DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PROPOSED BUS SERVICE CHANGES

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1 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PROPOSED BUS SERVICE CHANGES FISCAL YEAR

2 EAST CAPITOL STREET CARDOZO LINE, ROUTES 96, 97 SERVICE AREA Capitol Heights, Benning Road, Stadium-Armory, D.C. General Health Campus, Capitol Hill, Union, U Street, Adams Morgan, Woodley Park, McLean Gardens, Tenleytown-AU RESTRUCTURE SERVICE Route Route 96 Daily service at all times via the current route between Capitol Heights and Duke Ellington Bridge, with route restructured to operate via Massachusetts Avenue NE between 11 th & East Capitol Streets and Union instead of via 1 st Street & Louisiana Avenue NW Route 97 no change Route 98 New route between Tenleytown-AU 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 and between Duke Ellington Bridge and U Street Span of service No change RESTRUCTURE SERVICE OPTION ROUTE / SEGMENT ELIMINATION Route 96 will no longer serve East Capitol Street between 1 st and 11 th Streets, 1 st Street NE, Constitution Avenue, 1 st 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 8

3 11TH ST SE 14TH ST NW 4TH ST NE 6TH ST NE 8TH ST SE 2ND ST NE 12TH ST NE WISCONSIN NW FORT DR WESTERN BRANDYWINE ST WOODLEY RD NEBRASKA NW Tenleytown-AU RESERVOIR RD NW CATHEDRAL ARLINGTON 29TH ST Woodley Park CALVERT ST M ST NW 23RD ST NW 14TH ST NW D.C. 18TH ST 16TH ST NW ADAMS MILL RD CONNECTICUT 13TH ST NW U Street U ST NW FLORIDA 7TH ST NW NEW JERSEY NEW JERSEY 1ST ST NW S CAPITOL ST 1ST ST NW LOUISIANA M ST NW E ST NE LOUISIANA Union MASSACHUSETTS 2ND ST NE RIGGS RD CONSTITUTION U.S. Capitol 18TH ST NE 19TH ST NE RIGGS RD Union D ST NE PRINCE GEORGE'S C ST 1ST ST NE 1ST ST NE MASSACHUSETTS NE D.C. BLADENSBURG RD NE Stadium- Armory EASTERN NE E CAPITOL ST C ST SW C ST SE G ST NE E ST NE ADELPHI RD EAST-WEST HWY C ST A ST SE BENNING RD NE E CAPITOL ST MINNESOTA SE ITLAND PKY MASSACHUSETTS JEFFERSON ST A ST NE Detail F ST NE BALTIMORE Benning Road SOUTHERN D ST NE BENNING RD 11TH ST KENILWORTH E CAPITOL ST KENILWORTH E CAPITOL ST LANDOVER RD Capitol Heights 96, 97 East Capitol St.- Cardozo Line Proposed Restructuring Legend Metrorail s Unaffected 97 Proposed New Route 98 Proposed New 96 Proposed to be Discontinued 96 Unaffected 96 Roads Water Jurisdictions Miles 9

4 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, Brentwood Road NE, Trinidad, Government Printing Office, Union RESTRUCTURE SERVICE Route Route D8 Daily service at all times via the current route between Union and Rhode Island Ave Route D7 New route between Rhode Island Ave and the hospital campus via existing D8 route Service frequencies Every minutes for both routes during a.m. and p.m. peak periods, and every minutes off-peak and weekends for both routes Span of service No change ROUTE / SEGMENT ELIMINATION 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 10

5 4TH ST NE 1ST ST National Rehabilitation Hospital Washington Hospital Center GEORGIA NW 7TH ST NW Children's National Medical Center BRYANT ST NW FLORIDA NW 6TH ST NW R ST NW Q ST NW C C C NW D.C. C MICHIGAN MASSACHUSETTS E ST Veterans Affairs Medical Center Edgewood NE D.C. H ST NE FRANKLIN ST NE 4TH ST UNION STATION 7TH ST EDGEWOOD ST RHODE ISLAND - BRENTWOOD STATION RHODE ISLAND NE 6TH ST NE T ST K ST NE 9TH ST Trinidad FLORIDA NE 11TH ST NE 13TH ST NE SARATOGA BRENTWOOD RD MONTELLO Brentwood Village MT OLIVET RD NE MARYLAND NE TRINIDAD RHODE ISLAND NE Ivy City BLADENSBURG RD NE 20TH ST NE MONTANA NE BENNING RD NE 21ST ST NE D8 Hospital Center Line Proposed Split of Existing D8 Legend Metrorail s Proposed New D7 Proposed New D8 Jurisdictions Roads Parks Miles 11

6 MILITARY ROAD - CROSSTOWN LINE, ROUTES E2, E3, E4 SERVICE AREA Friendship Heights, Chevy Chase-DC, Kennedy Street NW, Fort Totten, 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 Route E2 Daily service at all times via the current route between Fort Totten and Ivy City Route E3 Route discontinued Saturday and Sunday route alignments same as weekdays Service frequencies Every minutes for all three routes during a.m. and p.m. peak periods, and every 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 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 ROUTE / SEGMENT ELIMINATION 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

7 E2, E3, E4 MONTGOMERY COUNTY WESTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY Military Road Crosstown Line Proposed Route Restructuring MCKINLEY ST NICHOLSON ST CHILLUM PL Riggs Park Legend Friendship Heights WISCONSIN NW MASSACHUSETTS NW 30TH PL CONNECTICUT NW MILITARY RD 14TH ST NW KENNEDY ST GEORGIA MISSOURI NW NW DC RIGGS RD 1ST PL GALLOWAY ST GALLATIN ST Fort Totten NE DC KENNEDY ST SARGENT RD EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA NE Metrorail s Proposed E2 Proposed E4/ Proposed E4 Roads Parks Water PARK RD NW 18TH ST NE Jurisdictions COLUMBIA RD NW RESERVOIR RD NW M ST NW Q ST NW FLORIDA NW U ST NW MONTANA FENWICK ST 16TH ST NEW YORK Ivy City WEST VIRGINIA Mile 13

8 ANACOSTIA - ECKINGTON LINE, ROUTE P6 SERVICE AREA Anacostia, Washington Navy Yard, Navy Yard-Ballpark, Waterfront, Archives, Metro Center, Chinatown, Edgewood, Rhode Island Ave RESTRUCTURE SERVICE Route Route P6 Daily service at all times between Anacostia and Rhode Island Ave 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 ROUTE / SEGMENT ELIMINATION New York Avenue NW, 5 th 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

9 NW 3RD ST NW D ST NW 1ST TER NW O ST NW 3RD ST NW P ST NW O ST NW HANOVER PL NW O ST NE P6 Anacostia- Eckington Line L ST NW 6TH ST NW N ST NW RIDGE ST NW M ST NW NEW YORK NW Ñ 3RD ST NW Ñ NEW JERSEY NW KIRBY ST NW PIERCE ST NW 1ST ST NW Ñ M ST NW 1ST PL NW Ñ P N ST NE M ST NE Detour Proposed to be Made Permanent Legend Ñ P Proposed Permanent P6 Stop Proposed to be Discontinued P6 Stop Unaffected P6 Stop Proposed Permanent P6 I ST NW H ST NW Ñ 5TH ST NW L ST NW K ST NW I ST NW P 4TH ST NW MASSACHUSETTS NW 2ND ST NW P I ST NW NEW JERSEY A L ST NW K ST NW NW D.C. H ST NW TEMPLE CT NW L ST NE K ST NE NE D.C. H ST NE G PL NE Proposed to be Discontinued Southbound P6 Unaffected P6 Jurisdictions Roads Parks Feet 15

10 MINNESOTA NUE ANACOSTIA LINE, ROUTE U2 MINNESOTA NUE M STREET LINE, ROUTES V7, V8, V9 SERVICE AREA Deanwood, Minnesota Ave, Minnesota Avenue NE and SE, Benning Heights, Anacostia, Potomac Ave, Navy Yard-Ballpark, Waterfront, L Enfant Plaza, Bureau of Engraving, Archives RESTRUCTURE SERVICE Routes Route U2 Daily service at all times between Capitol Heights and Anacostia via the current U8 route between Capitol Heights and Minnesota Ave via Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue, then via the current U2 route to Anacostia Routes V7,8 Daily service at all times between Capitol Heights and Navy Yard-Ballpark via the current U8 route between Capitol Heights and Minnesota Ave, then via the current V7 route to Navy Yard- Ballpark Route V9 Peak period service between Benning Heights and Bureau of Engraving via the current V9 route between Benning Heights and Navy Yard- Ballpark, 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 and Minnesota Ave, 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 and Minnesota Ave, which would be replaced by proposed Route U4, which is described elsewhere in this docket Service frequencies Every 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 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 16

11 ROUTE / SEGMENT ELIMINATION Routes V7 and V8 would no longer provide weekday service between Navy Yard-Ballpark and Bureau of Engraving or weekend service between Navy Yard-Ballpark 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 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. Weekday passengers affected may be less due to the proposed extension of route V9. 17

12 SHERIFF ROAD RIVER TERRACE LINE, ROUTE U4 SERVICE AREA Sheriff Road NE, Minnesota Ave, River Terrace RESTRUCTURE SERVICE Routes Route U4 Daily service at all times between River Terrace and Deanwood via the current route between River Terrace and Minnesota Ave, then via the current route of V7 and V8 from Minnesota Ave to Deanwood Route U4 would no longer serve the portion of the current route between Minnesota Ave and Sheriff Road New Route U7 would serve the portion of the current route between Minnesota Ave and Sheriff Road Service frequencies Every minutes during a.m. and p.m. peak periods and every minutes off-peak and weekends for both routes Span of service 5 a.m. to midnight daily for both routes RESTRUCTURE SERVICE OPTION ROUTE / SEGMENT ELIMINATION REASONS FOR CHANGE Create a better balance of capacity and demand on lines serving the Minnesota Avenue 18

13 MAYFAIR MARSHALL HEIGHTS LINE, ROUTES U5. U6 SERVICE AREA Mayfair, Parkside, Minnesota Ave, Ridge Road SE, Benning Road, 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 and Marshall Heights/Lincoln Heights Routes U5 and U6 would no longer serve the portion of the current routes between Minnesota Ave and Mayfair/Parkside New Route U1 would serve the portion of the current routes between Minnesota Ave 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 ROUTE / SEGMENT ELIMINATION 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

14 CAPITOL HEIGHTS BENNING HEIGHTS LINE, ROUTE U8 SERVICE AREA Capitol Heights, Seat Pleasant, Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue NE, Minnesota Ave, Benning Road, Benning Heights RESTRUCTURE SERVICE Routes Route U8 Daily service at all times via the portion of the current route between Minnesota Ave and Benning Heights, with some trips extended to Congress Heights via Alabama Avenue Route U8 would no longer serve the portion of the current route between Capitol Heights and Minnesota Ave The portion of the current U8 between Capitol Heights and Minnesota Ave 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 minutes during a.m. and p.m. peak periods and every minutes off-peak and weekends Trips would be extended to Congress Heights at times when additional capacity is needed along Alabama Avenue Span of service No change RESTRUCTURE SERVICE OPTION ROUTE / SEGMENT ELIMINATION 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

15 11TH ST 8TH ST 9TH ST FRANKLIN ST NE SMITHSONIAN 14TH ST C ST 12TH ST D ST 7TH ST GEORGIA NW WATERFRONT I ST CONSTITUTION L'ENFANT PLAZA 3RD ST RHODE ISLAND NE M ST NAVY YARD-BALLPARK SW D.C. FLORIDA NE ANACOSTIA HOWARD RD POTOMAC I ST MLK JR K ST SE W ST E CAPITOL ST POTOMAC SE PENNSYLVANIA 16TH ST GOOD HOPE RD NE D.C. BENNING RD NE ANACOSTIA MINNESOTA BRANCH ALABAMA HAYES ST FOOTE ST 34TH ST 37TH ST JAY ST BARNES ST PENNSYLVANIA KENILWORTH TERR KENILWORTH RIDGE RD ELY PL SE D.C. BENNING ROAD TE XAS KENILWORTH SVC RD ALABAMA SHERIFF RD E ST NANNIE H MINNESOTA BENNING RD H ST SOUTHERN MINNESOTA 50TH ST 51ST ST 50 DEANWOOD LEE ST BURROUGHS FITCH PL 51ST ST FITCH ST EASTERN NE 58TH ST E CAPITOL ST CENTRAL 53RD ST PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY DIX ST CAPITOL HEIGHTS BLVD 63RD ST CAPITOL HEIGHTS U2 U4 U5, U6 U8 V7, V8, V9 Existing Service (See next page for proposed service restructuring) Legend Metrorail s Existing U2 Existing U4 Existing U5, U6 Existing U8 Existing V7 Existing V8 Existing V9 Roads Jurisdictions Water 295 CONGRESS HEIGHTS Miles 21

16 11TH ST 8TH ST 9TH ST FRANKLIN ST NE 14TH ST 7TH ST GEORGIA NW SMITHSONIAN C ST 12TH ST D ST WATERFRONT I ST CONSTITUTION L'ENFANT PLAZA 3RD ST RHODE ISLAND NE M ST NAVY YARD-BALLPARK SW D.C. FLORIDA NE ANACOSTIA HOWARD RD POTOMAC I ST MLK JR K ST SE W ST E CAPITOL ST POTOMAC SE 16TH ST PENNSYLVANIA GOOD HOPE RD NE D.C. BENNING RD NE ANACOSTIA BRANCH MINNESOTA ALABAMA HAYES ST FOOTE ST 34TH ST 37TH ST JAY ST BARNES ST PENNSYLVANIA KENILWORTH TERR KENILWORTH RIDGE RD ELY PL SE D.C. BENNING ROAD KENILWORTH SVC RD TE XAS ALABAMA SHERIFF RD E ST NANNIE H MINNESOTA BENNING RD H ST SOUTHERN 50 DEANWOOD MINNESOTA 50TH ST 51ST ST LEE ST BURROUGHS FITCH PL 51ST ST FITCH ST EASTERN NE 58TH ST E CAPITOL ST CENTRAL 53RD ST PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY DIX ST CAPITOL HEIGHTS BLVD 63RD ST CAPITOL HEIGHTS U1 U7 U2 U4 U5, U6 Proposed Service Restructuring Legend U8 V7 V9 Metrorail s Proposed U1 Proposed U2 Proposed U4 Proposed U5, U6 Proposed U7 Proposed U8 Proposed U8 extension Proposed V7 Proposed V9 Roads Jurisdictions Water 295 CONGRESS HEIGHTS Miles 22