May 30, 2025
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia
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More public input sought on commuter lot option in Braddock Road study

#Braddock District, #bus, #Cook, #traffic, #transit, #transportation
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Braddock Road The community task force charged with making recommendations for the Braddock Road Multimodal Study opposes a transit center at Kings Park Shopping Center and believes a park-and-ride lot, which was presented as an alternative, should be delayed – if built at all. The technical team drafting the Braddock Road study – made up of … Continued

Bus drivers urge Fairfax County board to act on promised pension

#Board of Supervisors, #bus, #employment, #labor, #transit

A Fairfax Connector bus on Columbia Pike in Annandale.  The union that represents more than 500 Fairfax Connector bus drivers, mechanics, and other workers is  presenting a petition to the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Dec. 6 demanding action on a failed promised to provide a pension plan. Fairfax County contracts with MV Transportation, a … Continued

Annandale bus service changes

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A Metrobus stops at John Marr Drive in Annandale. The Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority has made some Metrobus route changes that will affect  Annandale bus riders. The 3A Lee Highway-Falls Church route has been renamed the 3A Annandale Road line, reports WMATA spokesperson Richard Jordan. The 3A now goes from Patriot Drive in Annandale to … Continued

Unsafe bus shelter on Columbia Pike will be removed

#bus, #transportation
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The 16L pulls up to the bus stop at Columbia Pike and Braddock Road. The bus shelter on Columbia Pike near Braddock Road is expected to be taken down soon by the Washington Metropolitan Transportation Authority because WMATA determined it’s structurally unsound and unsafe. The bus shelter is considered structurally unsound. If it is removed, … Continued

Fairfax County seeks public feedback on bus service

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The Seven Corners bus transit center on Arlington Boulevard. Do you take buses regularly to get to a job, shopping center, or someplace else? The Fairfax County Department of Transportation wants to know how you think Metrobus and Fairfax Connector bus service should be improved. FCDOT is soliciting feedback from the public through a series … Continued

Bus routes planned for new Bailey’s Elementary School

#Bailey's Elementary School, #bus, #neighborhood groups, #schools, #Seven Corners, #transportation
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Bailey’s Upper Elementary School is scheduled to open in September. School buses traveling to the new Upper Bailey’s Elementary School in the morning will transverse the Ravenwood, Ravenwood Park, Buffalo Ridge, and Sleepy Hollow Manor neighborhoods, according to a draft outline of the bus routes prepared by Fairfax County Public Schools.    Upper Bailey’s ES … Continued

Community will have input on plans for widening Braddock Road

#bus, #Cook, #traffic, #trails, #transportation
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More than 200 people packed into the lecture hall at Lake Braddock Secondary School for a meeting hosted by Braddock Supervisor John Cook on options for relieving traffic congestion on Braddock Road. The Braddock Road Multimodal Study, being carried out by the Fairfax County Transportation Department (FCDOT) is exploring options for improving transportation on the … Continued

Fairfax County considers projects to relieve Braddock Road congestion

#Braddock District, #bus, #traffic, #transportation

Heading east on Braddock Road, approaching the beltway. Fairfax County is moving ahead with long-longstanding plans to widen Braddock Road, reports Fairfax County Supervisor John Cook (Braddock). Funding would come from the landmark transportation bill approved by the Virginia General Assembly last year.   One proposed project calls for adding a lane in each direction … Continued