Despite some doomsday predictions, the Nationals’ first weeknight game also went smoothly, with Metro again handling the crowds without any significant problems. The parking lots were half empty (though the game wasn’t sold out), and the bike parking got some use despite the rain.

David Alpert created Greater Greater Washington in 2008 and was its executive director until 2020. He formerly worked in tech and has lived in the Boston, San Francisco Bay, and New York metro areas in addition to Washington, DC. He lives with his wife and two children in Dupont Circle.