Via Twitter

SafeTrack launches tomorrow and with it, a year of far more significant Metro service disruptions than usual. But, unlike the unscheduled incidents that plague commuters, at least we know what we’re facing. And in addition to offers from private companies, local governments are stepping in to offer some relief.

“The project will affect every single commuter,” Mayor Muriel Bowser said at a press conference today where she outlined several steps the city is taking, adding that all of the repairs (even when the surges aren’t in D.C. proper) will impact the District. “We’re committed to doing everything we can do to ease this burden.”

Here’s what local governments and other regional organizations are doing:

• D.C. is extending rush hour no parking restrictions by half an hour in both the morning and afternoon. DDOT is rolling out the first phase, which runs along east-west bus routes, in June. They’ll add north-south routes starting in August. In those areas, the restrictions will be in place from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
• More traffic control officers will be deployed to major D.C. intersections.
• Bowser has declared a moratorium on public space construction on certain corridors.
• Capital Bikeshare, which is overseen by D.C.’s District Department of Transportation, is offering a new single trip option: $2 for a trip under 30 minutes.
• DDOT is adding another corral, where Bikeshare employees take bikes so riders don’t have to worry about full docks, at 17th and K streets NW in Farragut Square (in addition to their existing ones at 21st I streets NW and 13th Street/New York Ave NW). They are putting in temporary corrals on June 6 and 7, to correspond with the first surge, at the Ballston and East Falls Church Metro stations.
• Capital Bikeshare is also adding a new temporary station to the East Falls Church station and additional docks at the Ballston and the Rosslyn stations.
• BikeArlington is planning two weeks of group rides for those who are new to a cycling commute (or just want some biking buddies) in Arlington. From June 4-16, the organization will lead three “bike trains” in the morning and one in the afternoon between East Falls Church and Rosslyn. See here for the schedule and stops.
• Fairfax County is adding supplemental bus service and an express rush-hour shuttle. It costs $4 per trip, and the full schedule can be found here.
• Private ride- and car-sharing services are also expanding service or offering deals.

More information can be found on WMATA’s website and those of local governments: District, Fairfax, Arlington, Prince William.