A reader sends around 9:45am from 16th and Harvard St, NW: “one of the shiny new s line buses just broke down mid-route.”
In happier 16th Street bus news DDOT’s @WeMoveDC tweeted:
“We are proposing peak-hour peak-direction bus lanes, requiring a reversible lane the length of the corridor. #16thStreetBus”
“Off-board fare payment and all-door boarding are also proposed for the #16thStreetBus Lines.”
“The peak-hour/peak-direction bus lane would save 2.5 minutes of travel time, the most of all of the improvements. #16thStreetBus”
“We are still going through the improvements for time savings and will have more info about these at the Jan 21 meeting #16thStreetBus”
“Will have more exact numbers at Jan 21 mtg, but we estimate a 4-7 min improvement in travel time w/ preferred alternative #16thStreetBus”
“We hope to keep #16thStreetBus headways to 2 min, otherwise you see bunching.”
You can read more about the plans here. Stay tuned.