Shepherd Park - how do people get to Deal and JR?

[Anonymous]

Not sure if this should go here or the real estate forum but my question is - for older kids that live in Shepherd Park, how do they usually commute across the park to Deal and Wilson? It seems like public transit would be a hassle - do folks carpool? And - do kids that live in that neighborhood feel left out of activities because they don't live closer to the school?

[Anonymous]

There used to be dedicated metro bus service that picked up on 16th street for those kids - is that no longer the case?

And no, I don't think that kids feel left out because of location at that age, mostly because they are not being left out of anything because of location.

[Anonymous]

16th to Military to Nebraska

[Anonymous]

There's a metro bus that picks up at the S stops on 16th and goes straight to school.

[Anonymous]

So in other words, it's two buses - one down 16th street and then a transfer to a bus that takes them to Deal/JR?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So in other words, it's two buses - one down 16th street and then a transfer to a bus that takes them to Deal/JR?

No, it's one bus that picks up EOTP on 16th St, turns on Missouri/Military, and drives directly to the schools. It's like a yellow school bus but DC-style. A dedicated WMATA route. Look up D33 on the website.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So in other words, it's two buses - one down 16th street and then a transfer to a bus that takes them to Deal/JR?

No, it's one bus that picks up EOTP on 16th St, turns on Missouri/Military, and drives directly to the schools. It's like a yellow school bus but DC-style. A dedicated WMATA route. Look up D33 on the website.

ah thank you! it doesn't show up on google maps so I was confused.

[Anonymous]

NP here, but it looks like the D31 is the one that goes down 16th through Shepherd Park/Colonial Village: https://buseta.wmata.com/m/index?q=D31 The D33 doesn't go north of Missouri/Military, so that would be a bit of a walk or a separate bus down 16th to get it. (Caveat that I don't use these routes, so I don't have first-hand experience.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So in other words, it's two buses - one down 16th street and then a transfer to a bus that takes them to Deal/JR?

No, it's one bus that picks up EOTP on 16th St, turns on Missouri/Military, and drives directly to the schools. It's like a yellow school bus but DC-style. A dedicated WMATA route. Look up D33 on the website.

ah thank you! it doesn't show up on google maps so I was confused.

I have had the D33 suggested on Google maps. You just have to specify the time when it is scheduled.

[Anonymous]

A *lot* of the kids who live in the neighborhood and attend Deal take the D31 bus there and back. It is very easy -- tons of pickup locations on 16th Street and there are two busses. It is early (pickups at like 7:25 / 7:35) but it gets them there on time! If they stay for an after school club or sport we just pick them up.

[Anonymous]

D31 or driving. There’s also other public bus routes that could work depending on where along 16th you live. Lots of kids take the D buses afterschool so it has been easy adjustment.

[Anonymous]

By eighth grade, my kid knew how to take public buses when she missed the D31 for afternoon activities.