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Dave wrote in to let us know the following:
- one issue i find interesting (and somewhat complex) is that the city has recently moved a bus stop from above the 7th/H Metro stop, across the street next to Fuddruckers. as a metro rider, it was somewhat annoying to make it up the escalator to a mob of folks waiting for the bus. they often would block my exit, b/c they were using the sheltered area to wait for the bus, away from wind/rain. i’m sure benneton was happy to get them to leave, too.
moving a bus stop across the street seems innocuous, but it does affect a certain class of folks more than others.
there is a nice sign that says that the bus stop has temporarily relocated across the street to Fudds . . . now the sign has the “temporarily” marked out.
Anyone have any comments as to how this bus stop change affects their daily commute?
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I say bravo…I hate walking to/from the metro and dealing with all those people just standing around. I know its a bus stop but that corner is already too crowded.
personally i think it’s foolish. it further isolates the bus and train network.
some people take both.
I personally think it is great. I live on that corner and since they have moved the bus stop the amount cars honking their horns has diminshed greatly. I think the bus stop on that side of 7th has prevented backups at the intersection.
anonymous 2:20:42, that makes sense to me.
scenic artisian, the move is just across the street? it takes longer to switch from the red line to the green line than to cross the street to where the new bus line is.
I take that bus all the time.
The bus stop used to be where it is now–actually a bit further west. I’m not sure why it was moved to the east side of the street. I prefered the eastern location, though, because it was less isolated. Now that the new (westerly) stop is closer to the corner, I don’t mind waiting there.
What I do mind is that the “old” bus stop is still there, in front of the metro, and I missed the bus once because I didn’t realize that the stop had been changed. Bad communication on metro’s part.
There are still tons of people crowded around that entrance waiting for the northbound 70/71 (this crowd is on 7th, though, not H).
I just noticed that the bus stop in front of the Clara Barton seems to have been moved.
I was standing out there waiting for a friend to pick me up and the bus stop sign that used to be on the post directly in front of the building was now one pole down, more in front of the Starbucks outdoor seating.
(I know people wanted it moved the other direction, towards 6th Street, but at least this is something…)
i wish they’d move the bus stop away from that intersection altogether. most of the people standing around waiting for the bus just got off the metro. why the hell do I need to deal with these people who are not in my neighborhood to spend money, go eat or live there? it’s annoying. they just drop these people in one of the busiest intersections of the city and they do nothing, contribute nothing and are generally loud annoying and rude. get out of my neighborhood.
The 7th & H area is a major transfer point for both metro and bus lines. As residents, we benefit from being able to catch just about any major bus or metro line without having to transfer at another point – that fact adds value to our neighborhood.
I think many of us chose to live here because we are centrally located in the public transit network and getting rid of bus stops would go against our desires.
some of you sound like the condo-buyers and apartment-renters that have moved into adams morgan over the last few years and complained about too many bars and weekend party-goers. you live in the city! don’t you want liveliness and street traffic? didn’t you expect it when you moved in? its downtown! i know its not broadway and 49th or anything, but you do live in a city. other people’s rude and bad behavior withstanding.
Overall, I’m agnostic on the bus stop relocation… it doesn’t seem like a huge imposition on bus riders, and it will ease some of the traffic congestion in that intersection. It may also decrease the loitering at the metro entrance there, but probably not during inclement weather (which may cause all kinds of safety issues with people running across 7th St in the rain when the bus comes).
But the anonymous comment at 8/05/2006 04:48:33PM is over the top. You deal with those people in your neighborhood because you live at a main transport hub in the middle of a large metropolitan area. I’m sure the metro and bus stop were there when you moved to the neighborhood (and may have been a reason why you moved here), so please spare us complaints about the type of people who wait for the bus.
I live in the Lansburgh and use the 7th street bus all the time. I see no need to move the bus stops simply to accomodate tourists and gawkers on foot or in automobiles.
david,
I feelthat the fluidity of the transit system is important to it being well utilized and efficient.
when the nearest bus stop to a metro is actually across the street, you disrupt that fluidity and make the system more difficult to use.
It is both impractical and potentially dangerous as people jaywalk with abandon to catch a bus.
With so many using the P6, the 80, and the x2 buses ( i use them all) the large area for standing under the metro canopy is useful and practical.
if there are other crimes/ violations that are happening due to this location, the solution is police enforcement.
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How was that accomplished? I wish we could move the bus stop that is in front of the Clara Barton Building.