Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia

Metro to reimagine bus system

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority is undertaking a major effort to reimagine the Metrobus system. Better Bus is “a new initiative to rethink, redesign, and revitalize bus service,” WMATA says. Metro is hosting events around the region to gather customer feedback on bus service. One of those events is scheduled for Nov. 5, 1-5 … Continued

More students can get free bus passes

Free student bus passes are now available at four more schools: Annandale, Falls Church, and Marshall high schools and the Davis Career Center. A pilot program offering free specially designated SmarTrip cards started in 2018 at Justice High School. The bus passes can be used on Fairfax Connector buses, CUE buses operated by the City … Continued

Metrobus to resume regular service

Metrobus will return to regular weekday service on Feb. 7, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority announced. Metrobus has been operating on a modified Saturday schedule, offering approximately 75 percent of normal weekday service, since Jan. 10 due to Covid-related staffing shortages.  The Covid Omicron surge has affected about 10 percent of Metro’s workforce since … Continued

Metro to expand service, cut prices

A Metrobus in Seven Corners. When workplaces and entertainment venues ramp up this fall, transit riders might find it easier to take Metro. Metro is adding more trains and buses, reducing prices, and extending operating hours, beginning Sept. 5. The changes will bring overall bus and rail service to near pre-pandemic levels.

Fairfax Connector to replace Metrobus routes in Annandale

The 3A Metrobus on Annandale Road. [File photo] The Fairfax County Department of Transportation is proposing five new routes to replace Metrobus routes being eliminated. Three of the new routes serve the Annandale area.  FCDOT is holding a virtual community meeting on the new routes and proposed service changes affecting other Fairfax Connector routes on … Continued