Evening star., 1938-06-28
new BUS SERVICE
FOR THREE AREAS
IS ORDERED HERE
Route Along Benning Road
and Central Avenue Voted
by Joint Board.
TWO CHANGES APPROVED
FOR TRANSIT COMPANY
Abandonment of Street Cars From
Union Station to Eighth st. NE.
Is Allowed.

Inauguration of bus service along
Benning road and Central avenue NE.
to serve the communities of Capital
View, De Priest Village and Marshall
Heights was ordered today by joint
action Of the Commissioners and the
Public Utilities Commission.
The Joint Board also approved two
changes in the city's transportation
service proposed some time ago by
the Capital Transit Co. One calls
for abandonment of street car service
between Union Station Plaza and
Eighth and F streets NE. and the
other changes the route of the Rhode
Island avenue bus line between Fourth
street and Rhode Island avenue NE.
and the intersection Of Twelfth and
Franklin streets NE.
The commission began an investiga-
ton Of the need for operation of a bus
service on Benning road and Central
avenue NE, after numerous petitions
and individual requests for the service
were received. The commission point,
ed out there has been considerable
building development in that section
within recent years and that there is
no reason to doubt there will be con-
tinuing progress.
Must Walk Two Miles.
It was also shown that residents
OF these communities dependent upon
existing transportation facilities of the
Transit Co. are compelled, in many
cases, to walk more than miles The
section has population of about $500
who will benefit from the bus line.
The company contended that opera
ton Of the proposed service would not
be reasonably compensatory. but the
commission held that the firms evil
dence is not convincing"
The new service will be routed from
the west end of the Benning viaduct
via Benning road. Central avenue
Fifty-third place, East Capitol street.
Central avenue and Benning road. The
order will take effect July 10.
In ordering abandonment of the
street car line between Union Station
and Eighth and F streets NE. the
commission said this line was con-
structed by the Capital Traction Co.
In 1909, at q time when there were
two competitive street railway systems.
The commission agreed with the tram
sit company that there is unnecessary
duplication Of service through the area
at present.
Bus Line Rerouted.
The utilities body pointed out that
reasonable service would be available
II the railway service would be dis
continued and the route of the Glover
Park Trinidad bus line were changed.
The bus line will be routed from
Union Station Plaza and California
street to Second street NE, north on
Second street to F street, east to Fifth
street, north to K street, east on K
street and Florida avenue to Trinidad
avenue, continuing on the present
route.
The Rhode Island avenue bus route
change was ordered after the commits
sion was told that it would eliminate
duplication Of service on Rhode Island
avenue NE. between Fourth and
Twelfth streets. Instead of continuing
out Rhode Island avenue, busses on
this line will turn north on Fourth
street to Franklin street, east on
Franklin to Twelfth street, north on
Twelfth to Monroe street and con-
tinuing from there on the present
route.
The Transit Co. also was directed
to abandon the double conduit track
on Ninth street NV between Rhode
Island avenue and U street, and on
between U street and Sherman ave-
nue. NV.