{"id":2315983,"date":"2024-07-30T12:11:59","date_gmt":"2024-07-30T16:11:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dc-circulator-bus-service-to-close-its-doors-by-the-end-of-the-year-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-30T12:16:26","modified_gmt":"2024-07-30T16:16:26","slug":"dc-circulator-bus-service-to-close-its-doors-by-the-end-of-the-year-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dc-circulator-bus-service-to-close-its-doors-by-the-end-of-the-year-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"DC Circulator bus service to close its doors by the end of the year &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdc-circulator-bus-service-to-close-its-doors-by-the-end-of-the-year-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2315983&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The DC\u2063 Circulator\u2062 bus <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-insistence-by-democrat-politicians-and-medical-elites-empirical-evidence-does-not-conclusively-show-that-masks-reduce-the-spread-of-covid\/\" title=\"Despite Insistence by Democrat Politicians and Medical Elites, Empirical Evidence DOES NOT Conclusively Show that Masks Reduce the Spread of COVID\">service<\/a> will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lincoln-project-founder-used-donor-cash-to-shore-up-shoddy-finances\/\" title=\"Lincoln Project Founder Used Donor Cash to Shore Up Shoddy Finances\">cease operations<\/a> by the end of this year, with \u200da phased elimination starting on October 1, as announced by the District Department\u200d of Transportation (DDOT). This decision is part of the fiscal 2025 budget. Acting \u200bDDOT Director Sharon Kershbaum expressed gratitude for the service the \u200dCirculator has provided over the past 18 years as well as appreciation for its employees and riders. Route adjustments will begin on October 1, which include the termination of the Rosslyn-Dupont Circle route, the elimination of late-night \u2064services on certain routes, and changes in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/target-will-close-san-francisco-stores-early-due-to-rising-thefts\/\" title=\"Target Will Close San Francisco Stores Early Due To Rising Thefts\">operating hours<\/a>, with all routes running at 20-minute \u200bintervals instead of the current 10-minute frequency.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">DC Circulator bus service to close its doors by the end of the year<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1716990\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The DC Circulator bus service will end on Dec. 31 after a phased-in elimination beginning Oct. 1, the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>District<\/a> Department of Transportation <a href=\"https:\/\/ddot.dc.gov\/release\/ddot-announces-phased-elimination-dc-circulator-beginning-october-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>announced<\/a> Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The decision was made as part of the district&rsquo;s fiscal 2025 <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/budget\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>budget<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We greatly appreciate the valuable service DC Circulator provided to the District over the past 18 years,&rdquo; acting DDOT Director Sharon Kershbaum said in a statement. &ldquo;We are grateful for the employees who supported the program and the riders who chose Circulator as part of their commute.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Beginning Oct. 1, the following route adjustments will be implemented:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Termination of the Rosslyn-Dupont Circle route<\/li>\n<li>Elimination of late-night service on the Woodley Park-Adams Morgan and Georgetown-Union Station routes<\/li>\n<li>Remaining routes will operate on 20-minute headways, a 10-minute increase from current arrival times.<\/li>\n<li>The Woodley Park-Adams Morgan, Georgetown-Union Station, Congress Heights-Union Station, and Eastern Market-L&rsquo;Enfant Plaza routes will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/our-country-is-slipping-pastor-whose-church-was-locked-by-police-warns-of-growing-state-tyranny\/\" title=\"\u2018Our Country Is Slipping\u2019: Pastor Whose Church Was Locked By Police Warns Of Growing State Tyranny\">end service<\/a> at 9 p.m. daily instead of midnight.<\/li>\n<li>The National Mall route will continue to operate until 7 p.m. daily.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Established in 2005, the DC Circulator <a href=\"https:\/\/dccirculator.com\/connect\/about-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>provides<\/a> transportation to Washington&rsquo;s main attractions and neighborhoods for $1.<\/p>\n<p>It consists of six routes across the district and into Rosslyn, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/virginia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Virginia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Although there were more than 5 million riders in 2019, before the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/covid-19\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>COVID-19<\/a> pandemic, ridership dropped to about 2 million in 2020 and never recovered, <a href=\"https:\/\/ddot.dc.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/dc\/sites\/ddot\/release_content\/attachments\/FY%202025%20DDOT%20Budget%20Presentation%20%28April%202024%29.FINAL_.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>according to<\/a> DDOT data.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, operating costs skyrocketed to more than $30 million annually.<\/p>\n<p>DDOT is working with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/wmata\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority<\/a> to help reduce the impact of the shutdown on the public.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1716990\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1716990\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The DC Circulator bus service will cease operations on December 31, following a gradual phase-out that starts on October 1, as announced by the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) on Monday. This decision is part of the district&#8217;s fiscal 2025 budget plan. Acting DDOT Director Sharon Kershbaum expressed gratitude for the service provided by DC Circulator over its 18 years of operation and acknowledged both the employees who supported it and the riders who utilized it for their commutes.<\/p>\n<p>Starting October 1, several route changes will take effect:<br \/>\n&#8211; The Rosslyn-Dupont Circle route will be discontinued.<br \/>\n&#8211; Late-night services on the Woodley Park-Adams Morgan and Georgetown-Union Station routes will be eliminated.<br \/>\n&#8211; Remaining routes will see an increase in wait times to every 20 minutes, up from every 10 minutes.<br \/>\n&#8211; The Woodley Park-Adams Morgan, Georgetown-Union Station, Congress Heights-Union Station, and Eastern Market-L\u2019Enfant Plaza routes will conclude service at 9 p.m. instead of midnight.<br \/>\n&#8211; The National Mall route will continue to operate until 7 p.m. daily.<\/p>\n<p>Launched in 2005, DC Circulator offered affordable transportation to key attractions and neighborhoods for just $1 across six routes extending into Rosslyn, Virginia. Although ridership exceeded five million in 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic struck, numbers plummeted to around two million in 2020 without recovery since then. Meanwhile, operating expenses have surged beyond $30 million each year. DDOT is collaborating with the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority to mitigate the effects of this shutdown on commuters<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3192,"featured_media":2315984,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/washington-dc-hot-weather.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[36642,36644,36641,36643,32076],"class_list":["post-2315983","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-bus-service","tag-city-news","tag-dc-circulator","tag-public-transportation","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/washington-dc-hot-weather.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2315983","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3192"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2315983"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2315983\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315984"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2315983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2315983"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2315983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}