Unsuck DC Metro: New Revenue Model?

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

New Revenue Model?

Maybe Metro will rent out skates and charge by the hour.

Original pic via @SophieBegonia #wmata didn't even *think* about salting the Greenbelt parking lot. Solid ice. cc: @unsuckdcmetro http://yfrog.com/h3ljshwj

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A Nony Moose · 740 weeks ago

On the plus side, if the car next to you is parked too close -- you can simply get out in cleats and push it out of your way!

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Lola · 740 weeks ago

Has ridership on Metro decreased from the past few years?

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sapphie · 740 weeks ago

yeah that's what vienna looked like as well.

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ANONY · 740 weeks ago

the skates would be rusty

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B and T Crowd Blog · 740 weeks ago

How did I travel on Shady Grove's parking lots covered in ice? I just said "go-go-gadget ice skates" and my boots transformed instantly.

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A in NoVA · 740 weeks ago

Even the covered parking garages at Vienna were like this. Even trying to be uber-careful, it was hard to dodge the ice slicks in the South garage that were formed by water dripping through the ceiling from levels above. I got to pay my daily $4.50 but they gave me a skinned knee, sprained pinkie, bent car key and pants with air conditioning in the knee now from when I eventually slipped and fell.

You would think they could put sand down or something considering the leaking sieves that are their ceilings in the garage. And it was about 4pm yesterday, so they had plenty of time to do something to increase safety.

Oh wait, this is Metro, we know their safety record.

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Matt G · 740 weeks ago

They should have taken some from EFC. A pile of Calcium Chloride 5 inches high was doing little all clumped up at the top of the stairs outside of the station. A very efficient spreading mechanism.