Anonymous wrote:What would it take for WMATA to create a new bus line from tenleytown metro to macarthur high?

This line already exists. It’s the M4 > D6. Normally you have to change at Sibley, but the bus that reaches MacArthur at 8:20 AM on weekdays doesn’t change equipment. The number of the line on the bus changes from M4 to D6, but you can stay on board. Maybe they would want to run more of them, or run an express version, depending on demand, but they already have this line.

What would it take for WMATA to create a new bus line from tenleytown metro to macarthur high?

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Anonymous wrote:Tenleytown and Wesley heights kids needed a bus and the d6 don't
Pick around this area .dcps is making very hard to get to the school. The city need to do something about this problem like deal did

This. To get to the new high school from just over a mile away, the kids would have to take three buses (mass ave, wisconsin ave, and then back out macarthur). It's a major deterrent for these neighborhood families.

If they are just over a mile away, they can walk.

Biking would be nice too, but bike infrastructure sucks over there.

Few students will live within a mile. We're in Wesley Heights, and Apple Maps puts the walk at 2 mi and 45 min (in the downhill direction). All of the Eaton boundary is significantly farther (3-5 miles).

DC decided to move Eaton to Hardy.
Now those kids are going to need to get to the Palisades.

Metro to Dupont and take the bus?

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Anonymous wrote:Tenleytown and Wesley heights kids needed a bus and the d6 don't
Pick around this area .dcps is making very hard to get to the school. The city need to do something about this problem like deal did

This. To get to the new high school from just over a mile away, the kids would have to take three buses (mass ave, wisconsin ave, and then back out macarthur). It's a major deterrent for these neighborhood families.

If they are just over a mile away, they can walk.

Biking would be nice too, but bike infrastructure sucks over there.

Anonymous wrote:Tenleytown and Wesley heights kids needed a bus and the d6 don't
Pick around this area .dcps is making very hard to get to the school. The city need to do something about this problem like deal did

Is Tenleytown inbounds for the new school?

Anonymous wrote:Tenleytown and Wesley heights kids needed a bus and the d6 don't
Pick around this area .dcps is making very hard to get to the school. The city need to do something about this problem like deal did

This. To get to the new high school from just over a mile away, the kids would have to take three buses (mass ave, wisconsin ave, and then back out macarthur). It's a major deterrent for these neighborhood families.

I know so many J-R and Deal families who are interested in this new school, but it is soooo inaccessible. Thank you for banging this drum!

Tenleytown and Wesley heights kids needed a bus and the d6 don't
Pick around this area .dcps is making very hard to get to the school. The city need to do something about this problem like deal did

There is a public survey underway on MacArthur High transportation issues.



Dear Prospective Students and Families,

We are excited to open our doors in August 2023 and support your learning throughout your high school career!

We also want to hear from our school community! We’ve launched a transportation survey to address concerns about traffic impact and school accessibility.

Take the survey by Friday, February 17 bit.ly/3HBZlzI

All we know so far is that they plan to add additional service on the D6 route.

Anonymous wrote:You mean, because you live in a city that does not provide school bus services to its students, unless 1) they have particular special needs or 2) they go to Deal/Wilson?

You mean unless there's enough demand for a bus that it outstrips supply? Like, the way things should work?

You mean, because you live in a city that does not provide school bus services to its students, unless 1) they have particular special needs or 2) they go to Deal/Wilson?

Carpool services?

I wonder how many busses are going to take and get to their destination in time ? Let's help to resolve this issue.