March 6, 2026
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Tag: Metro

Metro cuts rush-hour rail service

#Metro, #transit, #transportation

Transit ridership is way down. [Keith Pham] Metro has dropped rush hour service for Metrorail – its FY 2021 budget eliminated more frequent trains during peak hours – but has not dropped rush-hour fares.  As of Feb. 15, trains are operating “at the same service frequencies through the evening rush hour,” Metro states. “The changes … Continued

Fairfax Connector to replace Metrobus routes in Annandale

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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

Fairfax County supervisors approve bonds for libraries, parks, and Metro

#Annandale, #Board of Supervisors, #libraries, #Metro, #parks

George Mason Regional Library The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on June 23 authorized four bond referenda totaling $441 million for this fall’s general election. A $90 million library bond includes $15 million for improvements at George Mason Regional Library in Annandale and upgrades at three other libraries.  A $112 million park bond includes $100 … Continued

Metro to close nine stations, including East Falls Church, all summer

#Annandale, #coronavirus, #health, #infrastructure, #Metro, #transit, #transportation
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A Metro platform before reconstruction. [Photos: WMATA] Metro is closing all stations on the Silver and Orange lines west of Ballston, beginning May 23. That includes the East Falls Church, West Falls Church, Dunn Loring, and Vienna stations on the Orange Line and the McLean, Tysons, Greensboro, Spring Hill, and Wiehle-Reston East station on the … Continued

Metro board saves 3A and 29W bus routes, but more funding cuts likely due to coronavirus pandemic

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The 3A bus on Annandale Road. The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s budget, approved by the board on April 2, would not eliminate the 3A and 29W Metrobus routes that traverse the Annandale area. However, the budget for the year beginning July 1 will be re-evaluated as more details emerge in the coming weeks on … Continued

Metro is closing 17 more stations

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Metro is closing 17 stations indefinitely, including the East Falls Church station, effective March 26. The closures are being done because of low ridership during the coronavirus emergency and “to conserve critical resources and protect the health and safety of Metro employees and the public,” the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s Pandemic Task Force announced March 24. … Continued

Gov. Northam announces more restrictions in face of COVID-19 emergency

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Metro ridership is way down, as WMATA announces more service cuts. [WTOP] Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced more restrictions March 23 aimed at flattening the curve of new coronavirus cases. All schools statewide will remain closed at least through the end of the academic year. Gatherings of 10 people or more are banned. Northam signed … Continued

More coronavirus cases in Northern Virginia, Metro announces cutbacks

#Annandale, #businesses, #coronavirus, #health, #Metro, #state government, #transit

The most recent coronavirus cases in Northern Virginia involve a nursing home resident in Falls Church, a female in her 60s in Fairfax County who was exposed during travel in Iran, and a female in her 30s in Fairfax County whose situation is under investigation. A resident of the Kensington, an assisted living and memory … Continued