DC Circulator Transit Development Plan 2020 Update April 12, 2021 (Page intentionally left blank) DC Circulator 2020 TDP i April 2021 Transit Development Plan 2020 Update DRAFT Table of Contents 1.046T 46T Introduction46T ..............................................................46T .................................................... 1 46T 46T Purpose of the Transit Development Plan (TDP)46T ..............................................................46T ............ 1 46T 46T Transit Development Plan Process46T ..............................................................46T ................................. 3 2.046T 46T DC Circulator System Overview46T ..............................................................46T ....................... 4 46T 46T History46T ..............................................................46T ............................................................................. 4 46T 46T Organizational Structure46T 46T ............................................................................................................... 6 46T 46T Strategic Goals and Objectives46T ..............................................................46T ....................................... 6 46T 46T Levels of Service46T 46T ............................................................................................................................ 8 46T 46T Fare Structure46T ..............................................................46T ............................................................... 10 46T 46T Fleet and Facilities46T 46T ....................................................................................................................... 11 3.046T 46T Evaluation of the Existing DC Circulator System46T .......................................................... 1346T 46T 46T System Changes Since Transit46T Development Plan 2017 Update46T ................................................ 13 46T 46T Analysis of Current Services46T ..............................................................46T .......................................... 18 46T 46T Traffic and Safety Assessment46T 46T .................................................................................................... 27 4.046T 46T Service and System Recommendations46T ..............................................................46T ......... 35 46T 46T Customer Satisfaction and Feedback46T 46T .......................................................................................... 35 46T 46T System Branding and Levels of Service46T 46T ....................................................................................... 38 46T 46T Future Service Level Recommendations46T ..............................................................46T ....................... 44 46T 46T Next Steps46T 46T ................................................................................................................................... 47 5.046T 46T System Expansion46T ..............................................................46T ......................................... 48 46T 46T Dupont Circle – Rosslyn (RS‐DP) Extension46T ..............................................................46T ................... 48 DC Circulator 2020 TDP ii April 2021 46T 46T New Ward 7 Route46T 46T ...................................................................................................................... 55 46T 46T Ward 7 Transit Demand46T 46T .............................................................................................................. 55 46T 46T Ward 7 Travel Flows46T ..............................................................46T ...................................................... 68 46T 46T Ward 7 Route Alternatives46T ..............................................................46T ............................................ 86 46T 46T Ward 7 Development Overview46T ..............................................................46T .................................. 103 46T 46T Selected Alternative: NE1 46T (Union Station – Deanwood) .......................................................... 10646T 46T 46T Realignments to Current Routes46T ..............................................................46T ................................. 109 6.046T 46T Public Engagement46T ..............................................................46T ...................................... 117 46T 46T System Evaluation46T ..............................................................46T ....................................................... 117 46T 46T System Expansion46T ..............................................................46T ....................................................... 121 7.046T 46T Implementation of Recommendations46T ..............................................................46T ........ 127 46T 46T Service Phasing46T 46T ......................................................................................................................... 127 46T 46T Estimated Costs46T ..............................................................46T ........................................................... 132 8.046T 46T Appendix A: Existing Service Route Profiles46T ..............................................................46T 136 9.046T 46T Appendix B: Traffic and Safety46T ..............................................................46T .................... 161 46T 46T Crash Focus Areas – Characte46T ristics and Countermeasures ..................................................... 161 46T 46T 46T Congress Heights – Union Station46T 46T ............................................................................................. 161 46T 46T Woodley Park – Adams Morgan46T ..............................................................46T ................................. 166 46T 46T Georgetown – Union Station46T ..............................................................46T ...................................... 172 46T 46T Eastern Market ‐ L'Enfant Plaza46T ..............................................................46T .................................. 178 46T 46T Rosslyn – Dupont Circle46T 46T ............................................................................................................ 180 46T 46T National Mall46T 46T ............................................................................................................................. 182 46T 46T Next Steps46T 46T ................................................................................................................................. 183 10.046T 46T Appendix C: Survey Results 46T – System Evaluation Survey ........................................... 19046T 46T 46T DC Circulator System Evaluation Survey Questions46T 46T .............................................................. 190 46T 46T System Evaluation Survey Summary46T 46T ..................................................................................... 194 DC Circulator 2020 TDP iii April 2021 11.046T 46T Appendix D: Survey Results 46T – System Expansion Survey ........................................... 19746T 46T 46T DC Circulator System Expansion Survey Questions46T 46T .............................................................. 197 46T 46T System Expansion Survey Summary46T 46T ..................................................................................... 202 12.046T 46T Appendix E: Ward 7 Route S46T creened‐Out Alternatives .............................................. 20646T Alternative A: Rhode Island Avenue – Deanwood46T ..............................................................46T .................. 206 Alternative C: Skyland – Benning Road – Deanwood46T ..............................................................46T .............. 208 Alternative G: Potomac Avenue – Fairfax Village46T 46T ................................................................................. 210 Alternative H: Eastern46T Market – Naylor Road ..............................................................46T ......................... 212 13.046T 46T Appendix F: Service Recommendation Profile46T ........................................................... 2146T 4 14.046T 46T Appendix G: Mitigating Strategies46T for Alignment of Ward 7 Route Approaching Union Station ..............................................................46T ................................................................... 217 46T 46T Identification of Difficult T46T urning Movements Methodology ............................................... 217 46T 46T 46T Difficult Turning Movements46T Approaching Union Station .................................................... 219 46T 46T 46T Mitigation Options Approaching Union Station46T 46T.................................................................... 220 DC Circulator 2020 TDP iv April 2021 List of Tables Table 1 | System Performance Targets46TU U46T ......................................................................................................... 2 Table 2 | Circulator History46TU U46T ........................................................................................................................... 4 Table 3 | Circulator Goals and Objectives46TU ..............................................................U46T ...................................... 7 Table 4 | Circulator Routes Span of Service46TU U46T ................................................................................................. 9 Table