Evening star., 1942-11-06
Rush Hour Express Bu,
Service Ordered for
18th s.. Nov. Is
Experimental Plan to
Be Expanded as
Conditions Worront
BY DON S. WARREN.

Dy DoA~ vVTAASASA|A>s
Rush-hour express bus service will
be inaugurated on Sixteenth street
NV. November 16 on an expert
mental basis, beginning with the
operation of two busses, these to be
increased as experience warrants,
under a decision announced today
by the Public Utilities Commission.
The plan is to add express buses
for trips beginning at three starting
points on upper Sixteenth street, as
fast as patronage demands, until
the demand is satisfied and to drop
express buses If the plan is found
not to suit riding habits of passen-
gers.
However, buses placed in express
service will not be in addition to
those in the present local bus serv-
ice, but will be provided by the grad
ual conversion of some local We
hicles to express use. The fare for
the special service will remain the
same as the present uniform cash,
token or weekly pass fare.
compromise ran. <.
This plan is a compromise arrived
at after a long battle over requests
of the Sixteenth Street Heights Git
liens Association for express serv-
ice, a petition opposed by the Capt.
tai Transit Co., which had main
tained that express service, being
discriminatory" as to other sec
tions lacking such super service,
should be granted only on payment
of higher fare.
The commissions decision was
unanimous. The PUG allowed
member Gregory Hankins to an
nounce the plan since he had
"fathered" the idea of a sort OF
selective "limited-stop" service for
Sixteenth street on the basis of the
PUG Observation-Disclosures survey
which was managed by Mr.. Hankin
The new service will begin No
vember 6 with the operation of two
express buses, starting at Eastern
avenue. One of these will be run
local to Underwood street and
then will go express to Eleventh
and K streets (via Sixteenth street
and Massachusetts, avenue, and
then will be in. local service to a
terminal at Eleventh and c streets
NV, back of the old Post Once
Department Building.
The other will go to second
terminal at Eighteenth street and
Constitution avenue NV, the eX-
press run being between Under
wood street and Twenty-flrst and
G streets NV. The route to be
followed will be Sixteenth street
New Hampshire avenue, r street
Twentieth street, New Hampshire
avenue, south on Twenty first
street to Constitution avenue anC
then east to Eighteenth street.
To Add Third Starting Point.
The order explains there will be-
ultimately, three starting points or
Sixteenth street, at Eastern ave-
nue., Underwood and Taylor streets
and two termini, at Eleventh and {
streets NV. and at Eighteenth
street and Constitution avenue NV
The commissions order stipulates
| that the new service shall be pro-
| vided out of conversion Of loca
buses to the new express service
and shall not be assignment of lad
ditionar' buses to Sixteenth street
When the maximum" service |!
provided at Eastern avenue, depend
ing on available demands. then {
start will be made on express runs
to the two termini from Underwood
street, and then after this has
reached its maximum. similar serv.
ice will be started, with two buses
from Taylor street.
Reverse In Evening.
From Underwood street the ex.
press buses will run local to Taylor
street, then 20 express to leithel
Eleventh and K streets or to Twenty
first and G streets. and then loca
between those points and the two
stated termini. In the evening. thu
route will be followed generally ir
the reverse.
From Taylor street. the ultimat.
express buses will run local to Euclit
street and then 60 express either t
Eleventh and K streets or t.
Twenty-first and G streets, then or
to one of the two termini.
The order also provides that q!
some of the buses are converted t.
express runs. the headways between
the remaining local buses shall b
lengthened Ito the end that the bu
runs shall. 50 far rs practicable, b
so scheduled as to have 100, per cen
load factors, at the point Of maxi
num load, provided that reasonahl
headways shall be maintained owe
all portions Of the line"
The company Is required to trans
NIT to the PUG 4 daily trAfnc coun
at the express points for all locs
and express buses for the frst !
days after each group Of expires
buses are put Into operation.
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