TigerHoya
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Post by TigerHoya on Mar 11, 2007 22:43:49 GMT -5
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Post by LizziebethHoya on Mar 12, 2007 10:27:58 GMT -5
The circulator is so so slow
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TigerHoya
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Post by TigerHoya on Mar 12, 2007 10:56:42 GMT -5
Is the Metro Connection just to Foggy Bottom?
I took the business association small bus (is that the same as the G'town Connection?) from Rosslyn to M St. (Ukraine Embassy) a couple of years ago that cost a buck and got on it again later at the embassy and wound up at Dupont, but they apparently had a Foggy Bottom line too.)
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DrumsGoBang
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Post by DrumsGoBang on Mar 12, 2007 11:50:37 GMT -5
There is a line from Wisconsin and R Street to Foggy Bottom Metro, and another line from Rosslyn to Dupont Circle. Both lines are run by the GBID. The foggy Bottom line was deemed unneccessary since it is also served by the 30 metro buses and now by the Circulator.
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hoyatables
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Post by hoyatables on Mar 12, 2007 16:48:38 GMT -5
Darn. The Foggy Bottom bus is much more reliable than the 30 buses and is also much quicker. Oh well.
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HoyaInsomniac
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Post by HoyaInsomniac on Mar 12, 2007 17:41:16 GMT -5
The Blue Bus was so much comfy-er. And the drivers were nicer. And they didn't try to leave you in a cloud of smog when you're running to catch them. And they were timely. Aw, I'm gonna miss that blue bus.
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Post by ExcitableBoy on Mar 21, 2007 8:43:33 GMT -5
I have to disagree here. The blue buses just don't cut it. When they were $0.75 (4 years ago), they turned me away because I had a dollar bill and not three quarters--wouldn't even let me chip in for the person behind me. About a year later, they raised their prices to $1. This is fine and dandy, but compare this to the Circulator or any 30 bus. The blue buses came every 15 minutes and took you 1/2 of a metro stop away. The Circulator comes every 5 minutes and takes you to Union station. Both used to cost the same. Likewise, stand on the corner of Wisconsin & M and try to wait longer than 5 minutes for a 30 bus to come. It just doesn't happen.
Then last year, with some lame "to better serve our valued customers" reasoning, the blue bus offered "more frequent" buses and raised their prices to $1.50--more than the circulator, any bus, or inter-DC metro rides.
What's more, the blue buses don't take Smart trips. This fact alone is grounds for disliking the buses.
The reason the circulator is slow is because it drives along busy streets. The bus itself is not a "slow" bus incapable of reaching street-legal speeds. The speed of buses along the old blue bus routes is dictated largely by traffic, not the engines of the buses.
The blue buses were lame & weak and I, for one, won't miss them in the slightest.
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bubbrubbhoya
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Post by bubbrubbhoya on Mar 21, 2007 9:22:45 GMT -5
Wow, ExcitableBoy is getting pretty excited over this issue.
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Post by HoyaLingus on Mar 21, 2007 10:44:19 GMT -5
I suppose he's prone to it.
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Post by AustinHoya03 on Mar 21, 2007 12:34:53 GMT -5
If you see him rubbing pot roast all over his chest, look out.
One thing this does is make it easier for those with Metro Smartrips living in the suburbs to get to Georgetown/GU. Perhaps we could see this as Step One in making an on-campus arena (or the MSF) relatively easy to get to for DC area residents.
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Post by ExcitableBoy on Mar 21, 2007 15:13:08 GMT -5
If you see him rubbing pot roast all over his chest, look out. One thing this does is make it easier for those with Metro Smartrips living in the suburbs to get to Georgetown/GU. Perhaps we could see this as Step One in making an on-campus arena (or the MSF) relatively easy to get to for DC area residents. Other things I enjoye: -Digging up graves -Building cages with bones Austin, I agree completely. Taking this to the next step, now that the blue buses are out of the picture, we can finally begin real progress on an on-campus arena. Given my stated dislike of those things, I think it is fair to blame the blue buses for the current lack of progress. |
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