Good morning, D.C. Last week we reminded you about the city’s electronics recycling and household hazardous materials collection event that happened over the weekend, and a couple of you who went down to the Carter Barron Amphitheatre on Saturday have since left comments about how crowded and overwhelmed the event turned out to be. The Post even wrote a story about the traffic mess the event caused on 16th Street, thanks to the 3,000 to 4,000 people who reportedly showed up to do the right thing environmentally. Our commenters appear to agree that the solution is for the city to host these events more regularly, instead of just twice a year, so there’s some good news: City Administrator Dan Tangherlini told the paper that the city will open its Benning Road trash transfer station in Northeast Washington next weekend for those of you gave up on Saturday before you were able to drop off your items.

MPD Triples Patrols After Weekend Violence: An alarming amount of violent crime over the weekend prompted Chief Cathy Lanier to nearly triple the amount of officers out on patrol in response. In total, four men were killed and at least 11 people wounded in a series of unrelated shootings. We expect to hear about the summer’s first All Hands on Deck weekend in relatively short order.

Many Metro Delays Caused by Sick Passengers: The Examiner reports an interesting statistic: in the month of February, sick passengers accounted for 16 percent of all major service disruptions on Metro. That’s roughly one out of six Metro delays having been caused by passengers instead of by the transit agency. The story says that Metro’s rules dictate that when a passenger becomes ill while on a train, the operator must stop the train at the nearest station, notify the operations control center, and investigate the situation. So if you think you might be sick during your journey across town, do the rest of us a favor and take a cab.

Briefly Noted: Truckers to rally around Capitol Hill this morning to protest gas prices … Former D.C. worker says she was fired in retaliation for filing a sexual harassment complaint … Development proposed for Nationals Park river gateway.

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