Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-13
New Bus Line 10 Link
Macarthur Boulevard
And Ten|ey Circle

FoxhoII Village Route
To Be Cut DrosticoIIy
Under PUG Ruling
Establishment of new bus line
to shuttle between Tenley Circle
| and Macarthur boulevard, via Ne
braska avenue and LOughboro road:
drastic curtailment of the Foxhall
Village bus route and some changes
in the Woodley road bus service
were ordered yesterday by the Pub
| lie Utilities Commission, all effec-
tive January 81.
Short of the Foxhall Viii
lage buses and frightening of the
| Roadway on Woodley buses in the
northern loop were ordered in keep
ing with demands by the ODT for
all possible conservation of tires and
vehicles. and it was estimated there
would be net saving of $4,000 bus
miles per year, but in some respects
bus riders won their arguments for
bus service.
Opposed by ODT.
F. w. Lovejoy. spokesman for the
Washington Regional Committee of
Defense Transportation Admins
traitors, had objected to the proposed
new Nebraska avenue-Loughboro
road link. but the commission was
swayed by public demands, includ-
ing those from workers at the War
Mapping Service Office of the War
Department, located near Dalecarlia
Reservoir. 1t also said the new
service should be considered in the
light OF curtailment of the FoXhall
bus route between Norton street and
Ashby street NV, which will effect
great mileage saving.
The PUG reported that a recent
War Department survey showed
that of the 1880 employees in the
War Mapping Office, 5S5 would use
the proposed line.
James H. Flanagan. chairman of
the PUG, said that while the record
developed in the case indicated that
the line was desirable and necessary.
II actual experience showed the line
was not being used to capacity. it
would be necessary for the commits
sion to reconsider its order in the
interest of saving rubber and buses.
Route of New Line.
The route is to be from Tenley
Circle on Wisconsin avenue. south
erly along Nebraska avenue. Lough-
boro road, Maud street and Macomb
street to Sherrier place, west to
Manning place, north to Macarthur
boulevard and east to Macomb. then
back over the same route.
1t was estimated that the new
service would entail operation of
$4,000 bus miles per year. In base
day service the Roadway will be 30
minutes, with faster service at rush
hours
Curtailment of the Foxhall Village
route was ordered over protests of
civic groups and individuals, but the
commission expressed belief that
there would be no undue hard
ship because of the new Nebraska
venue-Loughboro road line. which
will afford transfers. and the con-
tinued operation of the Cabin John
streetcar service for downtown con-
nections.
Better Service Afforded.
For those passengers residing some
distance from the Cabin John car
line, the PUG explained, the new
order makes the shortened Foxhall
, Village bus line a branch of the
Glover Park Trinidad bus line. This,
the PUG said. should afford better
service. since such passengers will
be able to go to or from downtown
or points east without transfer day
or night. The FoXhall Village line
now runs to downtown areas only in
rush hours, transfers being neces-
sary in other hours to the Glover
Park Trinidad buses.
In addition to cutting of the poi
ton Of the Foxhall Village line be-
yond Ashby street, the PUG order
lops off the triangle in the present
line between Foxhall road and Mac
Arthur boulevard by routing the
buses through @ street between
these roads. Outside of these
changes. the Foxhall Village Glover
rk-Trinidad services were not dis
turbed. 1t was estimated that elm
nation of portions of the Foxhall
Village line and making the re-
mainder of it a. branch of the o'her
line would mean a net saving of
166,580 bus miles per year.
Northern Loop Continued.
AS to the Woodley road bus, the
ODT spokesman had called for elm
ination of the northern loop and to
turn the buses back via a small
! loop through Woodley road, Wiscon-
sin avenue, Lowell and Thirty sixth
street, but public protests at the
recent hearings on the issue per-
suaded the PUG to continue the
northern loop. with a lengthening
of the Roadway between buses from
10 to Is minutes. The commission
thought the saving through sched-
ules would balance with continual
ton of the longer loop versus short
loop
Under the Woodley road re-rout-
ing order. however. other changes
are to be made. From the northern
loop some of the buses are to ira
verse Thirty fourth street and
Cleveland avenue ard Calvert
street. and alternate buses will fol-
low Cathedral avenue. Twenty
ninth street and Calvert street, in
stead of reaching Connecticut ave-
nue. at Cathedral avenue. And, in
stead of crossing Rock Creek via