Evening star., 1942-07-29
PI an 10 CurtaiI
Bus Service
Submitted
Van Duzer Program
Studied by PUG
Eliminates 7 Lines

EumInOteS 4 Lines
Recommendations for sweep
ing changes in bus routes serving
the Metropolitan Area, with cur
tailment of many lines and elm
ination OF few as war measure
to save gasoline and rubber,
were revealed in detail for the
first time today as the District
Public Utilities Commission
studied them.
The recommendation were pre-
pared by Traffic Director w. A. Van
Duzer as administrator of defense
transportation for the District, in
pursuance of a resolution adopted
by the Transportation Co-ordinat-
ing Committee of the National Capt.
tai Park and Planning Commission
on May %. The general policy of
avoiding duplication and waste
in public transportation systems
throughout the country was laid
down by the United States Office of
Defense Transportation.
The Van Duzer report recon-
mends discontinuance of two bus
lines-E-2 and F-4.
E-2, outbound is known as the
"Twenty-second and Shepherd line"
and runs in two sections, one start
ing at Eighteenth street and Penn
sylvania avenue NV, the other at
Fifteenth and I streets NV. The
line runs out Rhode Island avenue
to Fourth street NE, then on
Franklin, Twelfth and Monroe
streets to Twenty second and Shep-
herd.
F-4 is known, outbound as Queens
Chapel road and inbound bears
the sign: 18th and Pa. via 9th ST.
This bus runs from Ninth street and
Constitution avenue north on Ninth
to Rhode Island avenue, then east
on Rhode Island to Fourth street
NE, north on Fourth to Franklin
and east to Seventh street and ends
at Queens Chapel road at the Dis
trict line.
Elimination of these lines pre-
sumably was recommended to avoid
duplication with streetcar lines serv-
ing the same general territory,
though it was pointed out at the
Capital Transit Co. that parts OF
bus lines served communities where
there were no streetcars.
Chairman Gregory Hankin said
the PUG had taken no action on
any of the recommendations, but
had the entire report under con-
sideration.
Rosslyn Transfer Opposed.
One phase of the Van Duzer plan,
previously disclosed, would halt
Arnold-operated Virginia buses at
Rosslyn and require their passengers
to transfer to Washington bound
streetcars. This plan has aroused
stiff opposition, not only from the
operating corporation, the Wash
ington, Virginia g. Maryland Coach
Co., but from the Arlington County
Public Utilities Commission, the
Arlington Chamber of Commences
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civic groups
The Arlington commission has
been engaged in making a survey of
traffic at Key Bridge and on Penn
sylvania avenue, with view of sub
mitting counter-proposal.
Opponents estimated $4,000 Vir-
ginia passengers daily would be re-
quired to transfer at the Virginia
end of Key Bridge, under the Van
Duzer plan. Any change which
would increase the cost of trans
portation for these commuters was
opposed. Loss of time was described
as another serious threat. Appeals
directly to the ODT and the Inter-
state Commerce Commission to up
hold the present routes and sched-
ules were planned.
The other changes were less
drastic, rerouting certain bus lines
at the rush hours or at slack hours
and others on 24-hour basis.
Sees Mileage Saving.
Mr.. Van Duzer said the changes
suggested were "in the interest of
conserving gasoline and rubber and
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