The DC metro got a dumb down at the presidential inauguration again, in 2009 it didn’t “expect” the flood of people, but in 2013 it didn’t even plan. It expected its regular system to work just fine. Clearly it didn’t consult with other metro cities such as Boston, Chicago or New York.
Changing the fare for the event caused a lot of delays at the outbound check in. Bad or lock of evacuation planning contributed to longer time in lines. It’s time for the DC metro to change to the FLAT FARE, or at least it could have used a special inauguration day ticket. For such a big event, using a special event ticket allows people to scan their tickets only at their departure station, no need to scan again at destination. At the end of the event, speed up the evacuation by offering free outbound rides, in this case, from the National mall stations. The probability of people taking advantage of the metro is very slim even to worry about.
Hopefully there will be a big event again in DC in the near future that will interest me, looking forward to the DC metro improvement.
Changing the fare for the event caused a lot of delays at the outbound check in. Bad or lock of evacuation planning contributed to longer time in lines. It’s time for the DC metro to change to the FLAT FARE, or at least it could have used a special inauguration day ticket. For such a big event, using a special event ticket allows people to scan their tickets only at their departure station, no need to scan again at destination. At the end of the event, speed up the evacuation by offering free outbound rides, in this case, from the National mall stations. The probability of people taking advantage of the metro is very slim even to worry about.
Hopefully there will be a big event again in DC in the near future that will interest me, looking forward to the DC metro improvement.