From your 280 survey responses, we found that 67% of you almost never feel safe taking public transit late at night. Your input was invaluable in helping us make the case for bringing RightRides to DC. As a reminder, here’s what else you said in our May 2013 survey about personal safety and public transportation […]
Location: 1500 K St NW DC (Farragut North/McPherson Square) Time: Morning Rush Hour (5am-9:30am) There’s this homeless man who always is peddling for change in front of the Farragut North Metro stop. This morning, he asked me for change, then when I ignored him, he made kissing noises and propositioned me and offered me $50. WTF? I […]
Location: Bus stop at N. Capitol and Massachusetts Ave. NE (Union Station) Time: Evening Rush Hour (3:30pm-7:30pm) A clearly mentally ill man was muttering to himself and wandering around the bus stop at N. Capitol and Mass. I walked past him to wait for my bus and he tried to lift up my skirt. I dodged, but he […]
Location: Mt. Vernon Square/Convention Center Metro Station Time: Evening Rush Hour (3:30pm-7:30pm) I was getting off the train at the Mt. Vernon Square/Convention Center stop for a train headed towards Greenbelt. I had headphones on, but I saw a man gesturing at me. In a break between songs, I heard him say, “That’s a nice dress.” I […]
Location: Navy Yard Metro Station Time: Evening Rush Hour (3:30pm-7:30pm) I was waiting for the train to Greenbelt after work, when a unkempt man touched my arm. I had headphones on and didn’t see him approach, so I jumped and yelled, “Don’t touch me!” He started swearing at me and yelling, I think because I embarrassed him. […]