Posts tagged Intercity Buses
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DDOT calls a time out
We did it! After a flood of public comments to DDOT and the DC Council, DDOT decided to suspend the proposed rules forcing buses to load at L’Enfant Plaza. Emails from busruletimeout.com and customers of DC2NY to DDOT and Councilmember Jim Graham tipped the balance. Great work! Keep reading…
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Where should the buses go instead?
DCist front-pages some thoughtful comments about the bus loading issue. The one making fun of DC bureaucrats is vapid, but the others make a valuable point: it’s good to have the buses load and unload near offices and hotels, in areas with restaurants and shops so the bus riders can patronize the businesses, and in lively streets to give riders a good impression of DC. Keep reading…
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DC2NY says DDOT rules will kill their business
Reader Kevin Ricche, a frequent bus rider to New York, was outraged by DDOT’s new rules limiting intercity buses to loading on a single block at L’Enfant Plaza. He contacted DC2NY, the first low-fare bus to offer Wi-Fi Internet access. Keep reading…
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Banishing buses to L’Enfant
DDOT is planning to force all low-cost bus carriers, like Bolt Bus, DC2NY, and the Chinatown buses to stop loading in Chinatown and at various other spots around the city (a few pick up in Dupont Circle), reports the Examiner (via DCist). Instead, all buses will have to load and unload at a special zone at 10th and D Southwest, right by the L’Enfant Metro. Keep reading…