District of Columbia

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

PROPOSED BUS SERVICE CHANGES

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SERVICE AREA D.C. Village, Blue Plains, Naval Research Lab, Bellevue Naval Housing, Fort Drum, Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, Anacostia station

RESTRUCTURE SERVICE  Reroute A5 between Anacostia station and the intersection of Overlook Avenue and Chesapeake Street SW via Firth Sterling Avenue, South Capitol Street, and I-295  A5 service would operate every 18-20 minutes southbound from Anacostia station to D.C. Village in the AM rush period and northbound from D.C. Village to Anacostia in the PM rush period  No change in the frequency of A4 service between Fort Drum and Anacostia station during AM and PM peak periods  No change to A4 route or frequency of service off-peak, Saturday, and Sunday

ALTERNATIVE SERVICE AVAILABLE  A5 stops along Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue are also served by A2, A4, A6 and A8

REASONS FOR CHANGE  Provide more attractive service to employment sites along the South Capitol Street/I-295 corridor  Reduce peak period service frequency between Fort Drum and D.C. Village commensurate with the significantly lower passenger demand

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Southern Ave & South Capitol St MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. AVENUE LIMITED LINE, ROUTE A9 (Formerly South Capitol Street Line)

SERVICE AREA Livingston, Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, 11th Street Bridge, M Street SE & SW, Maine Avenue, Federal Triangle, Metro Center, Franklin Square, McPherson Square

RESTRUCTURE SERVICE  Reroute between the intersections of South Capitol Street & Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue and South Capitol & M Streets via Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, 11th Street Bridge, and M Street SE  Reroute and extend the route northbound from the intersection of Maine Avenue & 7th Street SW to McPherson Square (15th & K Streets NW) via Maine Avenue, 12th Street, and I (Eye) Street  Reroute and extend southbound from McPherson Square to Maine Avenue SW via K Street, 13th Street, Pennsylvania Avenue, and 9th Street  Convert to a limited-stop MetroExtra service with 18 stops in each direction as shown on the map  Service would operate every 15 minutes over a three-hour span going northbound from Livingston to McPherson Square in the AM rush period and going south from McPherson Square to Livingston in the PM rush period

ALTERNATIVE SERVICE AVAILABLE  All stops in Livingston are served by A6 and A8  Stops on South Capitol Street at Malcolm X and Firth Sterling Avenues are served by W4  L’Enfant Plaza is served by the Green Line and by 52, 54, 74, V7, and V9

REASONS FOR CHANGE  Reduce travel time for residents in the A-line corridor going to downtown  Expand the priority corridor network of limited-stop services

B8, B9 Fort Lincoln Shuttle

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SERVICE AREA Colmar Manor, Wesley House, Fort Lincoln, Langdon, Brookland Manor, Rhode Island Ave station

RESTRUCTURE SERVICE  Reroute B8 between Rhode Island Ave station and Fort Lincoln primarily via Rhode Island Avenue, Montana Avenue, Bladensburg Road, South Dakota Avenue, 31st Place, Fort Lincoln Drive, roadways of the future Shops at Dakota Crossing, Fort Lincoln Drive North, Commodore Joshua Barney Drive, Eastern Avenue, and returning to Rhode Island Ave station via Bladensburg Road, Montana Avenue, and Rhode Island Avenue  Discontinue B9 and replace with B8 during off-peak hours  Service would operate weekdays between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m. every 15 minutes during AM and PM rush periods and every 30 minutes midday

ALTERNATIVE SERVICE AVAILABLE  Stops on Franklin and Vista Streets are served by H6  Colmar Manor is served by Routes 84 and T18 from Rhode Island Ave station and Mount Rainier  No alternative service along 33rd Place and Banneker Drive and along portions of South Dakota Avenue and Fort Lincoln Drive

REASONS FOR CHANGE  Serve the future Shops at Dakota Crossing (under construction)  Serve new residential development on Commodore Joshua Barney Drive (once the street is opened for through traffic)  Serve the proposed future Walmart at Bladensburg Road & New York Avenue  Discontinue service to Colmar Manor (which was established to give temporary access to shopping until retail services were built at Fort Lincoln)

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SERVICE AREA Ivy City, Trinidad, Union station, E Street NW, Metro Center station, Franklin Square, Farragut Square, Dupont Circle, Georgetown

DISCONTINUE SERVICE Discontinue all service

ALTERNATIVE SERVICE AVAILABLE  D4 serves Ivy City, Trinidad, and Franklin Square  D8 serves Trinidad and Union Station  D6 serves Union Station, E Street NW, Metro Center station, Franklin Square, Farragut Square, Dupont Circle, and Georgetown

REASONS FOR CHANGE  Duplication with other routes  Low productivity

D4 Ivy City-Franklin Square

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SERVICE AREA Ivy City, Trinidad, K Street NE & NW, Mount Vernon Square, Franklin Square

RESTRUCTURE SERVICE  Discontinue loop via Fenwick Street, New York Avenue, and 16th Street NE  Extend to Fort Totten station via West Virginia Avenue, 18th Street, South Dakota Avenue, Sargent Road, Eastern Avenue, Kennedy Street, Nicholson Street, and Riggs Road  Service would be provided daily between 5:30 a.m. and 12:30 a.m. every 15-20 minutes during AM and PM peak periods and every 30 minutes off-peak and weekends

ALTERNATIVE SERVICE AVAILABLE There would be no service on the Fenwick/New York/16th loop

REASONS FOR CHANGE  Replace E2,3,4 service between Fort Totten station, Riggs Park, and Ivy City, which is proposed to be discontinued  Provide a direct route from Riggs Park, South Dakota Avenue, and 18th Street to downtown  Serve the proposed future Walmart stores on Riggs Road and at Bladensburg Road & New York Avenue  Ridership on the Fenwick/New York/16th loop is minimal since the Hecht’s Warehouse closed

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SERVICE AREA Friendship Heights, Chevy Chase DC, Kennedy Street, Fort Totten station, Riggs Park, Ivy City

RESTRUCTURE SERVICE  Discontinue E3 and E4  Discontinue the portion of E2 between Fort Totten station and Ivy City  No change to E2 between Friendship Heights station and Fort Totten station  E2 service would be provided daily between 5 a.m. and 1 a.m. every 8-10 minutes during AM and PM peak periods, every 15 minutes off-peak, every 15-20 minutes Saturday, every 20 minutes Sunday, and every 30 minutes late evenings

ALTERNATIVE SERVICE AVAILABLE  Proposed extension of D4 would replace E2, E3, and E4 between Fort Totten station, Riggs Park, and Ivy City  F6 provides service on Gallatin and Galloway Streets  There would be no service on the Fenwick/New York/16th loop

REASONS FOR CHANGE  Reduce running time and improve on-time performance  Provide a level of service along the different portions of the line east and west of Fort Totten commensurate with the significantly different passenger demand on the two portions  Allow for a more even frequency of service on the western portion of the line where the greatest demand occurs

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SERVICE AREA Fort Lincoln, Wesley House, Goodwill Industries, Langdon, Brookland-CUA station

RESTRUCTURE SERVICE  Reroute H6 within Fort Lincoln primarily via roadways of the future Shops at Dakota Crossing, Fort Lincoln Drive North, and Commodore Joshua Barney Drive  No change to the frequency of service

ALTERNATIVE SERVICE AVAILABLE  No alternative service along 33rd Place and portions of South Dakota Avenue and Fort Lincoln Drive

W4 Deanwood-Alabama Ave

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SERVICE AREA Capital Plaza, Prince George’s Hospital Center, Deanwood, Lincoln Heights, Benning Heights, Bradbury Heights, Fairfax Village, Alabama Avenue, Garfield, Congress Heights, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Anacostia station

RESTRUCTURE SERVICE  Discontinue the portion of W4 between Deanwood station and Capital Plaza  Increase the frequency of weekday midday service to every 22 minutes  No change to the frequency of service during AM and PM peak periods, evenings and weekends

ALTERNATIVE SERVICE AVAILABLE See the Maryland portion of this docket

REASONS FOR CHANGE  Reduce running time and improve on-time performance  Increase midday service to reduce crowding  Low ridership on the Maryland portion of the route

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SERVICE AREA Skyland, Garfield, Robinson Place, Elvans Road, Stanton Road, Good Hope Road, Marbury Plaza, Anacostia station

DISCONTINUE SERVICE  Discontinue the portions of W6 and W8 on the Jasper/Robinson/Bruce loop off of Stanton Road and along Elvans Road daily after 8 p.m.  Reduce the frequency of service on each route after 8 p.m. from every 30 minutes to every 40 minutes  No change to the routes or service before 8 p.m.

ALTERNATIVE SERVICE AVAILABLE Stops on Stanton Road would continue to be served by W6, W8, 93, and 94

REASONS FOR CHANGE Remove service from areas that experience repeated incidents of physical damage to buses from rock throwing, which endangers bus operators and customers