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Bus Stop Improvements

About Bus Stop Improvements

The City of Takoma Park initiated a comprehensive effort to update, inventory, and improve all bus stops in the City in order to encourage bus ridership and use of public transportation. Bus stop amenities make public transit more appealing and can, in turn, increase ridership. The aim is to make bus stops in Takoma Park accessible, safe, comfortable, and informative.

Current Project Status

Using 2023 ridership data, the Planning Division updated the City’s interactive bus ridership map. The new analysis indicated some shifting patterns of ridership, including the identification of a handful of new high-ridership stops where additional rider amenities like a bus shelter are most needed.

A map of the City with its bus shelters overlaid, varying in size based on ridership.
Bus Stop Ridership Map (2023)

Projects like the Takoma Park Maryland Library redevelopment and the Purple Line construction on University Blvd have shifted where riders are picking up the bus in a number of locations.

City staff will continue to identify where to prioritize new bus stop shelters and seating based on this and other bus network data.

Boy in snorkel gear sits at newly installed bus stop with tropical fish decals.
New bus shelter at Maple Ave & Hilltop Rd received a tropical treatment

Project Background

In May 2019, the City was awarded a MWCOG Technical Assistance Grant for a bus stop accessibility inventory.  The selected consultants, KFH Group,  inventoried all bus stops in the City with a focus on ADA compliance, accessibility, and bike and pedestrian improvements to facilitate region-wide multi-modal transportation and connectivity. The project concluded with a set of priorities and actionable recommendations for both stand alone and capital improvements.

Staff then inventoried all bus stops within the City for ridership numbers and presence of amenities. An interactive map (2023) is available which displays all bus stops, ridership numbers, and the presence of amenities.

In January 2020, the City Council passed Resolution 2020-2 in support of improved bus stop features across the City.  The effort prioritized the installation of bus shelters at stops which met selected (high) ridership, racial equity, climate impact, cost, and safety criteria.

New, glass-sided bus shelter at Maple Ave & Grant Ave.
New bus shelter at Maple Ave & Grant Ave

 

Project Lead and Contact Info

Rosalind Grigsby
Community Development Manager
Housing and Community Development
Phone: 301-891-7205
Email: planning@takomaparkmd.gov 

Quicklinks

Bus Stop Improvements Details

Project Info & Timeline

Budget and Funding Source

  • $50,000 for technical assistance from MWCOG to fund the bus stop accessibility inventory.
  • $60,000 for acquisition of five bus shelters from City General Fund.
  • Some bus shelter installations will be funded through the City’s on-going contract with In-Site Media. Other improvements will be funded by the City or additional grant funding when applicable.

Links & Notes

Project Timeline

Ongoing Bus Shelter Installation and Implementation of Recommendations

Planning and Community Development Division Sections

Bus Stop Improvements
Data-driven approach to disaster/pandemic response
Development Review
Maple Avenue Connectivity Project
Metropolitan Branch Trail Upgrade
New Ave Bikeway
Public Space Management Plan
Safe Routes To School
Takoma Metro Station Development
Takoma Park Bikeways Program
Takoma Park Data Explorer
Takoma Park Interactive Demographic Map
Takoma Park Minor Master Plan
We Belong Here: The Takoma Park Equity Walk
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