[Md-sligo] Fw: Reminder: New Metrobus schedules take effect Sunday, June 17

[Debbie Brown]

Most of these are simply schedule changes, but a few, such as F and R buses, 
have route changes that you should know about.  Follow the link.  The 
document is readable and is in alphabetical and numerical order.

Debbie

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Metro News" <listreturn at return.lists-wmata.com>
To: "Metro News" <listreturn at return.lists-wmata.com>
Sent: Friday, June 15, 2012 10:17 AM
Subject: Reminder: New Metrobus schedules take effect Sunday, June 17



New Metrobus schedules will take effect Sunday, June 17, on several routes 
in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia as Metro implements the 
first of several phases of improvements to improve bus service.

Among the service enhancements that take effect with the June 17 schedule 
change are:

•  Two hours of additional MetroExtra limited-stop service along 
Pennsylvania Avenue SE (one additional hour during the morning commute and 
one additional hour in the evening commute)
•  Two hours of additional MetroExtra limited-stop service along Wisconsin 
Avenue NW (one additional hour during the morning commute and one additional 
hour in the evening commute
•  Additional capacity along the busy 16th Street NW corridor with more 
frequent MetroExtra buses and the introduction of 60-foot accordion-style 
articulated buses
•  Implementation of new "headway-based" service along Georgia Avenue NW and 
7th Street NW. With headway-based service, buses operate at a specified 
interval (e.g. "every 10 minutes"), rather than on a fixed timetable.
•  A new route providing direct service between New Carrollton, Prince 
George’s Plaza and Fort Totten
•  Introduction of express bus service between Crystal City/Pentagon and 
Rosslyn as a new option for current Blue Line customers
•  Increased service on along Leesburg Pike with route 28X buses every 15 
minutes during peak hours.

Customers are encouraged to check service information for their bus route by 
visiting the Route Changes page at wmata.com.  Metro has notified customers 
of the schedule change using on-board announcements, signage, brochures and 
MetroAlerts emails.

Metro is investing $5 million over the next year to provide customers with 
better bus service. The effort represents the biggest improvement to bus 
service in five years and will include the introduction of new limited-stop 
MetroExtra routes on three new travel corridors, conversion of four existing 
routes to limited-stopMetroExtra service, and refinements to eleven existing 
priority corridors.

The first round of improvements are intended to improve on-time performance 
and reliability while reducing crowding for customers along several routes 
in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia. More than 150,000 
customers—roughly one third of all bus customers—will benefit from more 
frequent service, additional capacity, expanded hours of operation on 
selected MetroExtra routes.

View bus service changes:
http://www.wmata.com/bus/route_changes.cfm?

View upcoming timetables:
http://www.wmata.com/bus/timetables/upcoming_timetable_changes.cfm?

View news release:
http://www.wmata.com/about_metro/news/PressReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=5260



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