Metrorail weekend service for Saturday, February 10 through Sunday, February 11
Advisory Effective: 2/10/24 – 2/11/24
Hours: Sat 7 a.m. – 1 a.m.; Sun 7 a.m. – 12 a.m.
Service-At-A-Glance
Red Line
Free shuttle buses replace trains between Rhode Island Ave and Takoma. No Red Line service at Brookland-CUA and Fort Totten stations. Trains operate Normal Service frequencies between Shady Grove and Rhode Island Ave and between Takoma and Glenmont.
Blue Line
Modified service with trains operating between Foggy Bottom and Franconia-Springfield only. Trains single track between McPherson Sq and Smithsonian and run every 20 minutes between Foggy Bottom and Franconia-Springfield.
Silver Line
Trains single tracking between McPherson Sq and Smithsonian. Trains run every 20 minutes between Ashburn and Downtown Largo.
Orange Line
Trains single tracking between McPherson Sq and Smithsonian. Trains run every 20 minutes between Vienna and New Carrollton.
Green Line
Trains run every 6 minutes between approximately 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. and 8 minutes all other times.
Yellow Line
Trains run every 6 minutes between approximately 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. and 8 minutes all other times.
Neighbor Gavin noted that a recent newsletter from Ward 4 Councilmember Janeese Lewis George shared information about the District Department of Transportation’s Sidewalk Gap Program. DDOT has a scoring system in place for missing sidewalks, which you can view on the sidewalk gap dashboard. In 2024, DDOT plans to install sidewalks on the even side of 3rd Street NE, from Oglethorpe Street to Peabody Street and from Quackenbos Street to New Hampshire Avenue.
There are of course lots more missing sidewalks around the neighborhood, including along Kennedy Street, 4th Street, 5th Street, Nicholson Street, Jefferson Street, Jamaica Street, Oglethorpe Street, Rittenhouse Street, Chillum Place, 1st Place, 2nd Street, Sligo Mill Road, and Galloway Street.
We have been waiting for a sidewalk on the south side of Galloway Street NE from South Dakota Avenue to 4th Street for a long while now. There is a plan for a 10-foot-wide multi-use path (this is separate from the planned pedestrian trail between Gallatin and Galloway). The Galloway Street sidewalk had to be redesigned after a couple of missteps. Complicated by the grade changes and large tree roots, the design required the collaboration of the National Park Service and DDOT. The project is being funded partially with federal funds. Construction is planned for 2025-2026.
View of south side of Galloway Street NE looking west towards 4th StreetView of south side of Galloway Street NE looking east towards South Dakota Avenue
Metrorail weekend service for Saturday, January 6 through Sunday, January 7
Advisory Effective: 1/6/24 – 1/7/24
Hours: Sat 7 a.m. – 1 a.m.; Sun 7 a.m. – 2 a.m.; Mon 7 a.m. – midnight
Service-At-A-Glance
Red Line
Free shuttle buses replace trains between Noma-Gallaudet and Brookland. Rhode Island Ave closed. Trains run every 6 minutes (daytime) and 10 minutes (evening) between Shady Grove and Noma-Gallaudet; every 15 minutes between Brookland and Glenmont.
Silver Line
Modified service between Ashburn and Smithsonian. Trains run every 18 minutes.
Blue Line
Trains single tracking between Smithsonian and Federal Center SW. Trains run every 18 minutes between Franconia and Downtown Largo.
Orange Line
Trains single tracking between Smithsonian and Federal Center SW. Trains run every 18 minutes between Vienna and New Carrollton.
Yesterday, Metro announced that all red line stations will be open for normal service starting December 30, 2023, at 7:00 am. Red line service has been suspended between Gallery Place and Dupont since December 18 for construction. Metro will finish construction activities one day earlier than planned.
Reminder, Metro will be doing construction on a portion of the red line December 18-30, 2023. Red line trains will be running every 10-12 minutes. Details on station closures, transit options, shuttle bus information, FAQs at https://wmata.com/initiatives/plans/red-line-construction/index.cfm.
It seems like almost every year, Metro releases a doomsday budget because of its unfortunate funding structure. For its fiscal year 2025 budget, Metro states that in the absence of additional funding, it is looking to close a $750 million budget gap in several ways.
Financial Management – $95 Million in contract services management, office consolidation efficiencies, vacancy, and personnel expense management
No salary increases for employees (administrative staff and union staff)
Half of bus routes cut
Train frequency increases to trains every 15 minutes on weekdays, 20 minutes on weekends
20% fare increase
Metro Access service area limited which will limit travel
10 p.m. early closures for rail system
Close 10 stations (exact stations TBD)
Turn back half of Red Line Trains at Grosvenor and Silver Spring
Turn back Silver Line Trains at Stadium-Armory
Use of Preventive Maintenance funds which put priority investments at risk
A neighbor took a look at the neighborhood impacts of the threatened severe cuts in the FY2025 budget. Out of the various proposed cuts, the bus service cuts include several specific impacts to the neighborhood. Most of the buses serving Fort Totten Metro station would be affected. Routes E2 (Fort Totten to Ivy City), 70 (Fort Totten to Petworth), and K2 (Fort Totten to Takoma) would be eliminated. Routes 80 (North Capitol Street, K6 (New Hampshire Avenue), 64 (Fort Totten to Federal Triangle), and R1 and R2 (Riggs Road) would be reduced. Routes F1 and F2, which have a few stops in Lamond, also would be eliminated.
Metro is requesting a one-time adjustment of the baseline subsidy from DC, Maryland, and Virginia in order to avoid having to implement this doomsday budget. Metro would have to start taking steps to freeze hiring and reduce staff as early as January 2024, so Metro states that the sooner it has clarity from the jurisdictions, the better.
Metro’s board is meeting today. Over the next couple of months, Metro’s board and staff will work together to finalize a proposed budget. Metro plans to provide information about a public hearing and an opportunity to submit comments in February 2024.
Starting December 17, 2023, Metro will begin operating overnight bus service on 14 routes, including route 80. Between 9 p.m. and 7 a.m., bus service will operate every 20 minutes or better on the following routes:
When boarding, let our Bus Operator know you’ll be requesting a Courtesy Stop
In approach to your desired drop-off, pull the Stop Requested cord to signal to the Operator
Walk to the front and inform the Bus Operator of your Courtesy Stop location
A Courtesy Stop may only be made at the front of the bus and not through the rear doors. Courtesy stops are at the discretion of the Bus Operator to ensure the safety of our customers and to not interfere with any other traffic or road conditions when stopping the bus.
In her recent newsletter, Ward 4 Councilmember Janeese Lewis George shared news that DC School Connect has launched a new pilot that will transport neighborhood students to Ida B. Wells Middle School. Councilmember Lewis George notes that the walk from Riggs Park to the feeder middle school is roughly 1.5 miles (longer from certain parts of the neighborhood) and involves crossing busy roads. The DC School Connect shuttle will pick up students near LaSalle-Backus Elementary School in the morning and drop them off back there after school. More info and sign-up at https://www.dcschoolconnect.com.
From the District Department of Transportation (DDOT)
DDOT is giving away 170 bikes at Open Streets Georgia Avenue on Saturday, October 7th! 50% of the bikes will go to low-income families, and the rest will be raffled off to lucky DC residents! Enter the raffle here: https://forms.office.com/g/fUn2rFgwUq
DC Family Bike Fest 2023 is happening this Sunday, September 17, 10:00 am-2:00 pm at Alethia Tanner Park.
Ward 5 Biking will be celebrating completion of the 8th Street NE cycletrack at 10:00 am at Brookland Arts Walk before heading down the Met Branch Trail to the park. The cycletrack is quite lovely (hats off to the Ward 5 ANC commissioners who worked with DDOT to close this gap along the MBT).
[Ed. Note: For those neighbors who may be interested in potential changes at Brookland Metro station, Metro passed along the following information about tonight’s hearing.]
Under the proposal, Metro would reconfigure the bus loop, relocate the Kiss & Ride lot to an on-street facility and reduce the exiting 34 Kiss & Ride spaces to eight spaces. This would improve bicycle and pedestrian access and safety and allow a mix of housing and retail on Metro’s existing property with a future joint development partner.
Customers are encouraged to provide feedback and learn more about the proposed changes during an open house and public hearing:
WHEN: Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023 Open House begins at 6 p.m. and Public Hearing begins at 6:30 p.m.
WHERE: Luke C. Moore High School Auditorium, 1001 Monroe St. NE, Washington, DC 20017
PHONE: Dial 206-899-2028 and enter meeting code 337 433 234 #
VIDEO: Email speak@wmata.com by 5 p.m. Monday, Sept. 11, to register.
The hearing will also be available live at YouTube.com/MetroForward, or by calling the phone number above and entering the meeting code. Testimony is not required to attend or listen. Video of the hearings will also be archived at YouTube.com/MetroForward.
Those unable to participate in the public hearing may provide feedback through 5 p.m., Friday, September 22:
Metro has installed another set of faregates at Fort Totten station, settling on a final design after tworounds of prototype testing that started around November 2022. People are still finding ways around the taller, stronger gates. This final installation follows several weeks of stepped up security presence at the station to deter people from entering the gates without paying. During morning and evening rush hour, a row of officers has been lined up just inside the faregates.
A reader sent in a picture of Metro transit police standing near new faregates at Fort Totten Metro station.
In other Metro news, last week local news reported that a special police officer shot a teen at Fort Totten station after responding to a fight between a group of people. The teen allegedly fired a gun at another individual. News reports state that the teen has been charged with assault with intent to kill and carrying a pistol without a license. A few months ago in March, a special police officer apparently chased a “suspect” fleeing towards Fort Totten station and discharged his weapon, according to MPD. No more details have been provided about that particular incident.
Free local and limited-stop shuttles available during Metrorail operating hours.
Local Service
Green Line Shuttle: Local service every 10 minutes between Greenbelt, College Park, Hyattsville Crossing, West Hyattsville, and Fort Totten.
Limited Service
Greenbelt-Georgia Ave Limited: Limited-stop service every 8 minutes between Greenbelt, College Park-U of Md, Fort Totten, and Georgia Ave-Petworth.
Hyattsville Crossing-Georgia Ave Limited: Limited-stop service every 8 minutes between Hyattsville Crossing, West Hyattsville, Fort Totten, and Georgia Ave-Petworth.
Due to the volume of customers, wait times can be up to 20 minutes during rush hours.
Service July 24 – September 4, 2023
Station Closures: Greenbelt, College Park-U of Md, Hyattsville Crossing, West Hyattsville
Free local and limited-stop shuttles available during Metrorail operating hours.
Local Service
Green Line Shuttle: Local service every 10 minutes between Greenbelt, College Park-U of Md, Hyattsville Crossing, and West Hyattsville.
Limited-stop Service
Greenbelt-Fort Totten Limited: Limited-stop service every 10 minutes between Greenbelt, College Park-U of Md, and Fort Totten.
Hyattsville Crossing-Fort Totten Limited: Limited-stop service every 10 minutes between Hyattsville Crossing, West Hyattsville, and Fort Totten.
Due to the volume of customers, wait times can be up to 20 minutes during rush hours.
Rail Service
Green Line trains every 8 minutes between Fort Totten and Branch Ave.
Rail Options
The Maryland Area Regional Commuter Train (MARC) MARC has stations at Greenbelt, College Park-U of Md, and New Carrollton, where customers can easily connect with Metro at Union Station. Additional MARC service will be available at Greenbelt and College Park-U of Md stations during this time.
Bus Options
Greenbelt
Metrobus C2 Service to Takoma Langley Transit Center & Wheaton
Shuttles will operate using a combination of standard Metrobus and coach buses.
Accessible shuttles will be available at all closed stations.
MetroAccess paratransit is available for customers who cannot use the accessible shuttles. For MetroAccess eligibility, an expedited process is available at the Transit Accessibility Center.
The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) is considering placing a roundabout at the 2nd Street/3rd Street NE intersection just north of Riggs Road NE, along with a few other modifications, to deal with the longstanding issues of U-turns and left turns out of Walmart’s parking garage on 3rd Street. (View NOI-23-110-TESD). Submit comments on the proposal to kornelius.anderson@dc.gov by July 7, 2023.
DDOT proposes the following modifications:
Conversion of the intersection of 2nd and 3rd Streets NE to a roundabout configuration;
Installation of a raised lane separator with vertical flexible posts on 3rd Street NE between 2nd Street NE and the 310 Riggs Road NE (Walmart) parking garage on 3rd Street NW; and,
Installation of crosswalks at the intersection of 2nd and 3rd Streets NE.
The Notice of Intent (NOI) states:
[F]ield observations indicate that motorists frequently turn left from the Walmart garage or make U-turns to access southbound 3rd Street NE. In support of Washington DC’s commitment to the Vision Zero goal, DDOT conducted a safety and operations study of 3rd Street NE between Riggs Road and 2nd Street NE, to develop the proposed recommendations identified above and improve safety for all users.
As a result of the study, DDOT determined that the most effective way to address the mid-block safety issues is to install a raised lane separator with vertical posts from the raised median on 3rd Street NE to the intersection of 2nd and 3rd Street NE. To facilitate U-turns, DDOT will convert the intersection of 2nd and 3rd Streets NE to a roundabout configuration. Following the conversion, approximately 19 parking spaces will be removed from 2nd and 3rd Streets NE to accommodate the roundabout. Figure 1 shows the proposed signs, pavement markings and the raised lane separator along 3rd St NE.
Background
A bit of background on this proposal. Back in early 2018 when I served as president of the Lamond-Riggs Citizens Association, I created a spreadsheet of issues along the Riggs Road/South Dakota Avenue NE corridor and arranged a walkthrough of the corridor with representatives from DDOT, MOCRs, ANC commissioners, and representatives from councilmember offices. I suggested the idea of a roundabout for the 2nd/3rd Street intersection (even though roundabouts make me nervous) and asked for a bunch of other longstanding requests, such as crosswalks at 2nd/3rd Street, removal of parking near Walmart’s driveway, blocking left turns out of Walmart’s driveway, all-way stop at 3rd & Chillum Place NE, and blocking parking near the southwest corner of 3rd and Chillum. I opened service requests for all of these issues, kept track of communications with District officials, and gave that information to ANC 4B. ANC 4B in turn created resolutions regarding these issues.
So it has taken some years to get to this point and several issues remain unaddressed. DDOT did install a no parking sign close to Walmart’s driveway last year, but of course people ignore the sign and still park right up to the driveway. I think DDOT needs to physically prevent the ability to park there because right now drivers exiting the driveway still need to pull out pretty far to see if there is oncoming traffic. We also need a way to prevent people from parking right near the intersection close to 300 Riggs Road NE where a Wing Stop will replace the coffee shop. The parking shenanigans will only get worse once that restaurant opens. And the intersection at 3rd & Chillum needs to be addressed.
As for this NOI, with respect to the proposed lengthy raised lane separator, I was told that DDOT is taking this action because it is faster to install this separator than to actually extend the median. I was told that perhaps in the future the separator could be converted into an extended median.
The only other thing I will say about this is that it really does highlight the deficiencies in the large tract review process for projects that do not go through the planned unit development process. Much of this should have been taken care of during the design and construction of Fort Totten Square when we raised these issues. I raise shortcomings with the large tract review process whenever I can with District officials, also to point out why the constant changes to the traffic safety investigation process are kind of bogus.
In any case, ANC 4B has developed a draft resolution in support of the proposed modifications in this NOI.
Be sure to submit comments on the proposed modifications for NOI-23-110-TESD to kornelius.anderson@dc.gov by July 7, 2023.
Share your input on Metro’s Better Bus Visionary Framework of redesigned bus routes by June 18, 2023. Metro officials explained that this visionary framework is what Metro would implement if it had about 35 percent more funding. Some pieces of the framework may be implemented in the short term.
We previously covered several of the proposed routes around the Riggs Park neighborhood in this Better Bus post. Check out that post for details about proposed routes.
A few things worth mentioning to Metro:
Do not shorten the E4 crosstown route to Riggs Park (draft DC200 and DC203 routes). The routes should run more frequently than every 15 or 20 minutes. The existing E4 route on the Better Bus site does not even show the route to Riggs Park (and yes they are aware, I have mentioned this to Metro). Traveling east from Fort Totten metro, the existing route crosses South Dakota Avenue with stops at the Lamond-Riggs Library, South Dakota Avenue & Riggs Road across from Walmart, and then travels along Chillum Place to Eastern Avenue. The westbound route takes a different path through the neighborhood. Tell Metro to keep the northern east-west crosstown route all the way to the Riggs Park neighborhood rather than cutting it off at Fort Totten metro station as contemplated in both the DC200 and DC203 routes.
Metro already cut the 80 route to Kennedy Center. The draft DC110 route likewise ends at McPherson Square. Metro officials said they are not bringing the Kennedy Center route back, but they should. It is good that this route would run 24 hours.
Support the new DC207. This route is stylized on the Better Bus site as a variant of the existing E2 route, but it is really an entirely new route altogether. The route would run from Fort Totten metro station down South Dakota Avenue to Fort Lincoln and continue on to Deanwood. It should run more frequently than every 20 minutes.
Support the new route between Fort Totten and Union Market (DC302). It should run more frequently than every 30 minutes.
On May 25, 2023, Ward 5 Councilmember Zachary Parker sent a letter to Metro with recommendations on the framework. Read CM Parker Better Bus Letter.
Sat-Sun: Trains operate every 8 minutes between Shady Grove and Rhode Island until 10 p.m., then every 10 minutes until closing; every 12 minutes between Fort Totten and Glenmont all day.
Mon: Trains operate every 8 minutes until approximately 10 p.m., then every 10 minutes until closing.
Scheduled maintenance & service adjustments (Saturday and Sunday)
Shutdown between Rhode Island Ave and Fort Totten due to switch replacement.
Brookland-CUA Station closed.
Shuttle bus service provided between Rhode Island Ave and Fort Totten stations.
The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) is soliciting public comment on the 30% design of the Riggs Road NE two-way cycletrack (NOI #23-75 PSD; 30% 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 that DDOT mentioned at ANC 5A and ANC 4B meetings last year. The project sits in ANC 5A09. Send comments to sean.burnett@dc.gov by May 22, 2023.
Rendering of proposed cycletrack from NOI
According to the notice of intent (NOI), “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 (aka cycletrack).” DDOT says the purpose is to “create a dedicated and safer connection for people biking under the railroad tracks to reach the Metropolitan Branch Trail. This will reduce conflicts between people walking and people biking on the sidewalk.”
The cycletrack is less than 800 feet in length, about 0.13 miles. Traveling eastbound Riggs from 1st Place, it looks like the cycletrack would take up the right-turn only lane to just past Food & Friends’ main entrance/driveway, leading to a bike ramp that DDOT proposes to build that would take the rider to the sidewalk before reaching South Dakota Avenue. So there would still be a dedicated right-turn lane from Riggs to South Dakota Avenue, just a shorter one.
Section from Riggs Road/1st Place NE
Section leading to South Dakota Avenue
I cannot say I have strong feelings either way about this cycletrack. (I really want DDOT to completely overhaul the South Dakota Avenue/Riggs Road NE intersection because it was poorly reconfigured in 2011. This cycletrack is so short I am not sure how useful it will be. And a good chunk of the MBT extension from Fort Totten to Takoma is largely on the sidewalk anyway, including the part leading from 1st Place & Riggs to 1st Street and Riggs).
(Edited to add 5/4/2023: A reader emailed a good point regarding east-west connections to the MBT in Riggs Park. If DDOT is interested in making safe east-west connections, DDOT should work on constructing the Avondale segment approved in the National Capital Trail Network. Also the reader stated DDOT should look at other neighborhood streets to make an east-west connection rather than what is proposed for Riggs.)
But I absolutely think that without any barrier, drivers will “accidentally” drive in the cycletrack to get to South Dakota Avenue. There is a dedicated right turn lane on eastbound Riggs to turn onto 1st Place NE. This right turn lane is useful for all of the buses that go to Fort Totten Metro station. Non-bus drivers, however, often get in this dedicated right turn lane and just keep driving straight to continue on Riggs to turn onto South Dakota. I do not think this practice will change at all just because DDOT puts in a clearly marked cycletrack.
I think DDOT really needs to be careful to have clear signage and road markings directing vehicle traffic on this stretch so that drivers do not use the dedicated right turn lane leading to 1st Place to continue straight onto Riggs only to run into the cycletrack and then have to either keep going (because why not), or swerve into the travel lanes at the last second. It is easiest to see what I am talking about by looking at the Riggs Road/1st Place section in DDOT’s plans.
There is an ever so slight downhill descent on eastbound Riggs from 1st Place to South Dakota Avenue, but it is enough for drivers to pick up quite a bit of speed along this stretch (which is why there is a speed camera on the southeast corner of 1st Place & Riggs). Anyone familiar with this area knows that weekday evening rush hour sees a lot of cars on this stretch and drivers feel entitled to take all sorts of illegal actions and drive at whatever speed they want to get to where they want to go. DDOT really should consider having concrete barriers.
Also, I do not have any data on how often delivery vehicles enter and exit Food & Friends, but I do know that adding this bike facility here will introduce one more thing for delivery drivers to have to watch out for as they enter and exit. Food & Friends drivers have to watch out for pedestrians and bike riders using the sidewalk now. While there is a sign warning drivers not to block the Food & Friends driveway, people often do, so I can see delivery drivers deciding to pull out into the cycletrack and sitting for a bit in order to enter the travel lanes.
All that to say, let’s help DDOT get this right by sending constructive feedback to DDOT.
Send comments to sean.burnett@dc.gov by May 22, 2023.
Metro’s yellow line will reopen on May 7, 2023, but it will not go to Fort Totten. Yellow line service will operate only between Huntington and Mt. Vernon Square. Metro has offered reasons for this change, the main one being to support better headways for the southern end of the green line. Color me skeptical. Maybe we will all be pleasantly surprised if Metro does in fact operate six-minute headways on the green line. We do know those promised six-minute headways will not happen during planned summer construction on the green line.
Image from MetroImage from Metro
Metro is planning a long shutdown of green line stations north of Fort Totten from July 2023 to September 2023, for installation of fiber optic cables.
There will be no green line service at all at Fort Totten station July 22-23. Red line service will be available.
From July 24 to September 4, green line service will operate only between Branch Avenue and Fort Totten. Metro says green line trains will operate with eight-minute headways during this time.
Metro recently released a draft visionary network of redesigned bus routes called the Better Bus Network. Better Bus is just an aspirational vision for redesigned routes. No changes would go into effect before 2024, if at all. Read the fact sheet and FAQs. View the draft Better Bus maps & route profiles for DC, Maryland, and Virginia and play around with the Better Bus trip planner.
Metro is seeking input on the draft redesign and is holding a pop-up Better Bus event at Fort Totten Metro station on April 25, 2023, from 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Metro is also holding informational webinars focusing on specific jurisdictions (MD is April 27; Virginia is May 4; DC is May 9).
The Share Input page is probably the best way to get a handle on how specific routes could be impacted. Using the “Comment on Your Route” tab, you can enter a particular route and see how the redesign compares to the existing route. It is not completely accurate, but if you know your bus routes, it is still a fairly easy way to see how routes may change. For example, the current E4 route has two route options, one ending at Fort Totten station and one ending in Riggs Park. The existing route shown on the Better Bus comment map shows only the route that ends at Fort Totten station. In any case, on the “Comment on Your Route” tab, you can comment on specific changes and also see comments from other riders.
I have not looked at impacts to all neighborhood bus routes in any detail just yet, but neighbor Gavin has and passed along some info. You will notice routes are renumbered for purposes of this redesign; Metro is also seeking feedback on this renumbering/renaming. I have not double checked everything but this is a great start to looking at the network so that we can talk to the Metro team tomorrow. Note, the information below does not include routes that only come into the neighborhood via 1st Place NE and end at Ft. Totten, or the routes north of New Hampshire.
There would be three routes roughly equivalent to the E2, which currently runs between Ft. Totten and Ivy City. One routing (provisionally called DC208) would still go to Ft. Totten. Another (DC209) would go on Sargent, Eastern, Chillum Pl., and Riggs to West Hyattsville. Another variant (DC207) would go from Ft. Totten to Deanwood (rather than Ivy City).
Aside from losing the Riggs Park loop, there would be changes to the E4 outside our neighborhood. There would be two routes roughly equivalent. One routing (DC203) would still go to Friendship Heights, but staying on Missouri/Military the whole way for a more direct route. The other routing (DC200) would keep the detour onto Kennedy St. NW, and turn left when it reaches Nebraska to go to Tenleytown and Sibley Hospital.
There’s also a new route, provisionally named DC302, which would go to Fort Totten through the Riggs/South Dakota Avenue intersection (unlike all the other Ft. Totten buses which either go on Galloway or 1st Pl.), which would give a bus connection to residents near that intersection and to the Walmart and library. From there, it goes west on Riggs to North Capitol, then south on Harewood to Edgewood and eventually Eckington and Union Market, more or less overlapping with part of the current P6 route on the southern end.
The K6 and K9 currently take different routes through the neighborhood: the K9 currently goes from Ft. Totten to the east on Riggs, whereas the K6 goes on 1st Pl. west to North Capitol, then north to New Hampshire. Their routes in the neighborhood would be consolidated into the current K6 route, and instead would have two different routings on the Maryland end (MD 144 and MD243).
The R1 and R2 would be consolidated into one route (MD 244) very similar to the current R2, with the same routing through our neighborhood (from Ft. Totten to the east on Riggs).
The 80 equivalent (DC110) (goes from Ft. Totten east on Galloway, then turns south on South Dakota) would take the same routing through our neighborhood, and keep a similar route until some changes past Union Station.
The F6 equivalent (MD245) (from Ft. Totten to Gallatin, then north on Sargent) would take the same routing in our area, with some changes later, ultimately ending at College Park rather than New Carrollton.
Next Stop...Riggs Park 
