Date: February 27, 2009 From: WTOP Circulator may replace Georgetown Blue Bus to RosslynFebruary 27, 2009 - 9:44amAdam Tuss, wtop.com |
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WASHINGTON -- The
Circulator Bus, one of the more popular commuter options in the
District, could cross the Key Bridge toward Rosslyn in the fall.
"We are looking at taking on some routes and just switching the circulator in," D.C. Department of Transportation Director Gabe Klein tells WTOP. The Circulator, which DDOT operates, has already been expanded once to run through Georgetown. An Adams Morgan Route is in the works. The bus may now have its sights on Virginia.
The agency does say there are some legal issues to tie up first -- crossing the Key Bridge would add buses to what is an already congested Potomac Crossing. The D.C. Council would likely have to weigh in on the proposal before the expansion to Rosslyn could happen. The Circulator costs $1 to ride and currently has three lines operating at 10-minute intervals. The east-west line connects Georgetown with Union Station and operates primarily along K Street and Massachusetts Avenue. The north-south line connects the Washington Convention Center with the Maine Avenue waterfront and operates primarily along 7th and 9th streets, which have bus lanes. These two lines meet at Mount Vernon Square. The third line, which runs only on weekends, serves the National Mall in a loop along Constitution Avenue, 4th Street, Independence Avenue, and 17th Street. |
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The
new route would take the place of the existing 
"As
part of our ongoing efforts to monitor the transit services we provide
and find ways to improve and make them more efficient, we have explored
the possibility of adding this route to our Circulator system,"
says DDOT spokesman John Lisle.