DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
PROPOSED BUS SERVICE CHANGES
FISCAL YEAR 2015
7 EAST CAPITOL STREET – CARDOZO LINE, ROUTES 96, 97
SERVICE AREA Capitol Heights Station, Benning Road Station, Stadium-Armory Station, D.C. General Health Campus, Capitol Hill, Union Station, U Street, Adams Morgan, Woodley Park, McLean Gardens, Tenleytown-AU Station
RESTRUCTURE SERVICE Route • Route 96 – Daily service at all times via the current route between Capitol Heights Station and Duke Ellington Bridge, with route restructured to operate via Massachusetts Avenue NE between 11th & East Capitol Streets and Union Station instead of via 1st Street & Louisiana Avenue NW • Route 97 – no change • Route 98 – New route between Tenleytown-AU Station and U Street via existing 96 route Service frequencies • Every 20 minutes for all three routes during a.m. and p.m. peak periods, and every 30 minutes off-peak and weekends for Routes 96 and 98 • Combined peak period service frequency every 10 minutes between Capitol Heights and Union Station and between Duke Ellington Bridge and U Street Span of service • No change
RESTRUCTURE SERVICE OPTION • None
ROUTE / SEGMENT ELIMINATION • Route 96 will no longer serve East Capitol Street between 1st and 11th Streets, 1st Street NE, Constitution Avenue, 1st Street NW, Louisiana Avenue NW, D Street NE. Route 97 will still serve this segment during a.m. and p.m. peak periods only.
REASONS FOR CHANGE • Improve reliability of service by operating shorter routes • Provide direct peak period service between Capitol Heights and Duke Ellington Bridge • Provide a faster more direct routing around the U.S. Capitol • Create a better balance of capacity and demand throughout the line
PERFORMANCE MEASURES • On-time performance is 71 percent compared to the target of 81 percent
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N N CAPITOL ST East Capitol St.- Union Station F ST NE WESTERN AVE MASSACHUSETTS AVE Cardozo Line E ST NE NW E ST NE EAST-WEST HWY KENILWORTH AVE Proposed D.C. RIGGS RD D ST NE
A< D ST NE C ST Restructuring 6TH ST NE ST 6TH MASSACHUSETTS AVE NEBRASKA AVE NW LOUISIANA AVE C ST
Tenleytown-AU Station PRINCE GEORGE'S JEFFERSON ST 4TH ST NE ST 4TH CONSTITUTION AVE Legend WISCONSIN AVE NW E CAPITOL
2ND ST NE 2ND A ST NE BRANDYWINE ST
ST ST NE 12TH
! 1ST ST NW EASTERN AVE NE
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16TH ST NW ! Metrorail Stations U.S. Capitol E CAPITOL ST 1ST ST NE1ST A ST SE KENILWORTH AVE LANDOVERE CAPITOL RD
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13TH ST NW Unaffected 97 11TH ST 11TH Woodley CATHEDRAL ST SE8TH Proposed New Route 98 C ST SW C ST SE WOODLEY RD AVE Park Station Proposed New 96 ADAMS ! MILL RD U Street Proposed to be Discontinued 96 29TH ST 29TH CALVERT ST Station FLORIDA AVE NE Unaffected 96 !
18TH ST NEW JERSEY AVE 14TH ST U ST NW
RESERVOIR RD NW CONNECTICUT AVE D.C. Roads N CAPITOL NST Water M ST NW M ST NW
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< A Jurisdictions Union Station BLADENSBURG RD NE BENNING RD NE MASSACHUSETTS Benning Road
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23RD ST NW 19TH ST NE 18TH ST NE E CAPITOL ST ! ! LOUISIANA AVE ! BENNING RD Capitol 1ST NWST Stadium- 2ND ST NE2ND ST Heights 11TH ST 11TH SE Armory Station
ARLINGTON Station S CAPITOL ST S CAPITOL MINNESOTA AVE SE 0 0.75 1.5 Miles
SOUTHERN AVE 9
SUITLAND PKY HOSPITAL CENTER LINE, ROUTE D8
SERVICE AREA Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington Hospital Center, National Rehabilitation Hospital, Children’s National Medical Center, Edgewood, Rhode Island Ave Station, Brentwood Road NE, Trinidad, Government Printing Office, Union Station
RESTRUCTURE SERVICE Route • Route D8 – Daily service at all times via the current route between Union Station and Rhode Island Ave Station • Route D7 – New route between Rhode Island Ave Station and the hospital campus via existing D8 route Service frequencies • Every 10-15 minutes for both routes during a.m. and p.m. peak periods, and every 15-30 minutes off-peak and weekends for both routes Span of service • No change
ROUTE / SEGMENT ELIMINATION • None
REASONS FOR CHANGE • Improve reliability of service by operating shorter routes • Reduce the number of buses operating on the congested hospital roadways • Create a better balance of capacity and demand throughout the line
PERFORMANCE MEASURES • On-time performance is 67 percent compared to the target of 81 percent • Approximately 1,100 of 6,200 (18%) weekday passenger trips, 600 of 3,500 (17%) Saturday passenger trips and 400 of 2,300 (21%) Sunday passenger trips would result in requiring transfers at the Rhode Island Avenue Station
10 National Rehabilitation Hospital
C 13TH ST NE D8 Washington C Veterans Affairs Hospital Center C Medical Center Hospital Center Line GEORGIA AVE NW C
Children's National ST 1ST FRANKLIN ST NE RHODE ISLAND AVE NE Medical Center MICHIGAN AVE ST7TH 20TH ST NEST 20TH SARATOGA AVE Proposed Split of Existing D8 Brentwood Village EDGEWOOD ST Edgewood
BRYANT ST NW ST4TH RHODE ISLAND! AVE NE
RHODE ISLAND AVE- BRENTWOOD MONTANA AVE NE BRENTWOOD RD N CAPITOL ST CAPITOL N STATION Legend
FLORIDA AVE NW 9TH ST ! Metrorail Stations T ST Ivy City Proposed New D7 R ST NW Proposed New D8 MT OLIVET RD NE Jurisdictions Q ST NW NE D.C. Roads NW D.C. Parks
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FLORIDA AVE NE
MONTELLO AVE K ST NE TRINIDAD AVE A 6TH ST NWST 6TH < BLADENSBURG RD NE < A H ST NE NEST 4TH MASSACHUSETTS AVE BENNING RD NE 6TH ST NEST 6TH N CAPITOL ST N CAPITOL 0 0.25 0.5 UNION STATION MARYLAND AVE NE ! NEST 11TH Miles E ST 21ST ST NE 11 MILITARY ROAD - CROSSTOWN LINE, ROUTES E2, E3, E4 SERVICE AREA Friendship Heights Station, Chevy Chase-DC, Kennedy Street NW, Fort Totten Station, Riggs Park, Ivy City RESTRUCTURE SERVICE Routes • Route E4 – Daily service at all times via the current route between Friendship Heights and Riggs Park • Route E4/ – Daily service at all times via the current route between Friendship Heights and Fort Totten Station • Route E2 – Daily service at all times via the current route between Fort Totten Station and Ivy City • Route E3 – Route discontinued – Saturday and Sunday route alignments same as weekdays Service frequencies • Every 16-20 minutes for all three routes during a.m. and p.m. peak periods, and every 36-40 minutes for all three routes off-peak and weekends • E4 and E4/ combined service frequencies between Friendship Heights and Fort Totten every 8-10 minutes during a.m. and p.m. peak periods and every 18-20 minutes off-peak and weekends • Timed transfers between E2 and E4/ short trips at Fort Totten to minimize wait time Span of service • No change RESTRUCTURE SERVICE OPTION • None ROUTE / SEGMENT ELIMINATION • None REASONS FOR CHANGE • Improve reliability of service by operating shorter routes • Create a better balance of capacity and demand throughout the line PERFORMANCE MEASURES • On-time performance is 70 percent compared to the target of 81 percent 12 E2, E3, E4 MONTGOMERY MONTGOMERY Military Road COUNTY Crosstown Line COUNTY PRINCE GEORGE'S Proposed Route COUNTY Restructuring NICHOLSON ST WESTERN AVE CHILLUM PL MCKINLEY ST 30TH PL MISSOURI AVE NW Riggs Park Legend A ! MILITARY RD RIGGS < KENNEDY ST ! Metrorail Stations RD A< Friendship EASTERN AVE Heights 1ST PL KENNEDY ST GALLOWAY ST Proposed E2 Station 14TH ST NW CONNECTICUT AVE NW !GALLATIN ST Proposed E4/ WISCONSIN AVE NW Fort NW SOUTH DAKOTA AVE NE GEORGIA AVE Totten Proposed E4 DC Station Roads SARGENT RD MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW Parks NE PARK RD NW NCAPITOL ST DC Water MONTANA AVE Jurisdictions 18TH ST NE ST 18TH COLUMBIA RD NW 16TH ST FLORIDA AVE NW U ST NW FENWICK A RESERVOIR RD NW NEW YORK AVE < AVE ST Q ST NW WEST VIRGINIA Ivy City M ST NW 0 10.5 Mile 13 ANACOSTIA - ECKINGTON LINE, ROUTE P6 SERVICE AREA Anacostia Station, Washington Navy Yard, Navy Yard-Ballpark Station, Waterfront Station, Archives, Metro Center Station, Chinatown, Edgewood, Rhode Island Ave Station RESTRUCTURE SERVICE Route • Route P6 – Daily service at all times between Anacostia Station and Rhode Island Ave Station via the North Capitol Street underpass at New York Avenue and K Street NW in the southbound direction only (the current detour route) Service frequencies • No change Span of service • No change RESTRUCTURE SERVICE OPTION • None ROUTE / SEGMENT ELIMINATION • New York Avenue NW, 5th Street NW between New York Avenue & K Street in the southbound direction only REASONS FOR CHANGE • Improve reliability of service by avoiding traffic congestion and safety issues on the southbound North Capitol Street service road at New York Avenue PERFORMANCE MEASURES • On-time performance is 74 percent compared to the target of 81 percent 14 P ST NW ! ! P6 O ST NW O ST NW O ST NE 3RD ST NW Anacostia- HANOVER PL NW Eckington Line Ñ Detour Proposed N ST NW N ST NE to be Made A ! < Permanent RIDGE ST NW Ñ 6TH ST NWST 6TH KIRBY ST NW N CAPITOL ST N CAPITOL Legend M ST NW Ñ M ST NW M ST NE 3RDNW ST < ! ! A ! P Proposed Permanent P6 Stop Ñ Proposed to be Discontinued Ñ NEW JERSEY AVE NW P6 Stop PIERCE ST NW 1ST PLNW 1ST TER NWTER 1ST ! NW ST 1ST P! ! Unaffected P6 Stop L ST NW A NEW YORK AVE NW < Proposed Permanent P6 L ST NW L ST NW L ST NE Proposed to be Discontinued ! Southbound P6 Ñ Unaffected P6 Jurisdictions TEMPLE CT NW A < Roads K ST NW P! P! K ST NW K ST NE Parks ! ! NW D.C. 4TH ST NWST 4TH NE ! I ST NW I ST NW 2ND ST NW2ND ST D.C. 5TH 5TH ST NW MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW I ST NW NW 3RD ST N CAPITOL ST N CAPITOL NEW JERSEY AVE NW H ST NW ! H ST NE 0200 400 800 ! ! H ST NW ! Feet ! ! G PL NE 15 G PL NW 2ND ST NW 2ND ST G ST NW G ST NE 3RD ST NW ST 3RD MINNESOTA AVENUE – ANACOSTIA LINE, ROUTE U2 MINNESOTA AVENUE – M STREET LINE, ROUTES V7, V8, V9 SERVICE AREA Deanwood Station, Minnesota Ave Station, Minnesota Avenue NE and SE, Benning Heights, Anacostia Station, Potomac Ave Station, Navy Yard-Ballpark Station, Waterfront Station, L’Enfant Plaza Station, Bureau of Engraving, Archives RESTRUCTURE SERVICE Routes • Route U2 – Daily service at all times between Capitol Heights Station and Anacostia Station via the current U8 route between Capitol Heights Station and Minnesota Ave Station via Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue, then via the current U2 route to Anacostia Station • Routes V7,8 – Daily service at all times between Capitol Heights Station and Navy Yard-Ballpark Station via the current U8 route between Capitol Heights Station and Minnesota Ave Station, then via the current V7 route to Navy Yard- Ballpark Station • Route V9 – Peak period service between Benning Heights and Bureau of Engraving via the current V9 route between Benning Heights and Navy Yard- Ballpark Station, then via the current V7 route to Bureau of Engraving • Route U8 would no longer serve the portion of the current route between Capitol Heights Station and Minnesota Ave Station, which would be replaced by Routes U2 and V7, which are described above • Routes V7 and V8 would no longer serve the portion of the current routes between Deanwood Station and Minnesota Ave Station, which would be replaced by proposed Route U4, which is described elsewhere in this docket Service frequencies • Every 15-20 minutes during a.m. and p.m. peak periods and every 30 minutes off-peak and weekends on both U2 and V7,8 for a combined frequency between Capitol Heights Station and Minnesota & Pennsylvania Avenues of every 7-10 minutes during the a.m. and p.m. peak periods and every 15 minutes off-peak and weekends. • No change for V9 Span of service • No change RESTRUCTURE SERVICE OPTION • None 16 ROUTE / SEGMENT ELIMINATION • Routes V7 and V8 would no longer provide weekday service between Navy Yard-Ballpark Station and Bureau of Engraving or weekend service between Navy Yard-Ballpark Station and Archives, alternative service is currently available on Routes P6, 74, and 52. The proposed extension of the V9 would replace weekday a.m. and p.m. peak period service. REASONS FOR CHANGE • Enhance connectivity between points of regional demand • Create a better balance of capacity and demand lines serving the Minnesota Avenue Station • Reduce or eliminate service with low productivity PERFORMANCE MEASURES • Approximately 700 of 5,300 (13%) weekday passenger trips, 750 of 3,200 (23%) Saturday passenger trips and 600 of 2,900 (21%) Sunday passenger trips would possibly be affected by shortening routes V7 and V8 at Navy Yard Station. Weekday passengers affected may be less due to the proposed extension of route V9. 17 SHERIFF ROAD – RIVER TERRACE LINE, ROUTE U4 SERVICE AREA Sheriff Road NE, Minnesota Ave Station, River Terrace RESTRUCTURE SERVICE Routes • Route U4 – Daily service at all times between River Terrace and Deanwood Station via the current route between River Terrace and Minnesota Ave Station, then via the current route of V7 and V8 from Minnesota Ave Station to Deanwood Station • Route U4 would no longer serve the portion of the current route between Minnesota Ave Station and Sheriff Road • New Route U7 would serve the portion of the current route between Minnesota Ave Station and Sheriff Road Service frequencies • Every 15-20 minutes during a.m. and p.m. peak periods and every 30-40 minutes off-peak and weekends for both routes Span of service • 5 a.m. to midnight daily for both routes RESTRUCTURE SERVICE OPTION • None ROUTE / SEGMENT ELIMINATION • None REASONS FOR CHANGE • Create a better balance of capacity and demand on lines serving the Minnesota Avenue Station 18 MAYFAIR – MARSHALL HEIGHTS LINE, ROUTES U5. U6 SERVICE AREA Mayfair, Parkside, Minnesota Ave Station, Ridge Road SE, Benning Road Station, Capitol View, Marshall Heights, Lincoln Heights RESTRUCTURE SERVICE Routes • Routes U5, U6 – Daily service at all times via the portion of the current route between Minnesota Ave Station and Marshall Heights/Lincoln Heights • Routes U5 and U6 would no longer serve the portion of the current routes between Minnesota Ave Station and Mayfair/Parkside • New Route U1 would serve the portion of the current routes between Minnesota Ave Station and Mayfair/Parkside Service frequencies • No change for all three routes in all time periods Span of service • No change for all three routes RESTRUCTURE SERVICE OPTION • None ROUTE / SEGMENT ELIMINATION • None REASONS FOR CHANGE • Improve reliability of service by operating shorter routes • Create a better balance of capacity and demand throughout the line PERFORMANCE MEASURES • On-time performance is 78 percent compared to the target of 81 percent 19 CAPITOL HEIGHTS – BENNING HEIGHTS LINE, ROUTE U8 SERVICE AREA Capitol Heights Station, Seat Pleasant, Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue NE, Minnesota Ave Station, Benning Road Station, Benning Heights RESTRUCTURE SERVICE Routes • Route U8 – Daily service at all times via the portion of the current route between Minnesota Ave Station and Benning Heights, with some trips extended to Congress Heights Station via Alabama Avenue • Route U8 would no longer serve the portion of the current route between Capitol Heights Station and Minnesota Ave Station • The portion of the current U8 between Capitol Heights Station and Minnesota Ave Station via Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue would be served by proposed changes to Routes U2 and V7,8, which are described elsewhere in this docket Service frequencies • Every 10-12 minutes during a.m. and p.m. peak periods and every 15-20 minutes off-peak and weekends • Trips would be extended to Congress Heights Station at times when additional capacity is needed along Alabama Avenue Span of service • No change RESTRUCTURE SERVICE OPTION • None ROUTE / SEGMENT ELIMINATION • None REASONS FOR CHANGE • Improve reliability of service by operating shorter routes • Create a better balance of capacity and demand throughout the line PERFORMANCE MEASURES • On-time performance is 72 percent compared to the target of 81 percent 20 FRANKLIN ST NE GEORGIA AVE NW U2 U4 U5, U6 RHODE ISLAND AVE NE ¤£50 U8 V7, V8, V9 NCAPITOL ST NE D.C. Existing Service FLORIDA AVE NE ! DEANWOOD HAYES ST JAY ST MINNESOTA AVE KENILWORTH AVE SVC RD LEE ST EASTERN AVE NE SHERIFF RD (See next page for FOOTE ST NANNIE H BARNES ST proposed service BENNING RD NE BURROUGHS AVE ! MINNESOTA KENILWORTH TERR FITCH PL restructuring) AVE 58TH ST DIX ST 34TH ST 9TH ST 51ST ST CONSTITUTION AVE E CAPITOL ST AVE BENNING 50TH ST ! E CAPITOL ST 63RD ST SMITHSONIAN ANACOSTIA AVE Legend KENILWORTH ROAD BENNING RD RIDGE RD E CENTRAL AVE ! ! V A CAPITOL ! Metrorail Stations ST S 12TH 37TH ST A HEIGHTS 14TH ST C ST ! L'ENFANT PLAZA POTOMAC AVE X E ST D ST E 51ST ST Existing U2 T ALABAMA AVE ELY 53RD ST POTOMAC AVE SE I ST I ST ! PENNSYLVANIA PL Existing U4 MINNESOTA AVE FITCH 7TH ST 8TH ST 3RD ST M ST AVE ST Existing U5, U6 K ST SE H ST WATERFRONT ! ! BRANCH AVE Existing U8 NAVY YARD-BALLPARK SE D.C. Existing V7 11TH ST 11TH PENNSYLVANIA AVE CAPITOL HEIGHTS BLVD Existing V8 SW D.C. GOOD HOPE RD Existing V9 AVE SOUTHERN AVE ANACOSTIA MLK JR ! W ST Roads 16TH ST HOWARD PRINCE Jurisdictions RD GEORGE'S Water ALABAMA AVE COUNTY ¦¨§295 ! CONGRESS HEIGHTS 0 10.5 Miles 21 FRANKLIN ST NE GEORGIA AVE NW U1 U2 U4 U5, U6 RHODE ISLAND AVE NE ¤£50 U7 U8 V7 V9 NCAPITOL ST NE D.C. FLORIDA AVE NE ! DEANWOOD Proposed Service HAYES ST JAY ST MINNESOTA AVE KENILWORTH AVE SVC RD LEE ST Restructuring EASTERN AVE NE SHERIFF RD FOOTE ST NANNIE H BARNES ST BURROUGHS AVE Legend BENNING RD NE ! MINNESOTA ! KENILWORTH TERR FITCH PL Metrorail Stations AVE Proposed U1 58TH ST DIX ST 34TH ST 9TH ST 51ST ST CONSTITUTION AVE E CAPITOL ST AVE BENNING 50TH ST ! 63RD ST SMITHSONIAN ANACOSTIA AVE E CAPITOL ST Proposed U2 KENILWORTH ROAD BENNING RD RIDGE RD E CENTRAL AVE ! ! V A CAPITOL Proposed U4 ST S 12TH 37TH ST A HEIGHTS 14TH ST C ST ! L'ENFANT PLAZA POTOMAC AVE X E ST Proposed U5, U6 D ST E T 51ST ST ELY ALABAMA AVE POTOMAC AVE SE 53RD ST Proposed U7 I ST I ST ! PENNSYLVANIA PL MINNESOTA AVE FITCH 7TH ST Proposed U8 8TH ST 3RD ST ST M ST K ST SE AVE H ST WATERFRONT ! ! BRANCH AVE Proposed U8 extension NAVY YARD-BALLPARK SE D.C. Proposed V7 11TH ST 11TH PENNSYLVANIA AVE CAPITOL HEIGHTS BLVD Proposed V9 SW D.C. GOOD HOPE RD Roads AVE SOUTHERN AVE ANACOSTIA MLK JR Jurisdictions ! W ST 16TH ST HOWARD PRINCE Water RD GEORGE'S ALABAMA AVE COUNTY ¦¨§295 ! CONGRESS HEIGHTS 0 10.5 Miles 22