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

GeorgeML,
I understand where you are coming from. I'm sure this proposal would not have occurred if:
1. riders knew how to call out more than two cars at once
2. riders would let cars pull up when cars in front pull away
3. drivers would pull up when cars in front pull away. Sometimes they just sit there waiting for slow pokes to walk up.

Without the calling process being efficient, the line is too long. In the past two years I have gone from waiting 10 minutes at the most to waiting 15-20+ minutes minimum. I think people were willing to take other routes because of the length of the line and the wait. If they can take other routes because they are just as convenient or don't mind walking then they can choose the shorter line.

The line this morning for NY/L'Enfant was extremely long and may present a hazard to fellow slugs, as it extended into the through lanes. Won't it make more sense to split NY and L'Enfant into two separate lines? Make 14th st and L'Enfant one line and NY it's own line. I either take Independence or L'Enfant, whichever comes first but now I have to commit to one line. Just my two cents.

I agree with GeorgeML and think we should keep the line exactly as it has been. I see no benefit to the proposal.

If the person submitting the proposal doesn't like the way people call out cars, then ask the person behind you in line to hold your place and go up and show us all how you think we should call cars. Maybe some good demonstrations is all we need to improve the current process.

I split my time between being a driver and being a slug. As both, I think the proposal to change is a bad idea and probably comes from a slug who only goes to the Navy Yard. As a slug, I like the option of 14th and Independence vs L'Enfant. I also prefer the safety of standing on a sidewalk in line as opposed to lining up arbitrarily in front of parked cars. As a driver, I like the same destination option with the addition of other stops along 14th; especially on Friday when slugs are light. Monday also presents fewer slugs but not nearly as bad as Friday.

I arrived this morning as a slug after being on vacation for some time and knew nothing about this proposal. To assume people familiar with the slugging system check this website on a regular basis is not fair. To assume a handful of positive responses speak for the majority when hundreds of people slug from this line is also not fair.

I do not believe the person behind this proposal is acting on the voice of the majority. I also do not believe the person who is responsible to this website should have made any changes without a response from the majority. A lack of a response is not a vote for the proposal.

I ignored the new line this morning and was able to get a ride to L'Enfant immediately in the line now designated for 14th St. The driver and his passenger also thought the new proposal was a very bad idea given the volume of cars that service this line. He knew nothing of the proposal except what I was able to convey by talking to the people in the bogus line. So what kind of effort did the person behind this propsal make to get by in from the majority? By splitting the lines the proposal will be causing major traffic congestion and jeopardizing the flow of traffic the way the lot was designed.

I believe the person behind this proposal is acting on his own accord and should stop imposing his idea on people until he has solid support that he can prove with numbers.

This morning was much better than yesterday. However, after seeing it run more efficiently, I think the location of the N.Y./L'E line is unsafe. Slugs are crossing in front of cars to get in line. Drivers are stopping as they enter by the front of the line to ask where to go causing a backup in the main road. It's difficult to turn around if drivers enter at the same lane as the slug line. A collision is bound to happen if cars from both lines pull out at the same time. At first I was interested in the split, but now I think its more trouble than its worth. My wait time didn't lessen at all today.

I agree that this was a bad idea. It was also rushed and poorly advertised. Many of us don't use e-slug and were left in the dark about the change or where to leave feedback when we did hear of it. Of all the people I've spoken with about this over the past 2 weeks, only 1 thought the split would be an improvement. Drivers have said they don't want to have to come around from the other side of the lot, and as a slug I feel less safe in the new line.

It's true that some slugs aren't good about walking along the line of cars to yell out destinations, but maybe there's another solution. For instance, having the head of the slug line start at the curb a few yards down from the sidewalk near the first parking space (approximately where the 2nd or 3rd car in line would stop). The slugs could line up along the curb toward the sidewalk, then the line would curve around onto the sidewalk as usual. That would put a dozen or more slugs closer to the cars without having them cross in front of the cars, and make it easier for those at the head of the line to walk down the line of cars and still be heard. Whatever the solution is, I think it should be discussed more before being implemented.


VNorman