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Motorcoach Tour Season Updates
Webinar March 6th, 2014
Agenda
• District Motorcoach Action Plan Update
– Interactive Map
– Website Upgrades
– Outreach Efforts
– Motorcoach Parking
– New Pick-up/Drop-off Stops
• Current regulatory/operational changes
• Tour Season Updates
– NPS Parking Meters
– Construction
– Location Changes
• National Mall Circulator
Motorcoach Parking
We are below demand in the following areas:
• American History Museum (-8)
• Smithsonian Castle (-5)
• National Gallery of Art (-3)
• US Capitol (-4)
• Ford’s Theater (-3)
• Ronald Regan Building (-5)
• White House (-4)
• Washington Hilton (-1)
• Woodley Park (-2)
• DAR Constitution Hall (-2)
• Ben’s Chili Bowl (-2)
-8
-5
-3-4
-3-5
-4
-1
-2
-2
-2
New Stops
• 30 curbside motorcoach parking spaces
• 611 spaces at motorcoach parking lots
• 199 motorcoach parking spaces at tourist sites
• 114 curbside spaces for motorcoach Drop-off/Pick-up
• 954 Total Motorcoachdedicated spaces
Existing Motorcoach Parking & Drop-off/Pick Up Locations
MotorcoachOperators Guide
Parking, Pick-up/Drop-off, Routes and Restrictions
Interactive Map: Bus Through Routes and Restrictions
www.godcgo.com/truckandbusmap
Website Upgrades
Outreach Efforts
• Passport DC
– Date
• DC Loves Buses
– Date
Commuter Bus Service
• Commuter bus service provides transportation for regional residents for DC based employers.
• Region-wide service in 15 counties and cities
• Majority of the service provides connections to locations in the city with high federal employment
• Heaviest volume occurs during AM and PM peak (7:00am-9:30am, 3:30pm-6:30pm)
• Approximately over 200 plus buses travelling daily in the District Monday-Friday
• Time sensitive schedules similar to Metro bus service
District Commuter Bus Regulations• DCMR Title 24, Ch. 33
– A permit will be required for the placement of signs in public space
– Rental fee required for the placement of signs
– Permit will describe specifications for signs
• Operational plan
– Immediate implementation
– Resolves current issues
– Standardizes operations on public space
– Establish ongoing committee regarding commuter bus operations hosted by DDOT
Intercity Bus Service• Intercity bus service provides low cost transportation for residents
in the Washington DC region
• Majority of the service provides connections to Washington to New York
• Demand for additional destinations from Washington Region increasing(Richmond, Philadelphia, Roanoke, Raleigh/Durham)
• Several major carriers provide the bulk of the service
– Bolt
– Megabus
– DC2NY
– Washington Deluxe
– Other smaller carriers (Eastern, Tony Bus Lines, New Century, Knowit Express)
District Intercity Bus Regulations• Regulations have been passed pertaining to intercity bus service
and the use of public space(revision to DCMR title 24, Ch. 2, sec 225; new chapter 35)
– Carriers are required to hold a permit for each space where they load and unload in public space
– Guidelines are provided on the selection of appropriate curbside locations
– The permit holder is required to indicate specific routes in the District and locations of signs
– Permit holder must post and maintain
a sign at each pick-up and drop-off location
District Intercity Bus Regulations(cont’d)
– Formalizes approval process for stops
• Requires approval from public space committee
– Clearly defines “intercity bus service provider”
– Establishes a fee structure
• Time of usage
• Amount of space needed to operate (cost per 100 feet)
Sightseeing and Tour Bus Regulations• Regulations have been passed pertaining to intercity bus service
and the use of public space(revision to DCMR title 24, Ch. 2, sec 225; new chapter 35)
– Carriers are required to hold a permit for each space where they load and unload in public space
– Guidelines are provided on the selection of appropriate curbside locations
– The permit holder is required to indicate specific routes in the District and locations of signs
– Permit holder must post and maintain
a sign at each pick-up and drop-off location
Motorcoach Action Plan: Next Steps
• Short Term: 0-12 Months
– Identify 39 additional curbside locations for motorcoach activity
• Mid Term: 1-2 Years
– Indentify off-street parking facility
– Enhance and integrate technology (permitting/parking)
• Long Term: 2+ Years
– Construct off-street parking facility
New Locations
• Marriott Marquis
– Opening in May
– New drop-off/pick-up spot at:
District Visitors Center• Moving to the Carnegie Mellon Museum
space in 2017
Pending Development
NPS Parking Meters• NPS plans to meter parking
locations along NPS owned roads surrounding the National Mall
• Metering Goals:
– Manage the public parking turnover allowing more visitors access to park sites.
– Encourage the use of public transit and other transportation alternatives.
– Use parking revenue to improve and make more affordable visitor transportation related activities inside the park.
Contact InformationEliza Voigt
Park [email protected]
202-245-4694
National Mall Circulator
• March 2015
• In final planning stages
– 10 minute service frequency
– No interpretive services
– Transit service integration
– Same fare as other Circulator routes
More Information at:
www.dccirculator.com
For more information on motorcoach operations in the
District visit www.godcgo.com/motorcoach
and sign up for our newsletter!
Contact
Eulois Cleckley
District Department of Transportation
Policy, Planning and Sustainability Administration
202-671-0682
