Posts tagged Buses
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Metro will speed key bus corridors
Saturday’s Post reports on plans by Metro to add “rapid-bus service” on the highest ridership bus corridors in the next six years. The corridors include 16th St (S1/S2/S4) in DC, Veirs Mill Rd (Q2) in Montgomery, and Leesburg Pike (28AB/28FG/28T) in Virginia. Keep reading…
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Better buses
Metro’s next big focus is on improving bus on-time performance, the Examiner reports. That’s great—my graph of L2 waiting times shows that it’s sadly unpredictable, and it’s far from unusual. Keep reading…
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Greyhound terminal may move to Union Station
New York’s bus terminal has its own subway stop and is a block from Times Square. Boston’s is in (one of) its downtown railroad stations. Philadelphia’s is right downtown. Meanwhile, DC’s bus terminal is in a forlorn (for now) area several somewhat sketchy blocks’ walk from Metro and Union Station. DC is the only city I know of where the Chinatown buses… Keep reading…
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Should buses stick out?
Metro General Manager John Catoe reminded bus drivers that they are required to pull completely into their bus stops, not stop with the end of the bus sticking out partway into traffic. DCist commenters promptly ignited a debate between those who felt it’s rude for buses to block the lane, and those who felt it’s ruder for drivers to make it so hard for buses to get back into… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: skyrocketing gas price edition
Even Californians can do it: Transit villages like one in Hayward, CA (on BART) are becoming popular and making converts out of people who would never have imagined living without a car. SF Chronicle via Richard Layman. Keep reading…
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Alexandria gets a “trolley”
The first time I went to Old Town Alexandria, I thought, “there needs to be a trolley along King Street from the Metro to the waterfront.” Well, now there is. Sorta. It’s really a bus dressed up as a trolley, which DC Metrocentric sneers at but I think has merit: a dinging trolley probably would be more appealing to visitors who shop at the high-end boutiques and chain… Keep reading…
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Waiting for the L2
The L2 bus travels along Connecticut Avenue from Friendship Heights, detours through Adams Morgan, down 18th and New Hampshire through Dupont, and then along K Street to McPherson Square. It also runs right past my window. I started keeping track of its actual times and compared them to the schedule. (Click for a bigger version). This chart shows how much time you are likely… Keep reading…
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BRT won’t work for Tysons & Dulles
Paul Weyrich, the leading conservative advocate for rail, argues for the Metro extension and against BRT in a Post op-ed. Keep reading…
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Three projects to watch
All over the region, consulting organizations are going through the legal requirements for Environmental Impact Statements, necessary for any major project: convening public scoping meetings, collecting input, evaluating alternatives, and so on. They’re doing this in downtown Columbia, along Rockville Pike, and on both sides of the 14th Street Bridges, used by I-395,… Keep reading…
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Making streetcars work
Second of a two-part series. Read the first part. If, years from now, DC successfully builds and funds a streetcar line, it needs to make sure the line really does encourage people to ride it, people who wouldn’t have ridden just another bus. If it generates additional traffic to the neighborhood, and induces more people to take transit than to drive, it will prove right those… Keep reading…