text: Report: 94 percent of Metro escalators are working
  
  WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- We have covered plenty of stories in the last few years about Metro escalators failing to work.
  
  Well, that's NOT the case at the moment. According to D.C. Metro Metrics, 94 percent of the system's escalators are, in fact, operational. The transit agency says it's the highest percentage of functioning escalators in nearly five years.