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 A DC Circulator bus at Eastern Market in June 2018. | |
| Founded | 2005[1] |
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| Service area | Downtown Washington, D.C. |
| Service type | Downtown circulator |
| Routes | 6 + 1 seasonal |
| Stops | 139 |
| Fleet | 81 |
| Annual ridership | 1,936,800 (2023)[2] |
| Fuel type | Diesel, Diesel-electric Hybrid, Electric bus |
| Operator | RATP Dev |
| Partners |
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| Website | dccirculator |
The DC Circulator is a bus system in Washington, D.C. The District of Columbia Department of Transportation operates the service in a public–private partnership with RATP Dev.[3][4]
The DC Circulator buses are similar to shuttle buses since they operate on a predictable fixed route and schedule, and run between the city's main attractions and some of the more popular neighborhoods for visitors. The service began in 2005, and passengers increased as the routes grew from two to five. Ridership peaked in 2011, and has decreased since then. In 2023, the system had a ridership of 1,936,800.
The fare per ride is $1.00.[5] The subsidy per rider is unusually high; in 2016, it averaged $3.32.[1]
In July 2024, the Washington, D.C. Department of Transportation announced that the system's services would be reduced beginning in October 2024, and phased out entirely by the end of the year.[6]
- ^ a b "DC Circulator 2017 Transit Development Plan: Draft" (PDF). District of Columbia Department of Transportation. September 2017. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
- ^ "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
- ^ "Bus drivers, allies make a case for putting D.C. Circulator under city control". The Washington Post. May 14, 2018. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
- ^ "DC Circulator Celebrates a Sweet 16 Years of Service | ddot". ddot.dc.gov. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
- ^ "DC Circulator".
- ^ Nguyen, Danny (July 30, 2024). "Circulator bus system will begin phasing out Oct. 1 and end this year". Washington Post. Retrieved July 30, 2024.