[RP TownTalk] This N That

[Dwight Holmes]

Sue - I am with you 100% on the F4 bus. I have communicated with our
town reps on a number of occasions about it, and the word has always
been, coming from WMATA, that they're finalizing their plans to return
to the original routing. As you say, obviously, nothing has happened
on that front.  I *do* take heart in the fact that if you use WMATA's
"Trip Planner" you'll note that they have never changed the routing of
the bus there. They still tell me I can catch the bus at 48th &
Riverdale Rd or Lafayette & Queensbury.  Ha! I pity any poor newcomers
who fall for that one! But at least that tells me that they really do
plan on reinstituting the old routing. I just wish we knew when, and
that it was sooner rather than later.

Apropos the other discussion, I will add, though, that life at our
house on Riverdale Rd has been *much* quieter since the F4 bus was
re-routed to East West Highway.  So if quiet were everything, I guess
we'd lobby to keep the current routing. But the convenience of having
the bus come near the house is important - and I want it back. Noise
and all.

On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 7:22 AM, Sue Collins <wheadle at yahoo.com> wrote:
> As for other arguments about traffic, people using public transportation (purple
> line or whatever) instead of cars; we HAD some public transportation in the form
> of regular Metrobus service up until the Metro/MARC accident the other year.
> The buses came through town center every day of the week and ran early and late
> enough to accomodate a lot of people who would otherwise be driving.  After the
> accident, Metro rerouted the buses onto East-West Highway, which means if people
> in my part of town (like me!) want to catch a Metro bus, we have to walk up to
> the school or out on Route 1.  Not so bad if I'm just walking, but coming home
> with grocery bags, etc., it can be difficult, esp. as I have arthritis. The
> County bus just runs weekdays.  I've read a lot of posts and heard
> comments about how great it will be when the Purple Line comes through, how many
> people will ride instead of drive; however, when Metro discontinued it's bus
> service through our town center, the only person I heard raising a voice in
> protest was.... me.
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