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F. ESTIMATED CHANGES IN BUSES AND MILES FOR ADDITIONAL METROBUS SERVICE

In order to improve public transportation service in Prince George's County, four (4) new routes are proposed, one (1) existing route is proposed to be rerouted, and two (2) existing routes are proposed for additional peak period service to relieve overloaded conditions.

Implementation of the additional services as proposed will increase weekday revenue miles of operation by 1,038.

Implementation of the additional services as proposed will increase the bus fleet requirements for Maryland service by 17 buses.

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1.

New Route W-14 - Fort Foote to Capitol South

From Oxon Hill Road and Fort Foote Road, via Fort Foote Road, Oxon Hill Road, Kerby Hill Road, Livingston Road, Lindsay Road, Leyte Drive, Haven Avenue, Wentworth Drive, Livingston Road, Indian Head Highway, South Capitol Street, and D Street to Capitol South Station. (12.9 miles one-way)

Service to operate at 30-minute frequency during peak periods and 120-minute frequency during off-peak and Saturday: 20 trips on weekdays, 16 trips on Saturdays. Route would require four additional vehicles and would operate 76,368 miles annually.

2. New Route W-16 - Fort Washington to Capitol South

From Fort Washington Road and Warburton Drive, via Fort Washington Road, Indian Head Highway, ABC Fringe Parking, Indian Head Highway, Oxon Hill Fringe Parking, Indian Head Highway, South Capitol Street, and D Street to Capitol South Station. (14.5 miles one-way)

Service to operate at 30-minute frequency during peak periods and 120-minute frequency during off-peak and Saturday: 20 trips on weekdays, 16 trips on Saturdays. Route would require four additional vehicles and would operate 85,840 miles annually.

3. Reroute Route W-12 - Padgetts Corner to Capitol South

From Padgetts Corner, via Temple Hills Road, Brinkley Road, Oxon Hill Road, Livingston Road, Indian Head Highway, South Capitol Street, and D Street to Capitol South Station.

A savings of 5.2 miles per trip would be realized, for an annual savings of 33,904 miles.

4. New Route M-16 - Eastover-Marlow Heights

From Eastover Shopping Center via Indian Head Highway, Livingston Road, Bock Road, Tucker Road, Allentown Road, Old Branch Avenue, Manchester Drive, Branch Avenue, Old Auth Road, Auth Place, Auth Road, and Branch Avenue to Marlow Heights Shopping Center. (11.4 miles one-way)

Service to operate at 60-minute intervals on weekdays, totaling 26 trips. Route would require two additional vehicles and would

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5. New Route K-11 - Upper Marlboro-Potomac Avenue

From fringe parking at intersection of Route 4 and Route 301 via Route 4 and Pennsylvania Avenue to Potomac Avenue Station. (15.9 miles one-way)

Service would operate four a.m. and four p.m. peak period trips. Route would require four additional vehicles and would operate 32,054 miles annually.

6. Additional Service on Existing Routes

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3 buses

2 buses to operate 30 minute peak period frequency
1. bus
to relieve peak hour overload
46,897 additional miles annually

Other overcrowded conditions could be taken care of by schedule adjustments to evenly distribute the loads.

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METROBUS CHANGES PROPOSED FOR COORDINATION WITH
OPERATIONAL PHASE 11 OF METRORAIL IN VIRGINIA

A. General Assumptions

1. Metrorail operational Phase I will include rail operations between the Stadium-Armory and National Airport Stations, serving the Rosslyn, Arlington Cemetery, Pentagon, Pentagon City, Crystal City and National Airport Stations in Virginia.

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2. Metrorail service to Virginia will operate seven days per seven

3. All Metrobus routes operating across Key Bridge between Rosslyn and Washington, D.C. will terminate at the Rosslyn Station. Passengers will transfer to the rail system for downtown locations or to new Metrobus Route M-6 for intermediate points including Georgetown. Metrobus routes operating through Rosslyn and across Roosevelt Bridge will be maintained, except service will terminate at Federal Triangle in lieu of operating to Southwest Mall.

4. Generally, most Metrobus routes operating across Memorial Bridge will remain as presently operated.

5. All Metrobus routes operating in the Shirley Highway corridor will be changed to terminate at either the Pentagon or Federal Triangle. Transfer to the rail line at the Pentagon Station for Farragut Square bound riders will offer a substantial time savings over that presently provided by bus. Service will be maintained across the 14th Street Bridge to Federal Triangle or Southwest Mall, although at a lower frequency of service, until the Metrorail South River Crossing is operational.

6. A reduced frequency of Metrobus service will be provided between the Pentagon and Federal Triangle areas across the 14th Street Bridge from the Columbia Pike and South Arlington corridors.

7. Due to limited Metrorail facilities at either Crystal City or Pentagon City, routes operating in the Jefferson Davis Highway corridor will either be routed to the Pentagon Station or continue operating to Federal Triangle.

8. Approximately one-third of the service operating in the George Washington Parkway corridor from the south will be terminated at the National Airport Station.

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Justification for Cutback of Virginia Buses at Metrorail Stations

1. Impact on Cost and Deficit

a. Cutting back of bus service at the rail stations would

reduce miles and time..