FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

June 21, 2018

Media Contacts

Terry Owens

Lauren Stephens

DC Circulator Service Improvements 
Begin Sunday, June 24 

(Washington, DC) — The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) will implement service improvements for the DC Circulator starting Sunday, June 24, 2018. The service changes are part of a process that began with the 2017 DC Circulator Transit Development Plan to assess overall system performance.

Service changes include reconfiguration of the current Union Station – Navy Yard (US-NY) and Potomac Avenue Metro– Skyland via Barracks Row routes (PS), adding permanent late-night service between McPherson Square and Union Station, and discontinuing the DC Circulator-exclusive paper fare passes.

The route realignments will create new one-seat connections currently unavailable by Metrorail or Metrobus. Additionally, these changes will better align DDOT’s resources with growing activity centers such as Congress Heights and Southwest Waterfront, and improve the reliability of DC Circulator service.

Before the DC Circulator implemented these changes, the team conducted an extensive public involvement plan. The public was invited to comment online and in public between December 15, 2017 to February 16, 2018. DDOT also visited and met with affected Advisory Neighborhood Commissions. The major service changes to Potomac Avenue Metro –Skyland via Barracks Row and Union Station – Navy Yard Metro were part of the recommendations identified by the 2017 Transit Development Plan (TDP) Update planning process. The final TDP document is available online at dccirculator.com/tdp2017.

The route realignments are as follows: 

NEW
Eastern Market Metro – L’Enfant Plaza Metro (EMLP): new service connecting  Eastern Market Metro to L’Enfant Plaza Metro via Barracks Row, Navy Yard Metro, M Street SE/SW, and Waterfront Metro.

Metrobus routes continue to serve eliminated stops along Pennsylvania Avenue SE. Riders connecting from Union Station to Eastern Market can use the new Congress Heights – Union Station route.

NEW
Congress Heights – Union Station (CHUS): new service connecting Union Station and Congress Heights Metro via Barracks Row and Historic Anacostia.

Metrobus will provide additional Route 92 service for riders along Good Hope Road and additional U8/W4 service along Alabama Avenue from Congress Heights to Skyland Town Center.

Service Hour Adjustments

Eastern Market – L’Enfant Plaza Metro route will run from 6:00 am – 9:00 pm on weekdays and 7:00 am – 9:00 pm on weekends.

Congress Heights – Union Station route will run 6:00 am – 9:00 pm on weekdays
and 7:00 am – 9:00 pm on weekends.

Georgetown – Union Station route will continue year-round late-night service between McPherson Square and Union Station from 9:00 pm to 3:00 am on Fridays and Saturdays.

Fare Payment Options Revision

1. The DC Circulator-exclusive paper bus passes will be discontinued.
2. No new passes will be sold after June 23, 2018.
3. Current paper pass holders can redeem their passes until September 30, 2018. After this date, these passes will not be accepted.
4. Riders will still have the option to purchase the SmarTrip ®-based “7-Day Regional Bus Pass” sold by WMATA, and all other DC Circulator payment methods will remain unchanged.
5. No change is proposed to the base fare of $1 per trip.

More Information on all DC Circulator service changes can be found online at www.dccirculator.com/2018servicechanges or by calling the customer service line, 202-671-2020.

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