A bit on the run this afternoon, so I have to be brief: today Metro's Finance, Administration, and Oversight committee gave approval to two items
I wrote about earlier this week: the plans to expand to nights and weekends the
N22 bus service that shuttles between Union Station, Eastern Market, and the Navy Yard Metro station (
the Post says until 10:30 on weeknights--hope that's late enough for baseball), and to move around some money to allow for the closure of the
Southeastern Bus Garage at Half and M. Here's the
WMATA press release on the garage closure, and do
read my previous entry for additional details and links to WMATA documents. These two items are expected to be given final approval by the full WMATA board on Feb. 28.
Stadium parking aficianados should note that the closure of the bus garage--in addition to lessening the chance for "encounters" between buses and pedestrians--will open up two existing lots in the "
Red Zone" just north of the ballpark, as well as space within the garage itself and just to its south. Also, WMATA has been using a surface parking lot at Buzzards Point that would be vacated with this move. There's no word at this point on when exactly the garage will be vacated, and if the space will be used for parking this season.