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Motorcoach Tour Season Updates
Webinar March 6th, 2014
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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
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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
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New Stops
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• 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
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MotorcoachOperators Guide
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Parking, Pick-up/Drop-off, Routes and Restrictions
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Interactive Map: Bus Through Routes and Restrictions
www.godcgo.com/truckandbusmap
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Website Upgrades
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Outreach Efforts
• Passport DC
– Date
• DC Loves Buses
– Date
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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
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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
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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)
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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Pending Development
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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
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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
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For more information on motorcoach operations in the
District visit www.godcgo.com/motorcoach
and sign up for our newsletter!
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Contact
Eulois Cleckley
District Department of Transportation
Policy, Planning and Sustainability Administration
202-671-0682
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