The Wendy’s at Court House Metro closes at 10, but the drive-through stays open until 2. Should pedestrians walk up to the drive-thru window? Stand between cars to “wait in line?” Go elsewhere? Read the debate at Metroblogging DC including a dose of good old “blame the pedestrians for risking injury by invading the sacred car-only realm.”

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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.