Kenya Allmond (me)

One minute, I was at the polling place. Half an hour later, I was on the train going to work. This was the first time I’ve voted in a primary election. As an independent, I didn’t know that I was able to (probably because I started voting in DC which has closed elections). After finding [...]

On Sunday, January 6, Metro raised fares on Metrorail and Metrobus service. In addition, rates at the Metro parking lots and garages throughout the system were raised. Suburbanites, like me seem to be bearing the brunt of the fare increases. While the fares were increased by only a few cents for folks living and working [...]

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Today’s commute was quite amusing. Back in November, the temporary parking lot at Vienna Metro station was closed because condos are going to be built on that property. Parking has been scarce ever since especially on warm days. People have been making their own parking spots where spots don’t exist and some people have been [...]

For the second day in a row, I’m at McPherson Square Metro. When the Orange Line train comes in, there are cars with the lights off and no one in them. Yesterday it was one car; today it was two. When the doors open on the normal cars, the doors on these cars don’t open. [...]