BEFORE THE WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D. C. ORDER NO. 516 IN THE MATTER OF : Served August 6, 1965 Applications of WMA Transit ) Applications Nos. 311, 312, 313 Company to Add, Change , and/or 326, 327, 328, 337 'Q", ""A's "F" Extend Routes and ) "T", in Prince Georges County, Docket No. 81 Maryland, and Washington, D.. C. APPEARANCE: STANLEY H. KAtEROW . Attorney for WMA Transit Company. WMA Transit Company filed applications to change, add, and/or extend the following routes: Application No. 311 - Add Route "Q" between Carrollton and Beltway Plaza as follows: From the intersection of Quentin Street and Lamont Drive , over Quentin Street , Lamont Street, Lamont Drive , Riverdale Road , Maryland Route 450, Maryland Route 564 , Telegraph Road, Cipriano Road , Glenn Dale Road, Greenbelt Road, Beltway Plaza service road to bus stand at Klein's Department Store , and return over the same route. App lication No. 312 - Extend Route "F" to Glenn Dale Sanitarium as fo -Lows : From the intersection of Volta Street and Varnum Street , over Varnum Street , Whitfield- Chapel Road, Maryland Route 704, Maryland Route 450, and Glenn Dale Road to Glenn Dale Sanitarium and return over the same route. as follows: From Prince Georges Hospital over Hospital Drive, Baltimore Washington Parkway, Mary- land Route 450 and Capital Plaza Service to bus stand at Montgomery Ward and Road 71 return over the same route. Application No. 326 - Extend Route "T" to Maryland Route 3 as follows: From Belair Shopping Center over Maryland Route 450 to Maryland Route 3 and return over the same route. Application No. 327 - Change Route "T" as follows: In Belair , from the intersection of Belair Drive and Starlight Lane, over Starlight Lane and Stonehaven Lane to Stafford Lane. In Carrollton, from the intersection of Lamont Drive and Powhatan Street , over Pow- hatan Street , 85th Place , Carrollton Parkway and Lamont Drive to Powhatan Street. Application No. 328 - Extend Route "T" to Glenn Dale Sanitarium as follows: From the intersection of Maryland Route 450 and Glenn Dale Road , over Glenn Dale Road and Service Roadway to Glenn Dale Sanitarium and return over the same route. Application No. 337 - Add to Route "T" as follows: From the intersection of New York Avenue and Bladensburg Road, N. E., over New York Avenue and Baltimore-Washington Parkway to the inter- section of Maryland Route 450 and Baltimore- Washington Parkway and return over the same route; restricted, however, to no boarding or alighting along any portion of such route herein described. -2- By orders 493 and 498 , a public hearing was ordered . Notice of the applications and hearing thereon was in compliance with the rules and regulations of the Commission. A public hearing on the applications was held on July 27, 1965. There were no protests to these applications, and no one ap- peared in opposition . Mr. Samuel A. Sardinia , Controller, WMA Transit Company, testified for the Company. Mr. Sardinia testified concerning the reasons for the various applications , and 22 exhibits were entered into the record in support thereof. He further testified that since the original filing of Ap- plication No. 311 for authority to establish Route "Q", WMA Transit Company had contemplated two changes . He offered Exhibits lA, 1B, and 1C to show the proposed deletion of Cipriano Road and certain route changes in Carrollton, Maryland , as requested by officials of that community and reflected in route changes requested in Applica- tion No. 327 . Exhibit IA describes the operation of Route "Q" as follows: From the intersection of Lamont Drive and Powhatan Street, over Powhatan Street, 85th Place, Carrollton Parkway, Lamont Drive, Riverdale Road, Maryland Route 450 , Maryland Route 564 , Telegraph Road, Glenn Dale Road, Greenbelt Road, and Beltway Plaza Service Road to bus stand at Klein ' s Department Store, and return over the same route. Mr. Sardinia testified that the routes proposed in Ap- plications 326, 327, 328 , and 337, were currently being operated under temporary authority , and that the Company desired to institute the routes described in Applications 311, 312 and 313, in September to coincide with the opening of the fall school term. The Commission is of the opinion and finds that public convenience and necessity require the proposed changes, additions, > t and extensions. THEREFORE , IT IS ORDERED: 1. That authority be, and it is hereby, granted WMA Transit Company , effective September 6, 1965, to add, change, and/or extend Routes "Q", "A", "F", and "T" as described herein. -3- EASTBOUND Leave bus stand on 38th Street , S.E., Wash- ington , D. C.; north on 38th Street, S.E.; southeast on Pennsylvania Avenue, S.E. and 1aryland Route 4; south on Walters Lan& west on Section 1 Service Road; north on Section 2 Service Road ; west on Keystone Lane; south on Section 3 Service Road to bus stand at Keystone Gardens Swimming Pool , Prince Georges County, Maryland. Mr. Sardinia further testified that the service requires one vehicle to operate every half-hour during the morning and evenin S peak periods on weekdays . The fare structure is identical with that presently in effect in the area. No other carriers are affected by this application, and no one appeared in protest. The Commission is of the opinion, and finds , that public convenience and necessity require the establishment of this route. THEREFORE , IT IS ORDERED: 1. That WMA Transit Company be, and it is hereby , granted authority to establish Route "N" as described herein , effective September 6, 1965. 2. That WMA Transit Company Certificate of Public Con- venience and Necessity No.'8 be, and it is hereby , amended by in- corporating Fourth Revised Page 6, Cancelling Third Revised Page 6, as attached hereto and made a part hereof. R ISON Executive Director -4- WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT COMMISSION CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY NO. 8 W M A TRANSIT COMPANY BRADBURY HEIGHTS, MARYLAND At a session of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Commission held on the 12th day of August, 1964; AFTER DUE INVESTIGATION , it appearing that the above named carrier has complied with all applicable provisions of the Washington Metropoli- tan Area Transit Regulation Compact , and the requirements , rules and regulations prescribed thereunder , and therefore is entitled to receive authority from this Commission to engage in the transportation of pas- sengers within the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit District, as a carrier ; and the Commission so finding: THEREFORE , IT IS ORDERED , that the said carrier be, and it is here- by, granted this certificate of public convenience and necessity as evidence of the authority of the holder to engage in transportation as a carrier by motor vehicle ; subject , however , to such terms , conditions and limitations as are now, or may hereafter , be attached to the exercise of the privilege herein granted to the said carrier. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the transportation service to be per- formed by the said carrier shall be as specified below, except that this certificate does not authorize any intrastate transportation in Virginia: REGULAR ROUTES : Passengers and their baggage, and express, in the same vehicle with passengers. (A) Between Washington , D. C., and points in Maryland ; and between points in Maryland , serving all intermediate points; restricted , however, against the transportation of intrastate passengers in the District of Columbia, and further restricted against the transportation of passengers traveling in Prince Georges County between the inter- section of Maryland Route 450 and Landover Road and the intersection of Maryland Route 450 and 38th Street , inclusive of said intersections, and further restricted to a "closed door" operation on Kenilworth Avenue between its intersection on the north with Riverdale Road and on the south with Edmonston Road. C: LtI . 14V . 0 No. 1 From Washington , D. C., over city streets to Southern Avenue, thence over Business Maryland Route 4, 57th Avenue, Maryland Routes 214, 389, 704, Greenleaf Road, 82nd Avenue , Barlow Road , Maryland Route 202, Prince Georges Avenue , Hawthorne Street, 73rd Avenue, Forest Road , 74th Avenue to Kent Village, and return over the same route. No. 2 From junction of Hawthorne Street and 73rd Avenue, over 73rd Avenue , Maryland Route 202, Hospital Drive to Prince Georges Hospital and return over the same route. No. 3 From junction of Maryland Route 202 and McGruder Avenue, over McGruder Avenue, Old Landover Road, Warner Avenue, Parkwood Street, Randolph Street, Fairwood Road, Thornton Drive, Barton Road, Shepherd Street to Radiant Valley and return over the same route. No. 4 From junction of Maryland Routes 214 and 492, over Maryland Route 492 to Seat Pleasant and return over the same route. No. 5 From Washington , D. C., over city streets to Southern Avenue, thence over Maryland Route 4, Shadyside Avenue, Maryland Routes 218 , 458, Gateway Boulevard , 74th Avenue, Elmhurst Street, Rochelle Avenue, Atwood Street , Addison Street , District Heights Parkway, Breton Drive , Gateway Boulevard , Mason Street, 80th Avenue , Martha Street, 81st Avenue to North Forestville and return over the same route. No. 6 From junction of Marion Street and 80th Avenue, over Marion Street,=:Boons Lane, Business Maryland Route 4, Donnell Drive to Penn-Mar Shopping Center and return over the same route. SECOND REVISED PAGE 2 CANCELS FIRST REVISED PAGE 2 *14I,11 1% WU nn TnL+n A1n C14 CERT. NO. 8 No. 7 From Washington, D. C., over city streets to Southern Avenue, thence over Maryland Route 5, Curtis Drive, 28th Parkway, 27th. Avenue, Berkley Street, 24th Avenue, Iverson Street, 23rd Parkway, Kenton Place, St. Clair Drive, 28th Avenue, Maryland Routes 414, 5, Manchester Drive, Maryland Routes 381, 337, Tucker Road, Bock Road, Hempstead Drive, Holiday Avenue, Capri Drive ;to Oaklawn and return over the same route. `' No. 8 From Junction of Maryland Route 337 and Tucker Road, over Maryland Route 337, Old Fort Drive, Old Fort Road to Friendly and return over the same route.