Split Horner AM 14th St/ Navy Yard-L'Enfant line

True, a lot of the other lines work that way, though I'm not sure those lines are as long as ours. During those few miserable days we tried a split in December, line-jumping was already seen and complained about. It was one of the reasons we rejected the split.

If slugs and cars line up in opposite directions, line-jumping is eliminated and we still have the benefit of the lines being close together. I picture the cars moving forward along the line looking for riders, not riders walking back and forth looking for a car.

The head of the slug line would gradually move farther into the lot as the parking spaces are filled, so we aren't in the way. Before 6:00 the parking spaces are still filling and there's no line of drivers yet anyway.

I agree with LJD. There are too many people who are strongly opposed to a split, so let's just improve the line by moving it closer to the cars. Here's a map to clarify.

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=0&ll=38.658905,-77.282539&spn=0.000732,0.001114&t=h&z=20&msid=207654787283361860654.00049c7af8c72b256b1aa

I think it is interesting to see that more people are in support of the split on days when the line is long and against it on days when the line is shorter. Now that the PM lot has been reduced and the lines will be increased every day, I think more people who are for the shorter lines will speak up.

I dont think there is any doubt that the split will reduce the wait, it is just the option to change destination at the last minute that seems to make people against the split. I agree with the person who noted that it is not right for the rest of us to have to stand in the cold for up to 20 minutes so some people can be indecisive.

I also fully support splitting the lines. This will most definitely be faster. Maneuvers to wait for cars, or call two at a time are already being done and DO NOT provide for adequate relief to the slow movement of the line. This morning alone I waited over half an hour in the very cold and windy line, after the majority of the drivers called for Navy Yard, and we had to wait while people walked from the very back of an extremely long line. If the lines were split, there would be no problem at all. It is only going to get worse as the warmed weather approaches and more people slug over drive.
While I understand some want 'options' as they wait in the line, it is not reason enough to create such an immense wait for everyone else. Choose where you are going, pick a line, and get in it. You'll be rewarded with a faster pick up.

All,
Things were delayed due to the Town Hall Meeting that took place last week. Today I sent an e-mail to those addresses that participated. I've also been in discussion with David LeBlanc from slug-lines.com and he will post an announcement on this site. I will also have flyers at the current pickup point by Wed morning. I've proposed to start the split on Feb 22nd which give everyone (drivers and riders) a week to get the news out so there is minimal confusion.

I realize as one person has stated that 95 people is only a percentage of the apparent hundreds that use this line, but there were three weeks that all of us had the opportunity to read the flyer that was available at the front of the line or hear from other sluggers about the vote. We all had the opportunity to vote during that time. This is not a case of "implementing a license to order a split", I was merely a facilitator of a process that many people were asking for in order to have closure to the split issue that occured at the end of last year. This is something that needs to be tried. The line at 7 AM this morning was 8 people past the manhole cover. That is ridiculously long.

Yes, there are no guarantees that this will help. And yes, there is absolutely no one size fits all with these issues. But both drivers and riders have had their fair share of issues over the past month with long lines and wait times. All everyone wants to do is get to work as efficiently as possible.