MARCH 2008: PUBLIC HEARINGS COMPLETED

Public hearings for the 30s Line study were held on Monday, March 17, at St. Columba's Episcopal Church, 4201 Albemarle Street NW, and Wednesday, March 19, at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, 2800 Pennsylvania Avenue SE. Both meetings began with an open house from 6:30 pm to 7:00 pm, followed by a hearing in which members of the public were invited to speak. About 20 members of the public spoke about the project at each hearing. The proceedings were recorded and transcribed by an independent firm contracted by WMATA, and comments were entered into the public record for the project.

DECEMBER 2007: THIRD ROUND OF PUBLIC MEETINGS COMPLETED

The third and final set of meetings for this phase of the 30s Line study took place on Thursday, December 6, at St. Columba's Episcopal Church, 4201 Albemarle Street NW, and Monday, December 10, at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, 2800 Pennsylvania Avenue SE. Both meetings were from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm and followed the same format as the second set of meetings in October. An additional open house took place on Wednesday, December 12, noon to 2:00 pm, at WMATA (Metro) headquarters, 600 5th Street NW. The purpose of these meetings was to discuss the recommendations for the 30s Line study and gain feedback from participants.

SEPTEMBER 2007: SECOND SET OF PUBLIC MEETINGS COMPLETED

The second set of public meetings for the 30s Line project took place on Thursday, October 18, at St. Columba's Episcopal Church, 4201 Albemarle Street NW and Wednesday, October 24, at St. Francis Xavier Catholic School, 2700 O Street SE. Both meetings began at 6:30 pm with an open house in which participants viewed project materials and spoke individually with project team members. The open house was followed at 7:00 pm by a presentation in which the project team explained the potential improvement concepts for the 30s Line that are being studied. The options were developed based on rider comments heard during the July public meetings and the survey conducted this summer. Attendees then participated in breakout groups to discuss what they liked and didn't like about the improvement concepts. Both meetings ended at 8:30 pm.

JULY 2007: FIRST SET OF PUBLIC MEETINGS COMPLETED

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), in partnership with the District Department of Transportation (DDOT), conducted two public meetings in July 2007 for the Metrobus 30s Line study. The first of the two meetings took place on Thursday, July 19, at Pennsylvania Avenue Baptist Church on Pennsylvania Avenue in Southeast; and the second took place on Tuesday, July 24, at St. Columba’s Episcopal Church on Albemarle Street in Northwest.

For both meetings there was an Open House from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm, during which participants could review project materials and speak individually with study team members, followed by a slide presentation and a group exercise in which participants could share their views about things that work well and things that don't work well with the 30s Line.

If you were not able to attend the meetings, please visit this website again later in the summer for information on additional public meetings this fall for the project. In the meantime, you can make your views known by contacting the project team via e-mail.