Anyone who frequents the H Street NE corridor will tell you that the popular H Street Shuttle has made life much easier since its arrival in 2009. The shuttle serves as a compliment to the X2 Metrobus, connects multiple wards and, perhaps most importantly, is a boon for businesses around a corridor which has been hampered by construction for the better part of the last couple of years. But the shuttle will soon be a luxury of the past: service will cease after December 31.

Photo by NCinDC Earlier this afternoon, Ward 6 Council member Tommy Wells took to Twitter with the latest on the H Street NE shuttle, which was forced to cease operation yesterday due to a lack of funding. Tweets Wells: “Just spoke with the Mayor re H street shuttle. Very promising.” That doesn’t even use all 140 characters available for a tweet, much less tell us what’s happening. This writer spoke to Charles Allen, chief…

Photo courtesy CStan Photo. The popular free shuttle that serves the up and coming H Street NE corridor will be forced to cease operation on Sunday, Dec. 6, thanks to its funding from the city having dried up. Managed by the H Street Business Cooperative and operated by U Street Parking and Transportation, the shuttle had been being funded through a grant from the District of Columbia Department of Transportation, but that money has…