by Marlene Berlin What was it like at the Van Ness Metro station on the first day of the west entrance’s closure? There was no warning signage at Windom Place […]
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Van Ness west entrance closing June 22 for 3-year escalator replacement
by Marlene Berlin DDOT has signed off on WMATA’s original plan to replace four escalators at the Van Ness Metro station. And so, WMATA says work will begin one week […]
ANC 3F June 16th agenda: Van Ness escalator rehab; honoring Karen Perry
Metro is returning to ANC 3F to give our commissioners and our community an update on where it’s three-year escalator replacement project at Van Ness now stands. Work was to […]
Van Ness Metro updates: No weekend closures; intermittent west entrance openings possible
by Marlene Berlin There will be no weekend closures for Van Ness Metro station during a three-year project to replace four escalators. And the west entrance will not necessarily close […]
Metro taking ANC 3F on Van Ness walkthrough today to explain 3-year project
by Marlene Berlin WMATA is meeting with ANC 3F commissioners today at the Van Ness Metro station to walk them through its planned escalator replacement project. The work could close […]
No new date for delayed 3-year Van Ness escalator project – yet
Metro and DDOT sent representatives to last night’s ANC 3F meeting to talk about the now-delayed Van Ness escalator replacement project. Some notes: No new date has been set for […]
UDC engineering students propose Metro escalator fixes
by Carol F. Stoel Metro is preparing to undertake a three-year project to replace four Van Ness escalators that are at the end of their 35-year lifespan – and have […]
ANC 3F May 19th agenda: Van Ness escalator update; Van Ness Main Street funding
Metro is sending a representative to ANC 3F’s May meeting to update the community on its now-delayed escalator replacement project at Van Ness. How long until the west entrance closes […]
The Northwest Current’s take: A Metro mess in Van Ness
The Northwest Current is the latest to weigh in on the Metro missteps that led to the stalled closure of the Van Ness station’s west entrance with an editorial in […]
The DC media fill holes in Van Ness Metro entrance coverage
Metro’s plans to close the west entrance at Van Ness have drawn the media’s attention to our little corner of Washington. At first, most outlets took Metro at its word […]