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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I did the survey and de prioritized buses.  But prioritized intersection and sidewalk improvements. If people are not taking them currently then there would be a use case. Giving them a whole lane of traffic and fancy stops will not encourage more use in the future. Just look at the dedicated lane from Potomac Yard to Crystal City, while it’s nice to see infrastructure improvements of any kind, that thing is not exactly drawing a lot of riders. [/quote]

Yes exactly what I think of when they suggest bus lanes.  A major investment in something that is not used.

There is just no way to get around the fact that some land, businesses and buildings are going to have to be sacrificed.  People driving down Duke towards Old Town have 2 primary destinations - either Old Town itself or the Beltway.  They need to divert the Beltway traffic far earlier than they do and with more lanes. It is going to be the only thing that reduces traffic.

[b]People have show over and over that they are not going to take the bus and they aren't going to cycle [/b]no matter how many lanes, no matter how many busses and no matter how many bike shares that are set up.[/quote]

People who? Lots of people take the bus, and lots of people use bicycles for transportation. Maybe you just don't see them.[/quote]

That's not what WMATA and the City's own data says. The Potomac Yard-Crystal City BRT in March of 2019, was about 2,400 daily. There are definitely more cars on Route one than 2,400 daily.

The responsibility is on the city to show the numbers for bus routes on Duke, which they haven't because they'll show they haven't done their homework, and its a bad idea, but given population is higher at both ends on the above route, there isn't a competing metro, and less traffic, it is certainly not higher, and won't be higher than 2,400 and that's assuming ridership recovers. There are also certainly more car users on Duke than 2,400.

DASH, the city's bus, because I guess they need another bus, is also currently free. If you can't get full or even half ridership when it is free, [b]what does that tell you about the bus[/b]?[/quote]

It tells me that the service isn't very good.[/quote]

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