Kenya Allmond (me)

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 [...]

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. [...]

I missed the 8:30 bus this morning. As I walked down the steps it drove by. I decided to drive to the metro station instead of waiting half an hour for the next bus. I passed the bus in my car but still couldn’t catch it because there is nowhere to park on the way [...]

Last week this guy lost control of his car, became airborne and crashed through the brick wall at Hecht’s in Friendship Heights. The car burst into flames and the guy tries to escape on a Metrobus. This weekend two dudes escaped from jail and were last seen on a Metro shuttle bus between the Stadium-Armory [...]