Uploaded January 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Maybe you've heard the news: the DC Circulator is gone. After 19 years of service, the bright red buses are no longer part of the street scenes in Washington. But why? What led up to this? We investigate, hoping to uncover the lessons that we can learn from the Circulator's mismanagement.

Also, I ride the last Circulator of December 31, 2024, the last day of operations. Since I was the last passenger on board, I believe I am the last passenger to ever ride the DC Circulator. Ever. Sad but cool.

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Chapters
0:00 Introduction
0:34 History
2:09 What happened?
3:20 The Mayor Cancels the Circulator
3:50 We need to think more critically
5:21 A botched phase-out
8:34 How the staff got screwed
9:38 The Problem: Nobody Cared
10:59 Riding the last Circulator EVER
12:33 A sad good-bye