I was trying to get to the GW Hospital and the Uber couldn’t get to me because of the street closures. In hindsight, I should have called an ambulance, but my panicked brain didn’t think of that at the time.

Just the other night we got into Dulles late and there was all this advertising " take metro!!" and I commented to my husband how stupid it was because it's wasn't even open.

If we can have quality overnight transit, we might actually get some quality nightlife.

They have more than two rails on most lines and, as such, can shut down one rail without affecting service.

They do it for the Cherry Blossom most years. 2 April this year, not sure if Metro will be open, should really check that...

NYC is fascinating how they do 24hr service. More tracks, more trains, and every model of car is pressure washable, top to bottom, inside and out. I love the old wicker seats, but alas...

>Give all low income folks a free bikeshare membership

There's already a $5/year + unlimited 60 minute ebike rides for low income folks.

NYC and Chicago do it.

Hope you like it. It wasn't like, mind blowing, but considering the normal tex-mex fare around here, it was more than acceptable for me.

Oh I didn’t take the TN thing personally. I’m well aware that the best parts are not along the interstates. 😉 And I TOTALLY understand being ready to be home. We made our 7+ hour trip from DC with ONE stop.

I think it was just a joke in response to my experience (observed definitely human poop on some stairs down to the subway- this was the only weird/yuck I saw).

DC is moving to having some 24/7 bus routes, along with free fares for trips within the District. But those have flexibility in the routes for maintenance on the road, while the rails are harder to do that with.

The teams pay.

Exactly. To do real maintenance means a chunk of hours with no trains. DC is not NYC . There is no need for 24/7 subway service. Would there even be bus routes that would support 24/7 demand, have a significant ridership of third shift workers?