[NFBV-Potomac-Announce] WMATA Update and Further Issues to Work On

Christine Grassman cfgrassman at icloud.com
Sat Mar 26 20:38:22 UTC 2022


All:
Since Thursday, Bridget Doherty has seen in-person demonstrations of issues with the fare gates, and it is my understanding that there is an effort to address the issue. that being said, please continue to monitor your Metro stations for these updated fare gates, and take note of these or other accessibility concerns.
It has been recently brought to my attention that an additional issue is the display boards that list bus arrivals and departures. I am told that very few people know where they are and that they have a small box with a button which can be pressed to hear spoken announcements about arrivals and departures, and that if one can find them or knows where they are located, they almost always do not work.
I am told the only reliable one that is known of is the one at the Rosslyn Metro station.
If anyone has more information about this, please let me know and reach out to Bridget. I posted her contact information in an earlier post, but if you need it, please reach out to me. 
Christine
P.S. I am still awaiting volunteers for a WMATA and/or general accessibility projects committee. Museums and other recreational attractions are on the list. Nothing changes unless someone wants change, and is willing to do something about it. 


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