Yesterday, Metro’s board approved the Better Bus network redesign. Metro will begin implementing the plan in summer 2025. The Better Bus Resource page contains route information/maps by state and other handy documents.

• District of Columbia Routes
• Maryland Routes
• Virginia Routes

Bus Stop Consolidation

View Metro’s bus stop consolidation report (November 2024).

In the redesign, Metro continues to propose eliminating several neighborhood bus stops, as discussed in this post. But Metro now proposes to retain the stop at Chillum Place & Eastern Avenue NE that was originally slated for removal.

I am personally annoyed about the planned removal of the stop at South Dakota and Galloway. Riggs Park residents will have to either walk up the steep dirt hill to the stop at Galloway & 4th or walk to the stop at South Dakota & Farragut and stand at a stop on a narrow sidewalk without a bench or shelter. Alas.

(Yesterday, Councilmember Zachary Parker sent a letter to Metro leadership with some initial concerns about some of the proposed stop removals in Ward 5. The letter mentions the stops at Riggs/Rock Creek Church and Riggs/Blair).

New Naming Convention

Metro is moving forward with the new naming convention. Routes are named based on the following criteria:

• The first character represents general area:
  • D or C (District of Columbia, with D generally corresponding
    to routes serving Downtown and C with Crosstown routes)
  • M (Montgomery)
  • P (Prince George’s)
  • A (Arlington and Alexandria)
  • F (Fairfax County, City of Fairfax, and Falls Church)
• The second character represents a number that clusters
  routes along the same corridor or in the same neighborhood
• The third character distinguishes it from other routes in that
  cluster; an X represents limited-stop service

Neighborhood Bus Route Crosswalk: Existing Route –> Approximate Proposed Route

E2 –> C71 Fort Totten – Union Station via Ivy City
E4 –> C81 Sibley Hospital – Fort Totten
80 –> D30 Fort Totten – Federal Triangle via North Capitol Street
64 –> D44 Fort Totten – Federal Triangle via 11 Street NW
K2 –> C77 Takoma – Fort Totten
K6, K9 –> M60 White Oak Medical Center – Fort Totten via New Hampshire Avenue
K6, K9 –> M6X White Oak FDA – Fort Totten
R1, R2 –> P15 Riggs Road – Adelphi via Riggs Road)
R1, R2 –> P16 White Oak Medical Center – Fort Totten via Riggs Road
F6 –> P32 Fort Totten – Greenbelt
F6 –> P35 Fort Totten – New Carrollton
K2 –> P42 Takoma – New Carrollton

Route Changes

Neighbor Gavin and I took a quick look at some of the final route changes for the neighborhood. A few differ from what Metro proposed earlier this year. Entirely possible missed some things or got something wrong. Metro made some tweaks to the Maryland lines that serve Fort Totten station, but I did not look super closely at them.

Metro prepared a handy response summary providing a bit of rationale for some of their decisions.

Service on Riggs Road/Chillum Place/Nicholson Street/Eastern Avenue NE (E2 –>C71)

Metro is moving forward with chopping the upper NE/NW route E4 crosstown loop to Riggs Park. Seems planners could not quite figure out what to do about service between Fort Totten station and Eastern Avenue NE, despite the several comments asking them to keep at least one crosstown loop to Riggs Park so that people can actually travel crosstown and get to locations like grocery stores, schools, library, and their homes without having to transfer buses.

Previously Metro proposed adding the eastern tail of the current loop to a route that would go out to Maryland. In the final plan, Metro goes in a completely different direction by putting the eastern tail onto route C71, a route most similar to existing route E2 that runs between Fort Totten and Union Station via Ivy City. Looks like the route will no longer travel down Gallatin Street NE. Instead, the route will service South Dakota, Riggs, Chillum Place, Eastern, and Nicholson.

Service 7 days/week. Frequency 20-30 weekdays; 30 minutes on weekends.

Crosstown Route (E4 –>C81)

There will be just one upper NE/NW crosstown loop serving Fort Totten station. Route C81 will serve locations between Fort Totten station and Sibley Hospital. There will no longer be direct crosstown service to Friendship Heights station.

Service 7 days/week. Frequency of 20 minutes most of the time.

Lamond Service (K2 –> C77)

Metro previously proposed eliminating route K2 between Takoma and Fort Totten station. The final plan adopts new route C77, which will be similar to existing route K2.

Route C77 will run only on weekdays during rush hour. Frequency of 20 minutes.

Some Thoughts

This network redesign was a hefty task. I appreciate the level of outreach that Metro conducted and the various online tools developed to help make sense of all of the proposed changes and provide feedback. I also appreciated the comment/response summary documents. It is clear how much work went into collecting and analyzing all of the feedback and coming up with a final plan designed to meet several objectives. So while I would like to think of the bus as my personal chauffeur, I get that there have to be adjustments and tradeoffs.

Hopefully sooner rather than later, Metro will be able to enjoy a more sensible funding structure, and we can get a visionary network that the city and region deserve. On the Metrorail side, looking forward to the purple line in opening in a few years. Also, Metro is talking publicly about possibly restoring some yellow service to Fort Totten station.

In the meantime, Metro will be preparing to implement the bus network changes in summer 2025.

From Metro (updated, blue/yellow line trains will serve Pentagon station)

Metrorail weekend service for Saturday, November 16 through Sunday, November 17

Advisory Effective: 11/16/24 – 11/17/24

Hours: Sat 7 a.m. – 1 a.m.; Sun 7 a.m. – Midnight

Service-At-A-Glance

The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) has launched a new project website for the South Dakota Avenue Corridor Safety Project.

Link: https://sdcorridorsafetyproject.ddot.dc.gov.

DDOT will study South Dakota Avenue NE from Bladensburg Road to Riggs Road NE for potential safety improvements. Currently DDOT has funding for design and construction of improvements on just the southern portion of the corridor, from Bladensburg to Taylor Street NE.

View details, concept plans, meeting slides, and timeline information on the project website.

From DDOT

The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) will host a public meeting to provide information on the phase-out of the DC Circulator service.  

For more information about this project please visit: dccirculator.com or contact Deborah Monts deborah.monts@dc.gov. 

WHAT: DC Circulator Phase – Out Public Meeting 

WHEN and WHERE: 

Thursday, September 19, 2024

Virtual Webinar

Join link: https://tinyurl.com/DCCirculatorMeeting

Webinar number: 2312 367 8110

Webinar password: jpJyUR4vd42 (57598748 when dialing from a phone or video system)

Join by phone

+1-202-860-2110 United States Toll (Washington D.C.)

1-650-479-3208 Call-in toll number (US/Canada)

Access code: 231 236 78110

TIME: 2:00pm – 3:00pm  

TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETING: Join the webinar through the link or phone numbers above.

Share your thoughts about Vision Zero and safe streets.

The DC Offices of Vision Zero and Highway Safety are working to develop a new plan to reshape street safety efforts. Staff are holding listening sessions to work closely with communities and stakeholders to identify problems and build solutions. These discussions will be part of the top-to-bottom update of the District’s Vision Zero Plan and DC Strategic Highway Safety Plan. 

There will be in-person listening sessions across the city. View the full line-up. 

The Ward 5 listening session will be on September 21, 10:30am-11:30am at Lamond-Riggs Library.

Complete the online survey here by September 23, 2024, at noon. 

Metro reopened stations on the red line between Takoma and Glenmont on September 1.

Metro news release: https://wmata.com/about/news/Four-Red-Line-stations-reopen-Sept-1-MTA-Purple-Line-construction-continues-at-Silver-Spring.cfm

Thankfully, that means that the large number of charter buses idling on Galloway Street and along South Dakota Avenue, damaging neighborhood roads, and creating safety hazards in the neighborhood are now gone. Hopefully the next time Metro decides to shut down nearby stations, they will utilize their huge parking lot at Fort Totten station for shuttle buses instead of housing a bunch of buses in the neighborhood.

[Ed. Note: Republishing this post because today, August 15, is the last day to submit comments for the first phase of engagement on the South Dakota Avenue Corridor Safety Project. There is still time to provide feedback to DDOT to make sure we address speeding through street design, get needed improvements at key intersections in the neighborhood, and work towards developing a corridor that safely supports multiple means of moving around the neighborhood outside of just private vehicles.]

DDOT is looking at ways to address safety issues on South Dakota Avenue from Bladensburg Road NE to Riggs Road NE.

• DDOT South Dakota Avenue Safety Study Kickoff Meeting Presentation Slides
• DDOT South Dakota Avenue Safety Study One Pager

Let DDOT know what you think about what is needed along the corridor by completing this questionnaire and providing information on this public input map (where you can identify important changes you’d like to see at specific intersections like more visible crosswalks, better pedestrian accommodations, etc).

Councilmember Parker earmarked funds in the FY2024 budget for a road diet on the corridor. While much of the media attention has been erroneously focused on bike lanes, the alternatives for a road diet include potential parking lanes where there are none currently, as well. It is worth taking a look at the presentation slides to see all of the alternatives, including how DDOT could potentially address traffic diversion to side streets or address congestion through, for example, signal timing.

Most agree speeding is a problem on South Dakota. There is a relatively low volume of vehicles during off-peak hours, which makes the wide road ripe for speeding. There are too many crashes and near misses. People feel unsafe crossing the street. Too many pedestrians have been injured or killed walking along the corridor. People want to be able to safely walk and bike to points along the corridor. Everyone wants the situation to be addressed. The question is how to get there.

Project Scope

DDOT is going to study the entire corridor, examine three concepts for a road diet, select one concept, and design and build the concept on one portion of the corridor. DDOT will also make spot improvements at certain intersections, which is why it is really important to indicate on the map where improvements are needed. DDOT plans to start construction on the southern end (near Bladensburg) because they state that is where there is highest need.

DDOT is going to study three options for the corridor.

Option One: 3 lanes with full-time parking

Option one would have three lanes with parking on each side of the street.

• Maintains one lane in each direction
• Uses curbside space for full-time parking
• Center space can be left turn lanes or pedestrian islands depending on needs

(Currently, no parking is allowed on South Dakota except for limited parking on the west side of South Dakota between Galloway and Ingraham (soon extending to Kennedy). A couple of churches closer to the southern end of the corridor use a lane for parking on Sundays.)

Option Two: 3 lanes with parking and two-way protected bike lanes

Option two would have three lanes with parking and a two-way protected bike lane:

• Maintains one travel lane in each direction
• Uses curbside on one curb face for protected bike lanes
• Uses opposite curb for parking
• Center space can be left turn lanes or pedestrian islands depending on need

Option Three: 3 lanes with protected bike lanes in each direction

Option three would have three lanes with protected bike lanes in each direction.

• Maintains one lane in each direction
• Uses curbside space for protected bike lanes
• Center space can be left turn lanes or pedestrian islands depending on needs

Project Timeline

DDOT plans to gather data, explore concepts, and gather input before holding a second round of public meetings in fall 2024, having a third round of public meetings in winter 2024/2025, beginning work on design plans in spring 2025, and finally starting construction just on the southern end in summer 2025.

Though DDOT is going to focus the limited construction money on the southern end of the corridor to start, please take the time to provide input to DDOT about neighborhood issues through this public engagement effort. In particular, I think that highlighting problematic intersections and needed safety, mobility, and access improvements in the neighborhood on the public map will be useful given that we know there are no immediate plans for bike lanes on SDA in the neighborhood.

Contacts

Questions may be sent to the project team:

Sayra Molina, Corridor Safety Team
sayra.molina2@dc.gov

Christine Mayeur, Associate Director, Traffic Safety Engineering
christine.mayeur@dc.gov

Dalando Baker, Ward 5 Community Engagement Specialist
dalando.baker@dc.gov

DDOT is looking at ways to address safety issues on South Dakota Avenue from Bladensburg Road NE to Riggs Road NE.

• DDOT South Dakota Avenue Safety Study Kickoff Meeting Presentation Slides
• DDOT South Dakota Avenue Safety Study One Pager

Let DDOT know what you think about what is needed along the corridor by completing this questionnaire and providing information on this public input map (where you can identify important changes you’d like to see at specific intersections like more visible crosswalks, better pedestrian accommodations, etc). Give your input by August 15, 2024.

Councilmember Parker earmarked funds in the FY2024 budget for a road diet on the corridor. While much of the media attention has been erroneously focused on bike lanes, the alternatives for a road diet include potential parking lanes where there are none currently, as well. It is worth taking a look at the presentation slides to see all of the alternatives, including how DDOT could potentially address traffic diversion to side streets.

Most agree speeding is a problem on South Dakota. There is a relatively low volume of vehicles during off-peak hours, which makes the wide road ripe for speeding. There are too many crashes and near misses. People feel unsafe crossing the street. Too many pedestrians have been injured or killed walking along the corridor. People want to be able to safely walk and bike to points along the corridor. Everyone wants the situation to be addressed. The question is how to get there.

Project Scope

DDOT is going to study the entire corridor, examine three concepts for a road diet, select one concept, and design and build the concept on one portion of the corridor. DDOT will also make spot improvements at certain intersections, which is why it is really important to indicate on the map where improvements are needed. DDOT plans to start construction on the southern end (near Bladensburg) because they state that is where there is highest need.

DDOT is going to study three options for the corridor.

Option One: 3 lanes with full-time parking

Option one would have three lanes with parking on each side of the street.

• Maintains one lane in each direction
• Uses curbside space for full-time parking
• Center space can be left turn lanes or pedestrian islands depending on needs

(Currently, no parking is allowed on South Dakota except for limited parking on the west side of South Dakota between Galloway and Ingraham (soon extending to Kennedy). A couple of churches closer to the southern end of the corridor use a lane for parking on Sundays.)

Option Two: 3 lanes with parking and two-way protected bike lanes

Option two would have three lanes with parking and a two-way protected bike lane:

• Maintains one travel lane in each direction
• Uses curbside on one curb face for protected bike lanes
• Uses opposite curb for parking
• Center space can be left turn lanes or pedestrian islands depending on need

Option Three: 3 lanes with protected bike lanes in each direction

Option three would have three lanes with protected bike lanes in each direction.

• Maintains one lane in each direction
• Uses curbside space for protected bike lanes
• Center space can be left turn lanes or pedestrian islands depending on needs

Project Timeline

DDOT plans to gather data, explore concepts, and gather input before holding a second round of public meetings in fall 2024, having a third round of public meetings in winter 2024/2025, beginning work on design plans in spring 2025, and finally starting construction just on the southern end in summer 2025.

Though DDOT is going to focus the limited construction money on the southern end of the corridor, please take the time to provide input to DDOT about neighborhood issues through this public engagement effort. In particular, I think that highlighting problematic intersections and needed safety, mobility, and access improvements in the neighborhood on the public map will be useful given that we know there are no immediate plans for bike lanes on SDA in the neighborhood.

Contacts

Questions may be sent to the project team:

Sayra Molina, Corridor Safety Team
sayra.molina2@dc.gov

Christine Mayeur, Associate Director, Traffic Safety Engineering
christine.mayeur@dc.gov

Dalando Baker, Ward 5 Community Engagement Specialist
dalando.baker@dc.gov

Submit comments on Metro’s proposed 2025 bus network redesign by 5:00 pm on July 15, 2024. Give input at https://betterbus.wmata.com/share.

We previously discussed impacts of the network redesign, including the proposed bus stop consolidation, in these posts:

Proposed Bus Network Redesign

Proposed Bus Stop Consolidation

The Takoma red line station will reopen for rail service two days early on June 28, 2024.

Red line construction from Takoma to Glenmont will continue through August 31, 2024.

For more information, visit https://www.wmata.com/about/news/Takoma-Station-reopening-early-with-new-amenities-rebuilt-interlocking.cfm.

The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) is soliciting public comment on the 90% design of the Riggs Road NE two-way cycletrack (NOI #24-150 PSD; 90% design plan). This is the proposed cycletrack on eastbound Riggs using part of the existing dedicated right-turn only lane between South Dakota Avenue and 1st Place NE. DDOT is reissuing the NOI for this project after it stalled last year. The project sits in ANC 5A09. Send comments to bike.lanes@dc.gov by July 23, 2024.

DDOT states:

DDOT proposes to reconfigure the 100 block of Riggs Road between First Place NE and South Dakota Ave NE to remove the curbside eastbound travel lane for 800 feet and convert that space to a two-way protected bike lane as shown in the attached plans.

The purpose of this change is to assist cyclists in crossing under the railroad tracks to reach the Metropolitan Branch Trail.

We are re-issuing this NOI at the 90% design stage to solicit public feedback through the ongoing development stages of this project.

Rendering of proposed cycletrack from NOI

It is worth looking at the 90% design plan for details. For example, DDOT expects that people on bikes will follow the pedestrian signal rather than having a separate bike signal. It looks like DDOT plans to install a yellow flex post in the cycletrack at the corner of 1st Pl & Riggs that will hopefully stop cars from entering the cyletrack. Plenty of other details to comment on.

Send comments to bike.lanes@dc.gov by July 23, 2024.

DDOT and Ward 5 Councilmember Zachary Parker recently held two kickoff meetings for the South Dakota Avenue NE Corridor Safety Study. DDOT is looking at ways to address issues on South Dakota from Bladensburg Road NE to Riggs Road NE.

See DDOT South Dakota Avenue Safety Kickoff Meeting Presentation Slides

Let DDOT know what you think about what is needed along the corridor by completing this questionnaire and providing information on this public input map (where you can identify important changes you’d like to see at specific intersections like more visible crosswalks, better pedestrian accommodations, etc).

Councilmember Parker earmarked funds in the FY2024 budget for a road diet on the corridor:

“fund efforts to improve safety on the corridor in the short term, preferably by constructing a road diet on a segment of the corridor […] the Committee recommends that DDOT consider either the segment between Bladensburg Road and Monroe Street NE or the segment between Sargent Road NE and RiggsRoad NE.”

Most agree speeding is a problem on South Dakota. There is a relatively low volume of vehicles during off-peak hours, which makes the wide road ripe for speeding. There are too many crashes and near misses. People feel unsafe crossing the street. Too many pedestrians have been injured or killed walking along the corridor. People want to be able to safely walk and bike to points along the corridor. Everyone wants the situation to be addressed. The question is how to get there.

Project Scope

DDOT is going to study the entire corridor, examine three concepts for a road diet, select one concept, and design and build the concept on one portion of the corridor. DDOT plans to start construction on the southern end (near Bladensburg) because they state that is where there is highest need.

DDOT is looking at three options for the corridor.

Option One: 3 lanes with full-time parking

Option one would have three lanes with parking on each side of the street.

• Maintains one lane in each direction
• Uses curbside space for full-time parking
• Center space can be left turn lanes or pedestrian islands depending on needs

(Currently, no parking is allowed on South Dakota except for limited parking on the west side of South Dakota between Galloway and Ingraham (soon extending to Kennedy). A couple of churches closer to the southern end of the corridor use a lane for parking on Sundays.)

Option Two: 3 lanes with parking and two-way protected bike lanes

Option two would have three lanes with parking and a two-way protected bike lane:

• Maintains one travel lane in each direction
• Uses curbside on one curb face for protected bike lanes
• Uses opposite curb for parking
• Center space can be left turn lanes or pedestrian islands depending on need

Option Three: 3 lanes with protected bike lanes in each direction

Option three would have three lanes with protected bike lanes in each direction.

• Maintains one lane in each direction
• Uses curbside space for protected bike lanes
• Center space can be left turn lanes or pedestrian islands depending on needs

Project Timeline

DDOT plans to gather data, explore concepts, and gather input before holding a second round of public meetings in fall 2024, having a third round of public meetings in winter 2024/2025, beginning work on design plans in spring 2025, and finally starting construction just on the southern end in summer 2025.

Ways to Give Input

Let DDOT know what you think about what is needed along the corridor by completing this questionnaire and providing information on this public input map (where you can identify important changes you’d like to see at specific intersections like more visible crosswalks, better pedestrian accommodations, etc).

Though DDOT is going to focus the limited construction money on the southern end of the corridor, please take the time provide input to DDOT about neighborhood issues through this public engagement effort.

(I am going to exercise restraint from getting too soapboxy about how it would have been amazing if our city agencies would have required safe street design while the streets have been torn up for all of the development plus the city’s own street reconfiguration on the northern end of the corridor the past several years. Would have been amazing if our planning agency did not greenlight a new drive-thru on South Dakota on the northern end. Please complete the surveys & advocate for funding to complete the entire corridor.)

As part of its bus network redesign, Metro is looking to consolidate some of its bus stops. View the full list of bus stops that Metro is proposing to eliminate: Metro Bus Stop Consolidation Report (May 2024). Metro states:

Metro used our Board adopted Service Guidelines, which provide guidelines of the average number of bus stops per mile for different kinds of service. We focused on stops that were about 660 feet apart or less and then assessed ridership at the stop and the availability of safe access for customers. For stops that were close together with low ridership or without safe pedestrian access were considered for consolidation.

Share your input with Metro

In this post, we discussed some of the neighborhood impacts of the 2025 Network Proposal. Residents should also comment on the proposed elimination of bus stops. Remember to provide input to Metro at https://betterbus.wmata.com/share by 5:00 pm on July 15, 2024.

Proposed Bus Stop Consolidation Neighborhood Impacts

Metro is considering removing several bus stops in the neighborhood and nearby.

I looked at closest bus stop info for a few routes.

Metro Engagement on 2025 Network Proposal

Virtual Public Hearings

By phone: Call (206) 899-2028 and enter the meeting code.

By video: Email speak@wmata.com by 5:00 p.m. the day before the virtual Public Hearing.

All Public Hearings will be streamed online at youtube.com/MetroForward.

• Virtual Public Hearing Tuesday, June 18, 2024, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Meeting Code: 490 122 856#

• Virtual Public Hearing Monday, June 24, 2024, 4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. Meeting Code: 787 960 816#

Metro is holding popup events about the 2025 Network Proposal around the region.

Pop-Up @ Rhode Island Ave Metro Station
Monday, June 17, 2024
3:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Rhode Island Ave Metro Station
919 Rhode Island Ave NE
Washington DC 20018

Ward 5 Councilmember Zachary Parker cohosted a virtual Ward 5 meeting on June 3.

Ward 4 Councilmember Janeese Lewis George is cohosting a meeting with Metro on June 27 at 6:30 pm at Coolidge High School.

See more engagement events at https://betterbus.wmata.com/events.

Remember to provide input to Metro at https://betterbus.wmata.com/share by 5:00 pm on July 15, 2024.

Heads up. Due to Metro’s upcoming three-month partial red line closure, parking will be restricted on Galloway Street from South Dakota Avenue to 7th Street NE to make room for a bus bridge. No parking will be allowed at any time from June 1 to August 31, 2024.

Below is a bus service map for Fort Totten station June 1-August 31, 2024.

Metro will be doing construction on a good chunk of the red line starting June 1, 2024. Takoma station will be closed June 1 – June 29, 2024. Glenmont, Wheaton, Forest Glen, & Silver Spring stations will be closed June 1 – Aug 31, 2024. Plan accordingly.

Reason for closure from Metro:

The three-month closure will allow the Maryland Transit Administration Purple Line project to build a new mezzanine at Silver Spring which will improve the connectivity between the Paul S. Sarbanes Transit Center and the future Purple Line Station with Metro.

The outage will also provide Metro with an opportunity to complete maintenance, repairs, and customer experience improvements on the Red Line, condensing eight months of weekend closures and disruptions into the summer months.

SERVICE INFORMATION

June 1 – June 29, 2024

• Free shuttle buses replace trains between Glenmont and Fort Totten
• Stations closed: Glenmont, Wheaton, Forest Glen, Silver Spring, and Takoma
• Green Line service and Red Line service to/from Shady Grove available at Fort Totten

June 30 – Aug. 31, 2024

• Free shuttle buses replace trains between Glenmont and Takoma
• Stations closed: Glenmont, Wheaton, Forest Glen, and Silver Spring
• Green and Red Line service available at Fort Totten
• Takoma Station reopened. Customers traveling between the closed stations and Takoma should use the local shuttle bus, or limited stop shuttle bus to the Red Line via Fort Totten

TRAVEL ALTERNATIVES

Free Shuttle Service

Free local, limited-stop, and express shuttles available during Metrorail operating hours. Shuttles will be available at all closed stations for customers with accessibility needs. To request an accessible shuttle, please ask a Metro team member onsite.

Saturday, June 1 to Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024

• Local: Local service stopping at all stations between Glenmont, Wheaton, Forest Glen, Takoma, and Fort Totten
  • AM/PM Peak – approximately every 4 minutes
  • All other times, weekends, and holidays – approximately every 8 minutes
  • Estimated travel time: 61 minutes between Glenmont and Fort Totten during peak traffic
    
• Limited 1: Limited-stop service between Glenmont, Wheaton, and Fort Totten
  • AM/PM Peak – approximately every 4 minutes
  • All other times, weekends, and holidays – approximately every 8 minutes
  • Estimated travel time: 37 minutes between Glenmont and Fort Totten during peak traffic
    
• Limited 2: Limited-stop service between Forest Glen, Silver Spring, and Fort Totten
  • AM/PM Peak – approximately every 4 minutes
  • All other times, weekends, and holidays – approximately every 8 minutes
  • Estimated travel time: 25 minutes between Glenmont and Fort Totten during peak traffic
    
• Express: Express service between Silver Spring and Metro Center (pick up location 12th & G streets NW)
  • Weekday only – approximately 4-8 minutes all day
  • Estimated travel time: 39 minutes between Silver Spring and Metro Center during peak traffic

Shuttle bus locations: Glenmont , Wheaton , Forest Glen , Silver Spring , Takoma , Fort Totten , Metro Center 

From DDOT

Public Meeting Notice: South Dakota Avenue Corridor Safety Project

(WASHINGTON, DC) —The District Department of Transportation (DDOT), in partnership with Ward 5 Councilmember Zachary Parker, invites you to attend public meetings for the South Dakota Avenue Corridor Safety Project from Riggs Road NE to Bladensburg Road NE. DDOT will be hosting two meetings: a virtual meeting on Thursday, May 30, 2024, and an in-person meeting on Saturday, June 1, 2024. 

The meetings are an opportunity for community members to share their feedback on ongoing issues, challenges, and opportunities for the corridor. DDOT staff will also provide information on existing conditions and will be available to answer questions and gather comments.

Virtual Meeting:

DATE: Thursday, May 30, 2024

TIME: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

WHERE: Virtual on WebEx

Meeting Link: tinyurl.com/SouthDakotaAve

Webinar number: 2313 130 1091

Webinar password:  EkRtRsdg673 (35787734 from phones and video systems)

Dial-in option (audio only): 

1-202-860-2110 United States Toll (Washington D.C.)

1-650-479-3208 Call-in toll number (US/Canada)

Access code: 231 313 01091

In-person meeting:

Date: Saturday, June 1, 2024

Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Where: The Sojourner Truth School (1800 Perry Street NE)

For questions about the meetings, please email: sayra.molina2@dc.gov