Did you get an email from Metro yesterday?
If you did, you’re now an important part of a new program that’s attempting to find ways to improve the service of the S bus lines, which run between Silver Spring and downtown D.C. The first step in the The Metrobus 16th Street Line Study was surveys which were distributed to riders of any S line bus on June 18.
The email contains details about a community meeting that that will include the community surrounding 16th Street in the planning of the upgrades:
The format of the public meeting will be as follows: an open house will take place from 6:30 to 7:00, during which participants can review project materials and speak individually with members of the study team. After that will be a brief presentation to inform participants about the study and what will be taking place at the meeting. Following the presentation will be a breakout session where participants will split up into smaller groups at tables to discuss challenges facing the 16th Street Line and potential solutions. A member of the study team will be present at each table to facilitate the discussion. And finally, participants will report back to the larger group what was discussed at their table.
The format of the meeting sounds like as good a chance as any to bring up some of the other broader issues that affect the S lines, like six buses bunching up at the same stop.
The meeting is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, July 15, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at St. Stephen and the Incarnation Episcopal Church at 16th and Newton Streets NW.
The study also has a website where you can learn more. With the potential for improvement on this line, in addition to the recent rollout of changes to the 30s line, things are looking up for crosstown/cross-jurisdictional bus transit in the District. Of course, we’d love to hear from those of you that live near 16th Street in the comments – what changes would you like to see on the S line?
After the jump: 11th Street is set for some heavy road work, and your usual roundup of the transit stories this week.
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