Circulator Bus To Extend To Virginia
By DAVID SCHULTZ WAMU 88.5 NEWS
Updated 7:31 AM EDT, Thu, Feb 4, 2010
D.C. Council gave preliminary approval this week to a measure creating a new route for the Circulator, those red-and-gray buses that run through downtown D.C. The route would go from Dupont Circle to the Rosslyn Metro Station in Arlington.
That didn't sit well with Council Member Kwame Brown (D-At Large). He wants the Circulator to service D.C. neighborhoods east of the Anacostia River before it goes into Virginia.
John Lisle, a spokesman with the District's Department of Transportation, said that's a possibility.
"It's good to see that people are interested in the Circulator and that there is a lot of discussion about wanting to see it in new parts of the city," Lisle said. "Obviously we have to be careful about how we expand, and weigh the costs and the benefits."
Lisle said the new Circulator route will replace the city-funded Georgetown Blue Bus, so it won't cost the city more money. He said that wouldn't necessarily be the case for an extension east of the Anacostia.
Listen to the complete story at wamu.org
Copyright 2010 WAMU 88.5 - American University Radio. All Rights Reserved.
Copyright WAMU
First Published: Feb 4, 2010 5:43 AM EDT
You Might Like
You have 2000 characters left
