OSSE-DOT Bus Terminal, 1601 W Street N.E.
Community Outreach and Engagement
DGS & OFFICE OF THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION
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Agenda:
• Introductions of the Staff and Project Team
• Introductions of the Project by OSSE DOT
• Project Overview
• Recap
• Traffic Analysis
• Site Plan and Rendering
• Questions
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Site Vicinity Map -
Courtesy of Google
Location of
Site
Existing Site Photographs -
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Phase I – Site Plan
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Phase I Includes-
• Construction
Screening on W
St.
• Maintain Clean
Site
• Maintain
groomed W St.
Green Scape
• Raze 4
abandoned
Structures
• Temporary Guard
Booths
• Temporary Trailer
Phase II – Site Plan
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Phase II Includes -
• New decorative W
Street Fence
• Removal of
temporary Phase I
elements
• Resurfacing Site
• Green Areas and
Green Roof on new
Bus Terminal
• Permanent Guard
Booths
• New Bus Terminal
• Bus Wash Station
• Bus Fuel Station
Recap
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1. What is the timeline for construction to begin taking place
on this site, and what impact will it have on the
surrounding Community (e.g. times of construction, trucks
moving in and out, noise, etc.)?
2. Are you able to provide any information on the number of
buses to be housed there, workers, pollution generated,
neighborhood impact, etc.?
3. Have there been any traffic studies done on the impact of
placing this Terminal here, and are there any additional
plans that neighbors should be aware of to change any
existing traffic patterns?
Recap
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Question 1
• April 2020 Start of Construction
• The use of noise producing equipment during Construction
shall occur during normal working hours 6:00am to 6:00pm
Monday through Friday
• Dedicated Construction entrance into site and absolutely
no street parking allowed for Construction activities.
Recap
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Question 2
• In accordance with the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) and procedures developed
by the Air Quality Division of the Department of Health of the DC Government (DC AQD, 2003),
results concluded that the carbon monoxide emission rate for the new facility will be 24 grams/day,
which is a minimal 0.08% increase from existing conditions. The modeled emission rate increase due
to our new facility and resultant maximum predicted concentration increase of 0.38 ppm for 1-hour
and 0.18 ppm for 8-hour averages for the entire neighborhood, shows that the total net
concentration impact is well within the acceptable 1-hour and 8-hour ambient concentrations per
NAAQS and DC AQD 2003.
• There will not be a noticeable difference in the surrounding area or poorer air quality, because of the
very minimal increase in carbon monoxide emissions and resultant concentrations, which the DC
AQD has defined in their modeling guidelines as a proxy for all other pollutants from motor vehicles.
• 235 Busses Max
• 25 Full Time Staff
• 1 Driver and 1 Attendant per Bus
Recap
Question 3
• Traffic Analysis Results
Traffic Analysis
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Four study area intersections include:
1. Montana Avenue, NE and W Street, NE/18
th
Street, NE
2. W Street, NE and 16
th
Street, NE
3. Montana Avenue, NE and 17
th
Street, NE/Bryant Street, NE
4. Montana Avenue, NE and Edwin Street, NE
Data collection and traffic analysis included:
1. Existing turning movement counts collected
Wednesday, April 24
th
between 6:30AM and 7:00PM
2. Future traffic volume forecasts for 2021
3. Site trip generation to reflect changes in traffic patterns
associated with future development
Study Area Future Conditions Peak Hour Volume Forecasts
Traffic Analysis
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moveDC, DC’s Multimodal Long-Range
Transportation Plan, references two
Future Plan Elements inside the study
area:
(1) Bike lane(s) (Tier 2 priority) along
Montana Avenue between New York
Ave and 18
th
St, NE
(2) New street (Tier 4 priority) extending
between the intersections of New
York Ave and 16
th
St, NE and W St and
14
th
St, NE.
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moveDC Priorities:
Tier 1 – investments should be considered as part of DDOT’s 6-year TIP
Tier 2 – Investments that may be eligible for additional project
development in the early years of moveDC
Tier 3 – Investments considered low priority for project development in
the early years of moveDC
Tier 4 - Investments considered lowest priority for project development in
the early years of moveDC
Traffic Analysis
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Site Trip Generation, Passenger Cars
Site Trip Generation, Buses
Anticipate bus routes entering/leaving the sites
Going north 50%
Going south 50%
Timing of buses leaving & returning each day
AM shift leave between 4:30am and 7:00am,
returns between 8:30am 10:30am
PM shift leave between 12:00pm and 2:00pm,
returns between 3:00pm 7:00pm
Timing of staff vehicles entering & exiting each day
AM shift arrives 4:00am and leaves at 1:00shift
arrives 10:00am thru 11:00am and leaves
between 6:00pm and 7:00pmpm PM
Traffic Analysis
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2021 No-Build and Build Intersection Level of Service
Conclusions:
The traffic impacts associated with the 1601 W
Street, NE Bus Terminal site include:
(1) 0 additional AM peak hour trips will be
generated
(2) 82 additional PM peak hour trips will be
generated
(3) The new facility will not overburden the
existing traffic patterns
(4) All key intersections are expected to
continue to operate at existing efficiency
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Rendered Site Plan-
Courtesy of Google
Building Rendering
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Keinde N. Thomas
Community Outreach Specialist
Division of Student Transportation (DOT)
(202) 724-8600 (Main)
(202) 724-4249 (Desk)
(202) 439-6949 (Cell)
keinde.thomas@dc.gov
www.osse.dc.gov
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Contact Information:
Office of the State Superintendent of Education & DGS
Wayne Gore
Community Outreach Coordinator
Department of General Services
2000 14
th
Street, NW
Washington DC 20009
Mobile: 202-717-4228
Desk: 202-576-6192
Email: Wayne.Gore@DC.gov
Fred Lewis
Community Relations Specialist
Division of the Chief of Staff
Government of the District of Columbia
202-442-4718 (desk)
202-412-2167 (cell)
