Evening star., 1947-07-10
PSC Approves
PriinceGeorges
Bus Reroutinq
Trial Plan Is Made
Permanent; Express
Lines Sanctioned
BY ]. B. Zatmon

MOSU features Oh tne temporary
Capital Transit Co. plan rerouting
Prince Georges County bus patrons
into Mount Rainier terminal for
transfer to downtown Washington,
in operation almost year on trial
basis, have been ordered placed in
effect permanently by the Mary
land Public Service Commission.
However, in its order, issued yes
terday, the commission approved es-
tablishment of two new rush-hour
express lines from Hamilton and
Thirty-eighth streets. West Hyatts-
vile, and Defense highway and Ed
monston road, Bladensburg, to
downtown Washington.
Extension and rerouting of sew
eral lines also was approved.
The major changes involve the
elimination of all-day through serv-
ice between the Bladensburg and
Hyattsville areas and downtown
Washington.
Opposed by Civic Group.
The changes have been opposed
by civic groups on the ground that
passengers en- route to Washington
are taken out of their way to the
terminal and forced to transfer to
other buses or streetcars in order to
get to their destination.
They also claim the terminal is too
small to accommodate the increased
number of persons forced to make
the transfer,
Arthur H. Koonce, chairman of
the Hyattsvilie Citizens Transporta-
tion Committee. charged that yes
terday's order completely ignores
the wishes of the people in the area
for all-day direct service"
He added that the proposed eX-
press lines do not extend far enough
into the suburban area to be of real
value"
Transit company officials could
not estimate how long it would take
to put all the changes into effect.
They said there would be no
changes in fares on local lines.
25-Cent Express Fare.
A 25-cent fare will be charged on
each of the two express bus lines,
which, will follow the local routes
of the F-S, B-4 and B-6 lines to the
Mount Rainier terminal and thence
to Ninth street and Constitution
avenue via Rhode Island avenue
NV.
Free transfers may be obtained on
the two lines only in the District,
according to a transit company
spokesman. The lines will operate
during weekday rush hours.
The following changes in routes
are approved in the PSC order:
blishment of a new feeder
busline. on Riverdale road and JEFF
ferson avenue Between Lafayette
avenue in Riverdale To a terminal
at Eastpines. sss..s. .
Extension of the H-8 bus line from
Landover road and Fifty-eighth
avenue, Bladensburg. to Landover
Hills via Landover road.
Rerouting of the Ga line by dis
continuing it's operation on Thirtieth
street between Queens Chapel road
and Upshur street, Mount Rainier,
and extending it along Queens
Chapel road, Twenty-f1fth street,
Arundel road, Russell avenue,
Twenty y-eighth place and Upshur
street.
Experimental Changes.
Establishment of an expert
mental" routing of the F-2 line be-
tween Twenty-ninth and Randolph
streets at the District line and the
Mount Rainier terminal.
Extension temporarily and expe-
rimentally" of the weekday rush
hour service of the G-8 line from the
Branchville streetcar line to Ritchie
Coliseum, College Park
Re-establishment of bus service
between Riverdale and College
Park-the former F-2 line-by eX-
tending the G-6 route along Balti-
more boulevard from Riverdale road
to the Ritchie Coliseum.
This will eliminate the present
G-6 line between Baltimore boule-
ward and Rhode Island avenue via
Riverdale road. Rhode Island ave-
nue. and Rittenhouse street,