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Posted by RonInBayside on Sun Jun 29 02:01:55 2008 Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin Av will see better service.This corridor really needs Metrorail service. Metro launches major overhaul of 30s Metrobus line Metro is launching a major overhaul of its busiest and oldest bus line beginning Sunday, June 29. The revamped 30s Metrobus line will include two new limited-stop routes during morning and evening rush hours, two new neighborhood shuttle services and dedicated supervisors stationed along routes to respond quickly to service issues. Restructuring and expanding service on the 30s line will better meet the needs of customers on our busiest bus line, said General Manager John Catoe. Customers can expect faster travel times, less crowding and better supervision to keep the buses on schedule. Improvements to the 30s line are aimed at enhancing reliability and decreasing travel times on one of the District of Columbias most important transit corridors. About 20,000 passengers ride the 30s line every weekday, making it the most heavily used line in the Metrobus system. As part of the new service plan, Routes 37 and 39 are new limited-stop bus routes that will provide faster travel times for customers traveling downtown during weekday rush hours. Route 37 (Wisconsin Avenue Limited Line) will run 7 to 10 a.m. and 4:30 to 7 p.m. weekdays from Friendship Heights to Archives-Navy Meml-Penn Quarter Metrorail stations via Wisconsin and Massachusetts avenues. Route 39 (Pennsylvania Avenue Limited Line) will run 6:35 to 9:30 a.m. and 4 to 7 p.m. weekdays from Naylor Road to Foggy Bottom-GWU Metrorail stations via Pennsylvania Avenue. Routes M5 and 31 will provide neighborhood shuttle service. Route M5 (Naylor Road Line) runs from Naylor Road to Eastern Market Metrorail stations via Naylor Road. Route 31 (Wisconsin Avenue Line) runs from Friendship Heights to Foggy Bottom-GWU Metrorail stations via Wisconsin Avenue. Routes 32 and 36 will continue to offer customers cross-town service between Friendship Heights, Southern Ave and Naylor Road Metrorail stations via Wisconsin and Pennsylvania avenues. In addition to restructuring the 30s bus line, Metro is placing additional supervisors along routes to help cut down on bus bunching, improve schedule reliability and increase enforcement of parking regulations at bus stops. Metro also is working closely with the District Department of Transportation to introduce traffic control officers at congested intersections on the route. |
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Posted by rideonrulez on Sun Jun 29 12:42:08 2008, in response to Washington DC overhauls 30s lines buses, posted by RonInBayside on Sun Jun 29 02:01:55 2008. They did need to do something with the 30's but I'm not keen on this idea they came up with. I guess we'll wait and see how it turns out. |
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Posted by RonInBayside on Sun Jun 29 13:00:53 2008, in response to Re: Washington DC overhauls 30s lines buses, posted by rideonrulez on Sun Jun 29 12:42:08 2008. When I rode that line, there were a lot of short runs. On my way to Georgetown Univ, the bus would frequently stop and hand us off to another bus (it was a garage run, I think). Too many short runs, even if properly signed, get people frustrated. |
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Re: Washington DC overhauls 30s lines buses |
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Posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Sun Jun 29 18:02:44 2008, in response to Re: Washington DC overhauls 30s lines buses, posted by rideonrulez on Sun Jun 29 12:42:08 2008. I think any change can probably be regarded as an improvement. I posted some comments on the 37 in terms of where it stops and doesn't over at BTCO. I also wonder if these limited buses will be expanded outside of rush hours within a service change or two like the 79 was. |
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Re: Washington DC overhauls 30s lines buses |
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Posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Sun Jun 29 18:05:08 2008, in response to Re: Washington DC overhauls 30s lines buses, posted by RonInBayside on Sun Jun 29 13:00:53 2008. Too many full runs on a route of that length are a waste of resources in the shoulder periods. You complain about short turns, but if every run ran the full length of the route, you would complain that WMATA was using its resources inefficiently by running so many empty buses or wasn't responding to the needs of service fast enough. |
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Posted by Mirai Zikasu on Wed Jul 2 08:56:08 2008, in response to Washington DC overhauls 30s lines buses, posted by RonInBayside on Sun Jun 29 02:01:55 2008. The 31 Bus starts a block and a half away from my apartment, passes the Foggy Bottom Metro, goes through Georgetown, and drops me off within a block of my apartment. Perhaps it's a little early to comment as service has only been up and running for the last three days, but three words immediately come to mind:"I LOVE IT." |
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