Evening star., 1936-10-18
TAK0MAPARKb BUS
PROPOSAL FOUGHT
Brightwood Citizens Con-
tend Street Cars Provide
Better Service.

A determined fight to prevent sub
stitution of busses for the present.
electric rail service between Takoma
Park and Fourteenth and Kennedy
streets by the Capital Transit Co. is
being planned by the Brightwood
Citizens Association.
As part of the program to provide
adequate transportation facilities for
Brightwood the Public Utilities Com
mission will be urged to compel the
fulfllment of an order by that body
for the Capital Transit Co. to COM
plete double tracking Of its line along
kennedy street from Fourteenth
street and Colorado avenue eastward
to Third street and northward from
Kennedy street to its terminus at
Laurel avenue and the District line
In Takoma Park.
Order Not Abrogated.
Up to now, the association declares,
no request has been made to the
Public Utilities to abrogate the order,
which also provided the construction
of a south-bound curve at Kennedy
street and Georgia avenue. shifting
the cars to the center Of the city via
Seventh street, while others would
continue to operate westward on Ken
nedy street from Georgia avenue to
the Fourteenth street line at Kennedy
street and Colorado avenue. The
substitution Of q shuttle bus service
between Takoma Park and the Four
teenth street line does not appeal to
citizens Of Brightwood, who contend
a shuttle service and the construction
of waiting station at Kennedy street
and Colorado avenue was similarly
experienced with much dissatisfaction
about a quarter Of century ago.
1t is pointed out by association off,
GERS that Sl75.000 would be saved by
substitution Of busSes, but they de-
clare that even with an all-day serv-
ice it would not meet the demands OF
the Takoma Chillum Heights and
Brightwood sections. Complaints
have been filed with the association
that citizens Of Brightwood are un-
able to board south bound busses from
Takoma Park to the center Of the
city in the morning express service,
and after standing on street corners
are compelled to resort to the Ken
nedy street line. The crowded condi-
ton of the buses at all times has
also been complained Of, and, while
additional buses have been added
from time to time, this service is still
inadequate.
Inadequate Equipment Seen.
Officials Of the organization further
point out that the company would
not be able to provide adequate equip
ment to transport both the present
bus patrons and street car riders If
the Kennedy street line was aban-
doned. At the first meeting Of the
association this Fall last week resolu-
tions were unanimously adopted re-
newing its demand for through rail
service over the Fourteenth street line
to the business center, and that no
shuttle service would meet the re-
quirements of residents of Brightwood
and vicinity.
One prominent member Of the as
sociation said that real estate men
favor rail service over bus trans
portation, as the chances of removal
OF car tracks Is remote, whereas
bus route could be changed over
night without much consideration for
patrons of the line. The citizens OF
the Brightwood section, as well as
Takoma Park, will remember the long
drawn out fight many years ago to
eliminate the transfer station at
Georgia and Florida avenues and pro-
vide through service to the center OF
the city. With the winning of this
contest shuttle car service between
Georgia avenue and the Soldiers
Home and from Georgia avenue tc
Takoma Park on Butternut street was
abandoned. In view of that fight
officers of the Brightwood association
look with disfavor on a shuttle bus
service, and especially the necessitat-
ing of transferring at Fourteenth
street and Colorado avenue.
The Capital Transit Co. Is to be
advised Of the attitude Of the citizens
of Brightwood, also the Public Utili-
ties Commission and Peoples Coun-
sci Roberts.