From: grammatim@verizon.net   
      
   On Sunday, March 22, 2020 at 5:59:00 PM UTC-4, danny burstein wrote:   
   > [DCist]   
   >   
   > Passengers riding Metrobus will only be allowed to board through the rear   
   doors   
   > starting Tuesday, according to an internal WMATA memo obtained by the   
   > Washington Post.   
   >   
   > So that means you won't have to tap your SmarTrip card or pay cash. WMATA   
   hopes   
   > that will keep its bus drivers socially-distant from passengers.   
   >   
   > "Essentially, bus travel will be free during that time," Metro General   
   Manager   
   > Paul Wiedefeld wrote to employees.   
   >      ====   
   > rest:   
   > https://dcist.com/story/20/03/16/coronavirus-dcmdva-march-16/#freebus   
   > original US story:   
   >   
   > https://thechiefleader.com/opinion/letters_to_editor/time-for-   
   ree-bus-rides/article_721a378a-6a01-11ea-b367-373c48421732.html   
      
   Sigh. Copying the MTA again?   
      
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