Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-05
Bus Shoppers Express
Slated Nov. II to Dec. %


The d. C. Transit System.
Inc. today asked the Public
Utilities Compassion for au-
thority to operate shoppers ex-
press service from November IL
through December %, for the
convenience of patrons during
the holiday shopping season.
o. Roy Chalk. president of
D. C. Transit. said the shop
pers' runs would not operate on
Sundays. Regular fares would
prevail. but transfers would not
be issued inbound.
The buses would be identified
by a white and green banner
on the front and the stops in
the downtown loop would be
marked with a white and green
sign.
MIR. Chalk said patrons were
pleased with the service last
year and numerous queries
have been received about
whether it would be renewed
this season.
The service would be on the
lines to the shopping loop from
Chevy Chase Circle. Georgia
and Eastern avenues and
Fourth and Livingston terrace.
This is the proposed sched-
ule:
The Connecticut Avenue
Shoppers Bus Line, Route L,
would operate from Chevy
Chase circle via Connecticut
avenue, Seventeenth street, l
street, Thirteenth street, E
street, Pennsylvania avenue,
Fourteenth street, G street,
Seventh street, Market space,
Pennsylvania avenue, Thir-
tenth street, I street. Seven
teenth street and Connecticut
avenue. Buses would stop at
regular bus stops upon signal
for boarding only passengers
inbound between Chevy, Chase
circle and Connecticut avenue
and California street. First
alighting stop at Fourteenth
and I streets. Boarding and
alighting from Fourteenth and
l. including stops in the down.
town loop and back to Four
tenth and 1. Alighting only
from Connecticut avenue and
California street to Chevy
Chase circle.
Buses would leave Chevy
Chase circle at 30-minute in
tervals from 1905 am. to 3:05
pm. weekdays and from 1905
am. to sos pm. on Saturdays
and leave Thirteenth and G
streets NV. for Chevy Chase
circle at Commute intervals
from 1926 am. to 1855 pm.
weekdays and from 1926 am.
to 5;35 pm. Saturdays.
The Sixteenth street shop
pers' line. Route S, would OPP
crate from Georgia and East
ern avenues terminal via East
ern. Georgia and Alaska ave-
nues. Sixteenth. l. Thir-
tenth and E streets. Pennsyl-
vania avenue. Fourteent
street, G street, Seventh street,
Market place. Pennsylvania
avenue. Twelfth street. /
street, Sixteenth street. Alaska
avenue. Georgia avenue and
Eastern avenue.
Buses would stop at regular
bus stops upon signal for board
ing only passengers inbound
between Georgia and Eastern
avenue and Sixteenth and Irv-
ing streets. First discharge
stop at Fourteenth and Eye
streets. Boarding and alight-
ing from Fourteenth and Eye.
including stops in the down.
town loop and back to Four
tenth and I. Alighting only
from Sixteenth and Irving
streets to Georgia and Eastern
avenues.
Buses would leave Georgia
and Eastern at Commute in
tervals from 1913 am. to 3:l8
pm weekdays and from 1913
to 5;l8 pm. Saturdays. and
leave Thirteenth and G streets
NV, for Georgia and Eastern
at Commute intervals from
l0:45 am. to 3:45 pm. week
days and from l0:45 am. TO
5.45 pm. Saturdays.
The South Capitol street
shoppers line. Route A. would
operate from Livingston ter
race terminal via Livingston
terrace. Third street. Livingston
road, South Capitol street,
Canal street. Second street.
Pennsylvania avenue, Four
tenth street, G. street, Seventh
street. Constitution avenue,
Ninth street, Indiana avenue.
Pennsylvania avenue. Second
street, Canal street, South
Capitol street. Southern ave-
nue., Sixth street. Fourth street
and Livingston terrace. Buses
would stop at regular bus stops
upon signal for boarding only
passengers inbound between
Livingston terminal and Firth
Sterling avenue. Alighting per-
mitted at Portland street, Firth
Sterling avenue and NJ street.
Boarding and alighting from
Seventh and Pennsylvania ave-
nue. including the downtown
loop to Canal and d streets.
AliGhting only at Firth Ster-
ling avenue. Portland street and