THAT ESCALATOR AT BETHESDA METRO CENTER! (PHOTOS) #WMATA #DC

Working Friday. Not working Saturday. Working again Sunday, as you can see in these photos. The plaza-to-bus bays escalator at Bethesda Metro Center keeps things interesting for transit riders, just part of the entertainment value you get for your rising fares.

While there's nothing unusual about an escalator outage in the Metro system, this one is notable for having been undergoing maintenance for several weeks. Which you would have expected to fix any problems. I heard over the weekend that Maryland, DC and Virginia leaders agreed to increase funding for Metro. What I did not hear, is whether any of those leaders used the leverage of funding to force WMATA's leadership to change. If that's the case, what a missed opportunity, to the detriment of riders regionwide.