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Washington Post: Metro Plans Longer Buses
Washington Post: Metro plans longer buses – “We have pushed and pushed for months and finally Metro agreed to put in longer buses,” said Kishan Putta, a member of the Advisory Neighborhood Commission for Dupont Circle and an advocate for a dedicated bus lane on 16th Street and better bus service overall. Putta, who is seeking an at-large [...]
More than 50,000 People Enrolled in Health Coverage
Read more about my work at DC Health Link: More Than 50,000 People Enrolled in Health Coverage Through DC Health Link
DDOT: Move Faster On 16th Street Bus Lane Study
WAMU National Public Radio – DDOT: Move Faster On 16th Street Bus Lane Study – “Dupont Circle ANC commissioner Kishan Putta has been lobbying public officials, including Councilmember Bowser, for months to pressure DDOT to act with greater urgency. ‘Please, DDOT, show the public you are actually moving on this,’ Putta said… Metro has already added more buses to [...]
Proposal for Dedicated Bus Lane on 16th Street
Washington Post: Proposal For Dedicated Bus Lane On 16th Street: Click HERE for Photo Caption, “Commissioner Kishan Putta collects signatures from bus riders for separate bus lane on 16th Street at bus stop near U Street…” “Unless you address the congestion problem that the buses are facing, nothing is going to change,” said Kishan Putta
Crowding Prompts Renewed Calls for Rush-Hour Bus Lane on 16th Street
WAMU, National Public Radio: Crowding Prompts Renewed Calls for Rush-Hour Bus Lane on 16th Street: “Peoples commutes’ are just too unpredictable now… and it’s just becoming untenable for them to get to work,” said Kishan Putta… In response to public pressure, most of the D.C. mayoral candidates have come out in support.”
DC Regions Commuters Need Better Bus Service
Washington Post: DC Region’s Commuters Need Better Bus Service: Kishan Putta, a member of the Advisory Neighborhood Commission for the Dupont Circle area, has a cause: He wants better bus service for people who travel along the 16th Street corridor in Northwest Washington…
DC Health Link Ramps Up Enrollment In Final Month
2.28.2014 – Washington Business Journal – DC Health Link Ramps Up Enrollment In Final Month: Said Kishan Putta, and outreach coordinator with DC Health Link… “People get it and, if you can find [the people who don’t have coverage], they are interested…” This weekend, Putta will head out to a place that’s decidedly less cool, but still definitely one of [...]
Metro Buses Overcrowded on 16th Street
CBS Radio: Metro Buses Overcrowded on 16th Street: “Anyone who watches 16th Street rush hour traffic can very quickly tell that buses get held up by traffic to a terrible degree,” says Putta. “And they’re carrying so many commuters who could be getting to work 15-20 minutes faster if they had their own lane. “Only 3 [...]
Police Chiefs Lanier and Groomes Credit Our Efforts To Get Justice for the Community
From a Local Blog: Justice is Delivered – Judge Agrees To Our Community Request of Three Years Jail for Serial Neighborhood Thief: Police chiefs Lanier and Groomes credit our efforts: “For years, this serial thief preyed on our neighborhood, and though tracked and caught by police over 40 times, never got more than 90 days [...]
