Contact (Media Only): Erik Linden (202) 671-2004

(Washington, DC) The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) will hold two workshops next week to engage residents on the establishment of a “Rapid Bus” service along Georgia Avenue and Seventh Street in Northwest. The workshops will give residents an opportunity to learn about the proposed Rapid Bus service and provide input.

As planned, the service would run between the Silver Spring Metrorail station or Eastern Avenue, NW, and the National Archives via Georgia Avenue and Seventh Street, NW. The existing Georgia Avenue/Seventh Street 70/71 Metrobus route transports 22,000 passengers daily between Silver Spring and Buzzards Point. Recent studies show passengers along this route would benefit from a service in addition to the regular route bus service. The service would feature distinctive, low-floor vehicles and provide faster service with fewer stops.

Two workshops will be held in which residents can participate:

• Tuesday, June 27, 2006 in the Multipurpose Meeting Room of the Reeves Center, 2000 14th Street, NW, 2nd Floor. Please bring a Photo ID to enter the building.
  
  
• Thursday, June 29, 2006 in the Multipurpose Meeting Room, at the Emery Recreation Center, 5701 Georgia Avenue, NW.
  
  
• Both workshops begin at 6:30 pm and run to 8 pm.

For more information on the upcoming workshops, residents may contact Catondra Noye, DDOT Project Manager, at (202) 673-1737.