Couple of updates on the apocalyptic inaugural transportation front:

• This morning both the Post and the Examiner had stories about how hardly any charter buses have requested to park in Metro’s lots. As a result, Metro has decided to open up thousands of spaces for private cars at all but one Metro station parking lot on January 20. Previously, the transit agency had only planned to offer public parking at a handful of its lots, reserving the rest of its spaces for charter buses.
• The additional parking is really good news, because it’s looking like no one will be able to drive into the District from Virginia on Inauguration Day. On the heels of this morning’s news that the Key Bridge will be closed to traffic, the Post reports that they’re waiting on an expected announcement from the U.S. Secret Service on plans to close every single Potomac bridge crossing to private vehicles on January 20. Drivers will still be able to reach the city from Maryland via the Sousa, Whitney Young and Benning Road bridges over the Anacostia, and from New York Avenue, but given that it will also be virtually impossible to park inside the city, officials are discouraging everyone from attempting the drive.

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