WMATA and MBTA late-night closures

Because our cities think bar and restaurant workers should take ride-sharing services, Washington DC joins Boston in ending late-night weekend service.

Unlike other nearby cities whose transit authorities provide overnight bus services when their rail transit stops, there are no replacement buses for this closure.

(Don't even talk to me about New York. They're clearly out of our league.)

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Followup to my most recent post. I've found the weasel words buried in the WMATA's SafeTrack plan (pdf) regarding all "extended hours", including late-night service on weekends: "Will reevaluate once system is in state of good repair".

Those are not the words of a transit operator committed to restoring late-night services.

You might get late-night Metrorail service back someday. But my guess is that you'll probably have to fight for it.