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Tag: transportation
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 [...]
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…
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 [...]
Repair of DC’s Busiest Bike Lane Wraps Up
WAMU National Public Radio: Repairing of D.C.’s Busiest Bike Lanes Wraps Up: “Two months after the project began — and one year since ANC commissioner Kishan Putta began lobbying DDOT to do it — the 15th Street bike lanes, the busiest in D.C., are just about done.”
DC Finally Begins Repaving Its Most Popular Bike Lane
WAMU, National Public Radio: D.C. Finally Begins Repaving Its Most Popular Bike Lane: ”It shows that the city is committed to this idea of protected bike lanes. They see value for all residents, and they are going to put resources into maintaining them. It’s not just a fad,” says Kishan Putta, a Dupont Circle ANC commissioner. NOTE: this was [...]
Most Popular Bike Lane in DC to Be Repaired
WAMU, National Public Radio: Most Popular Bike Lane in DC to be Repaired: “Kishan Putta, a Dupont Circle ANC Commissioner who has been pushing the District Department of Transportation since last year to fix the bike lane: ’This is the most used bike lane in Washington, D.C. and it needs to be kept up better,’ he said. [...]
