The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority will close for 24 hours beginning at midnight on March 16, meaning that Metrorail services will be out of commission for 29 hours until it is scheduled to reopen at 5 AM on March 17. When the news hit Twitter, the Internet, as it is wont to do, freaked out. While some are following Twitter to get the latest updates on Metro’s status and school closings, others are using Twitter to do the following.
To remind you that alternate forms of transportation exist:
So… we're open tomorrow if anyone needs a ride.
— DC Streetcar (@DCStreetcar) March 15, 2016
Uber drivers tomorrow gone be like…. #wmata #dcmetro pic.twitter.com/wD5DJYaQKi
— Mario Adams (@MarioAdams3) March 15, 2016
Just relax people. You can just take the streetcar that goes from nowhere to nowhere and destroys everything in its path. #wmata
— Ben White (@morningmoneyben) March 15, 2016
To remind you that alternate-alternate forms of transportation exist:
DC tomorrow #wmata pic.twitter.com/U5J47FmeDj
— Bailey M. (@bailsdc) March 15, 2016
@unsuckdcmetro If you want to slug to work with me tomorrow, I have an extra seat in my backup vehicle! #wmata pic.twitter.com/nNPpbsrqfL
— The Sassiest Semite (@LittleMissLizz) March 15, 2016
To put a positive spin on it:
You know what… I'm not even mad thank you #wmata I hope this improves the service.
— Lindsey Alexandria (@EllAlexandria) March 15, 2016
Dear, @wmata, let me be a voice of reason and appreciation. I'm glad the new GM is creating an urgency to find & fix problems. #wmata
— Stephanie (@SiraKebbeh) March 15, 2016
To try to explain what’s going on:
We now take you underground as a @wmata employee inspects the #Metro power lines. #wmata pic.twitter.com/4YAGktkh42
— Roche (@rocheonair) March 15, 2016
I guess I'll be teleworking tomorrow. #metroshutdown #wmata #metro pic.twitter.com/smpF8ecKmf
— Peacediva (@peacediva7) March 15, 2016
How #WMATA handles infrastructure problems: pic.twitter.com/t47rUCnHlf
— Ashley Lowe (@Ashplowe) March 15, 2016
Metro gonna metro #wmata pic.twitter.com/vYfm6oY815
— B (@b_hilbs17) March 15, 2016
Metro subway system map for March 16, 2016. #WMATA pic.twitter.com/UuLqAVvqgE
— Vann (@vannw1) March 15, 2016
Enjoy your trip home tonight everybody! @unsuckdcmetro pic.twitter.com/izjnYBdo3Y
— Randy Lilleston (@RLilleston) March 15, 2016
@wmata @unsuckdcmetro My friend Andrew posted this. Brilliant. pic.twitter.com/rpW65bB2W6
— Lynn W. Young (@lynnwyoung) March 15, 2016
@unsuckdcmetro live map of tomorrow's traffic pic.twitter.com/gtalBJ1DzB
— BMK (@BrianKal) March 15, 2016
To continue the endless NYC vs. DC comparisons:
Wednesday: Washingtonians walk to work from adjacent states… #wmata pic.twitter.com/M8Ro42sZoL
— Rami (@Ramisms) March 15, 2016
NYC subway system trolls #WMATA with taunting tweethttps://t.co/pXxkKMSDKg? pic.twitter.com/dh8JshTLUf
— Angela Fritz (@angelafritz) March 15, 2016
Caroline Cunningham joined Washingtonian in 2014 after moving to the DC area from Cincinnati, where she interned and freelanced for Cincinnati Magazine and worked in content marketing. She currently resides in College Park.
