Evening star., 1948-08-11
Capital Transit
ProposesBu Buses
For Parkers
Seeks to Extend Line,
Establish Shuttle for
Users of Fringe Lots

The Capital Transit Co. today
asked the Public Utilities Commits
sion for permission to establish one
shuttle bus line and extend an
existing bus route to provide down.
town transportation for the Dis
trict's three fringe parking lots.
The present RS bus line-which
runs between the Treasury Depart
ment and Riverside Stadium
would be extended east to the Mu-
nicipal Center fringe parking area.
The line already approaches the
Heurich Brewery fringe lot at
TWenty-fifth and E streets NV. on
the west.
The proposed new bus line would
extend from the Temple Heights
fringe parking lot, Connecticut ave-
nue. and Florida avenue NV, to the
Municipal Center parking lot at
John Marshall place and Constitu-
ton avenue NV.
The purpose of the fringe park
ing plan is to enable residents of
outlying and suburban areas to drive
to one of the lots and then use the
buses to the downtown district, thus
avoiding downtown traffic and park /
ing difficulties.
Three Month Trial Sought.
In a letter to the PUG, E. D.
Merrill, Capital Transit president,
asked that the proposed routings
be approved for a trial period of
three months.
The buses would begin operating
at 9:15 am. and stop at 6:l5 pm.
every day except Sunday. The Re-
line, however, would operate every
day over its present route. The
shuttle buses connecting the three
parking lots would run about 10
minutes apart.
Mr.. Merrill said transportation
tickets sold by the Motor Vehicle
Parking Agency to Heurich Brewery
parkerS would be accepted on the
RS line in addition to the regular
fare. Only transportation tickets
sold by the parking agency could
be used by parkers and their pas
sengers on the Temple Heights to
Municipal Center run.
1t has been proposed by the park
ing agency that persons living in
outlying districts can use the fringe
lot and bus system for 40 cents.
The whole project, fringe lots and
shuttle bus lines, depends on the
PUC's decision on Capital Transit's
request today.
Routes From Temple Heights.
The proposed Temple Heights to-
Municipal Center line would run
south and east from Temple Heights
via California street to Connecticut
avenue, down Connecticut to TWen-
tieth street along Twentieth street
to I stRet, thence to Fifteenth
street, south on Fifteenth street to
F street, east on F. street to Eighth
street, south on Eighth street to
E, east on E street to Third street
and down Third street to a terminal
at Constitution avenue.
North and west bound from Mu-
nicipal Center, the line would run
via Constitution and Pennsylvania
avenues to Sixth street, up Sixth
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to Eighth street, up Eighth street
to F street. west on F. street to
Fifteenth street, north on Fifteenth
street to I street, west on l street
to Twentieth street and back to
Temple Heights by way OF TWen-
ticth street, Connecticut avenue
and Columbia road I
The Rs line would be extended .
east from its present terminal on
Fifteenth street between Pennsyl- /
vania avenue and Treasury place
NV. to serve the Municipal lot
over the same route between FIJI
teenth and F streets and Municipal
Center in both directions as out /
lined for the Temple Heights route.
West bound to Heurich Brewery,
the Rs line would be rerouted via
Twenty-fifth street to E street,
thence along f street to Twenty
fourth street At present. the R-6
buses use F street to TWenty-fourth
street and Twentyfourth street