Metro Stations Could Get DVDs, But Not Food

• June 21st 2010

by Mark Wellborn

Last year, the WMATA entertained bids from companies that were interested in opening up kiosks inside Metro stations. It appears that the proposals were fairly DVD heavy.

Greater Greater Washington reported today that the proposals included DVD rental kiosks, a kiosk for Old Town Trolley Tours, a newsstand that would serve food, and “one that would have combined a variety of retail including Smithsonian Museum stores, cleaners, and more DVDs.”

From Greater Greater Washington:

The three retail proposals that passed muster are Blockbuster, for DVD rental kiosks at Gallery Place, Metro Center and Pentagon City, Movie Solution, for DVD rental kiosks at Farragut North, Farragut West, Foggy Bottom, L’Enfant Plaza, Metro Center Union Station, Bethesda, New Carrollton, Shady Grove and Rosslyn, and Old Town Trolley Tours, for ticket sales and information booths at both entrances of Smithsonian.

The food idea was tossed because food is not allowed in Metro stations, and frankly, if you have seen the size and prevalence of the rats in the New York City subway (where food is allowed), it was a wise decision.

If the WMATA board approves the businesses listed above, it could bring in just over $1 million in projected revenue in the next 8 years, according to GGW.

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This article originally published at https://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blog/metro_stations_could_get_dvds_but_not_food/2190.