Here’s a good question raised by WTOP’s Adam Tuss: Should the shuttle that’s supposed to take people who park at RFK on Nationals game days to the new stadium at the Navy Yard make a stop along the way?

On the pro side is Ward 6 Council member Tommy Wells. Wells would ideally like to see the shuttle make one stop at 8th and G Streets NE SE, near the Barracks Row neighborhood, in the hopes that some people might consider taking Metro to Eastern Market and hopping on the shuttle there. Wells, ever looking out for local businesses in his Ward, of course wouldn’t mind if those same people grabbed something to eat or drink while they were waiting.

On the probably not side are the Nationals. Tuss says team officials told Wells they want to wait and test out the shuttles without a stop first before deciding if it might be a good idea. After all, there’s not much point in stopping if the shuttles are all packed and no one at Eastern Market can get on, and the selling point of the shuttle was that it was only supposed to take 10 minutes and be a breeze. Adding a stop could change that.

Maybe if Council member Wells would like to encourage people to hang out at Eastern Market before ball games, he should be talking to WMATA: the weekday-only N22 bus goes straight from Eastern Market to the Navy Yard. Could a special schedule be arranged for game days?

UPDATE: Ken Jarboe from ANC 6B emails in to inform me that N22 service has already been approved for additional weekday evening and weekend routes for the expressed purpose of getting more people from Eastern Market to the Navy Yard during ball games. I stand corrected, so thanks, Ken. But if that’s the case, what possible incentive would the Nationals have for adding a stop to their RFK shuttle in virtually the same place?

Only 17 more days until opening day! How are you planning on getting to the new stadium?

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