From: "Chisholm, Ann" <AChisholm@wmata.com>
To: "Chisholm, Ann" <AChisholm@wmata.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 3:43 PM
Subject: Metro announces final public meeting for Metrobus Route 80 study
To: "Chisholm, Ann" <AChisholm@wmata.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 3:43 PM
Subject: Metro announces final public meeting for Metrobus Route 80 study
Metro News Release
For immediate release: May 14, 2013
Metro announces final public meeting for Metrobus Route 80 study Customers can give feedback on possible service improvements for North Capitol Street Line
Metro announces final public meeting for Metrobus Route 80 study Customers can give feedback on possible service improvements for North Capitol Street Line
Metro and the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) today announced the final public meeting to hear input from riders and community members about recommended service improvements to the North Capitol Street Line route.
Metro and DDOT have been working together on a comprehensive study of Route 80 service. The final public meeting announced today follows four open houses and a focus group in late 2012, in which the project team heard ideas from the public about service improvements along the corridor.
The final public meeting will be held:
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 -- 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
St. Anthony School
12th & Lawrence Streets NE (0.2 miles from Brookland Metro Station and adjacent to the Route 80 bus stop at 12th & Monroe Streets NE)
Washington, DC
The meeting is open to all members of the public; no advance registration is required. Participants may arrive any time between the start and end time of each meeting. The meetings will not feature a formal presentation. Instead, participants will be able to speak individually with the project team about service improvements that Metro is considering for the North Capitol Street Line.
Metro and DDOT will use the feedback from participants at this public meeting to complete the Route 80 study and present the final set of recommendations to the Metro Board for approval in mid-2013.
Metrobus Route 80 runs from Fort Totten Metrorail Station in Northeast DC down South Dakota Avenue and 12th Street NE to Michigan Avenue and North Capitol Street. At Union Station, the route heads west along Massachusetts Avenue, H Street, and K Street NW. Finally, the route goes through Foggy Bottom along 18th and 19th Streets and Virginia Avenue before terminating at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Route 80 currently carries around 7,500 passengers on an average weekday, one of the largest riderships in the Metrobus system.
The North Capitol Street Line Study is the latest in a series of comprehensive evaluations of Metrobus “Priority Corridors." Metro and its partner agencies in the Washington metropolitan region have been studying service and operations on the Metrobus network’s busiest lines since 2006, and making gradual improvements that include restructured routes, limited-stop services, and other enhancements.
A Spanish translator and visual materials in Spanish will be available at the public meetings.
Metro and DDOT have been working together on a comprehensive study of Route 80 service. The final public meeting announced today follows four open houses and a focus group in late 2012, in which the project team heard ideas from the public about service improvements along the corridor.
The final public meeting will be held:
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 -- 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
St. Anthony School
12th & Lawrence Streets NE (0.2 miles from Brookland Metro Station and adjacent to the Route 80 bus stop at 12th & Monroe Streets NE)
Washington, DC
The meeting is open to all members of the public; no advance registration is required. Participants may arrive any time between the start and end time of each meeting. The meetings will not feature a formal presentation. Instead, participants will be able to speak individually with the project team about service improvements that Metro is considering for the North Capitol Street Line.
Metro and DDOT will use the feedback from participants at this public meeting to complete the Route 80 study and present the final set of recommendations to the Metro Board for approval in mid-2013.
Metrobus Route 80 runs from Fort Totten Metrorail Station in Northeast DC down South Dakota Avenue and 12th Street NE to Michigan Avenue and North Capitol Street. At Union Station, the route heads west along Massachusetts Avenue, H Street, and K Street NW. Finally, the route goes through Foggy Bottom along 18th and 19th Streets and Virginia Avenue before terminating at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Route 80 currently carries around 7,500 passengers on an average weekday, one of the largest riderships in the Metrobus system.
The North Capitol Street Line Study is the latest in a series of comprehensive evaluations of Metrobus “Priority Corridors." Metro and its partner agencies in the Washington metropolitan region have been studying service and operations on the Metrobus network’s busiest lines since 2006, and making gradual improvements that include restructured routes, limited-stop services, and other enhancements.
A Spanish translator and visual materials in Spanish will be available at the public meetings.
News release issued at 3:31 pm, May 14, 2013.
Ann E. Chisholm
Office of Government Relations
Government Relations Officer for the District of Columbia
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
600 5th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
202.962.2877
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