(Courtesy of WMATA)

There’s a lot of low-hanging fruit in terms of Metro improvements that riders have been clamoring for over the years, and new-ish Metro General Manager Paul Wiedefeld is apparently wasting little time in picking them off. Yesterday, it was the news that Metro will soon give a 15-minute grace period for people to leave a station without being charged. Today’s yield: installing platform signage showing where trains stop.

Last night, WMATA installed test decals on the platforms at Metro Center, Gallery Place, L’Enfant Plaza, and Union Station that show where a six-car train will be positioned.

Metro’s new “customer community,” Amplify, was offered the chance to comment on the design, a yellow, 19-inch by 48-inch sign that declares “6 CAR TRAIN ENDS HERE.”

Of course, the preponderance of six-car trains, rather than eight-car trains, during rush hours is something of a sore spot with riders, but this is a much easier improvement to make.

“This is a simple, low-cost, common sense step that helps Metro customers and visitors know where they should stand on the platform,” Wiedefeld said in a release. “We also hope the decals will enhance platform safety by having customers better spread out on the platform and reduce—or eliminate—running for the last door of a six-car train.”

Metro also announced today that Transit Police will be getting more visible uniforms. The navy shirts will be replaced by ones with a neon yellow top and reflective trip starting in the summer.

“Customers told me they wanted to see more uniformed officers on buses and in the rail system,” Wiedefeld said in a release. “The fact is, in some cases, riders sometimes couldn’t see MTPD officers even though they were there. These new uniforms will go a long way toward making our officers stand out.”

With quick and responsive changes like these, Wiedefeld has even won over one of Metro’s fiercest critics. “I think we got the right guy,” Chris Barnes, otherwise known as @FixWMATA, told DCist. “He came up with a plan. I think it’s a great plan. The words that I’m hearing are fantastic; the actions I’m watching.”