Metro is proposing service changes to several bus lines. Reprinted from Metro’s website below are just some of the proposed service changes. Visit Metro’s website for a complete list and to take a survey to let Metro know how the proposed changes will affect you.
5A DC-Dulles Line
Proposed Change:
• Eliminate the entire line.
Reason for the Change:
• The Silver Line, Fairfax Connector 981, and the Washington Flyer have reduced the need for the 5A direct bus service between Washington and Dulles.
• Not as many people ride the 5A since the Silver Line opened.
Alternative Transportation Options:
• The Silver Line connects L’Enfant Plaza and Rosslyn to WiehleReston East Metrorail Station. From there, passengers can take Fairfax Connector 981 to Dulles, or Fairfax Connector 551 to Herndon-Monroe Park & Ride.
• The Washington Flyer also provides service between Wiehle-Reston East Metrorail Station and Dulles Airport.
64 Fort Totten-Petworth Line
Proposed Change:
• Add one AM peak trip and one PM peak trip
• Add more time for buses to get from one end to the other.
Reason for the Change:
• To help reduce crowding in the morning and afternoon rush hours.
• It will help buses to be more on time.
Alternative Transportation Options: • No alternative
80 North Capitol Street Line
Proposed Change:
• Shorten the route by eliminating service between McPherson Square and the Kennedy Center.
Reason for the Change:
• To help buses arrive on time.
Alternative Transportation Options:
• Route D4 would be extended from Franklin Square to the Kennedy Center. Route D4 buses arrive on a similar schedule as route 80.
E2 Fort Totten-Ivy City Line & E4 Military Road-Crosstown Line
Proposed Change:
• Add more time for buses to get from one end to the other, on weekdays, Saturdays, and Sundays.
Reason for the Change:
• This will help buses to arrive on time.
Alternative Transportation Options: • No alternative needed.
Next Stop...Riggs Park 
Hi:
I propose that WMATA add a new bus line, the CE (or Costco Express), that originates from the Fort Totten Metro Station, travels down South Dakota Avenue, NE and arrives at the Costco Warehouse at 2441 Market Street, NE, Washington, DC. This line would promote completion between the Riggs Road Walmart and Costco. More importantly, it provides residents of this neighborhood access to additional shopping without transferring between the bus and rail.
To get to Costco, our residents must do the following. First, catch a train from Fort Totten to the Brookland Station, transfer to the B8 bus and then walk 3+ blocks upon arrival. This is a great inconvenience to our rapidly growing elder population and to those without cars. WMATA should maintain the B8 to service the needs of Catholic University, but the neighborhoods of Lamond-Riggs, North Michigan Park and others should also receive the same consideration.
Thank you.
Hi Mr. Oliver, I made a similar suggestion during the moveDC workshops. Note they are proposing to change the H6 route (which runs between Brookland and Ft. Lincoln and I think might be the line you’re referring to) to include a new stop by the Costco. They’re actually proposing to get rid of the B8/B9 line (which runs between Ft. Lincoln & Rhode Island Ave). If you click on the link to the pdf, it has all of the proposed changes, but note there’s a typo with respect to the H6 line. It says Ft. Totten when it should say Ft. Lincoln. You should take the survey at the link