In what will be a semi-regular feature on Alternate Sides, we will simply report the news. Here, a random week in public transport in Washington, DC:

1. A 28-year-old William and Mary law student was struck and killed by an Orange Line train.

2. For the second time in as many weeks, a Blue Line train was incorrectly re-routed to the Orange Line. "My life flashed in front of me," one passenger said, according to ABC 7 news.

3. The thermometer inside an Orange Line metro car, at 6:08 p.m., in...