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Kill the Circulator south of L'Enfant Plaza. Those busses to and from the Waterfront are nearly always empty, or used by the occasional SW resident (me included) who doesn't feel like walking to the Metro.

Right now, there is no reason for tourists to ever visit the SW Waterfront. The fish market is unique, but the few tourists I have taken there all comment on how pathetic it is compared to real markets in other cities and, lets face it, not a lot of tourists are in the market for fresh seafood anyway. Pike Place in Seattle is an attraction, Maine Ave is a basically a giant supermarket counter.

Phillips is packed with tourists, but they all come off of tour busses, H2O (or whatever it is called now) isn't a draw, nor really are the other places down there. Even the dinner boats seem to draw more locals out for a special occiasion then tourists.

I like the Circulator as a concept, but forcing it down to the Watefront makes no sense right now. Maybe in 10, 20, or 100 years or whenever things change down there, but not now.

by tivonia on Apr 1, 2009 11:34 am • link • report