As anyone who has ever tried to get to H Street NE without a car knows, the area isn’t terribly accessible. Visitors to the area are often faced with a long walk from Union Station, trying to figure out the X2 bus schedule, or the often difficult task of finding a cab back at the end of the night. But all of that is has now changed.

Ward 6 D.C. Council member Tommy Wells and H Street business leaders held a press conference Wednesday in front of the Atlas Theater to announce the launch of a new free shuttle service that will run along H Street, from the Gallery Place Metro station to the Minnesota Avenue station. There are four stops planned between the two stations, and the stops do not overlap with existing X2 Metrobus stops.