WMATA changes some light bulbs
As reported here earlier, WMATA is cooking up a plan to change some light bulbs. This is harder than it might at first seem: there are thousands (73,836, says the story) of bulbs in the system's stations, including 144 flashing incandescent bulbs per platform edge. Those bulbs, along with many others, can't be changed when trains are running. But Metro plans to take steps to change burned-out bulbs faster: in ten days rather than in three months.
Metro will also commence a $200,000 study of station lighting.
I had noticed on a recent trip to Glenmont that the station had brightened considerably, and that the old orange-ish lights had been replaced with white ones. It was quite inviting.
Metro stations are fun to photograph because there are such interesting patterns of light and shadow in them. Some brighter lights wouldn't hurt though.
Also: Metro plans to install new bike racks. I once had a bike locker at Glenmont. It kept my bike safe and dry. Unfortunately it did the same for a nest of yellow jackets.
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massysett | 9:10 AM |
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For difficult-to-reach places, the London Underground is reputed to use extremely pricey lightbulbs which last several decades.
