Tag: transit
Free Metrobus passes will be available at two more local high schools
Students at four additional high schools will be able to ride Metrobuses for free, beginning in September. The schools are Annandale, Falls Church, and Marshall high schools and the Davis Career Center. A free Metrobus pilot program for students started in 2018 with Justice High School. About 50 percent of the students at Justice have … Continued
Old Metro cards won’t work as of March 1
If you have an older SmarTrip Metro card, it won’t work as of March 1. Old cards must be replaced by March 1, either in person, online, or by regular mail. Metro is placing all of its fare gates in Metro stations and fare boxes on Metrobuses. Farecards purchased before 2012 contain outdated chip technology … Continued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 delays will continue through at least Nov. 15
A 7000-series railcar. [Elvert Barnes/Creative Commons] Metrorail service will remain at the current reduced levels through at least Nov. 15, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority announced Oct. 28. That will give WMATA more time to work with the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission on a plan to get 7000-series railcars safely back into service.
Free transfers approved for Fairfax Connector buses
A Connector bus makes a stop on John Marr Drive in Annandale. Transfers to and from Metrorail and Fairfax Connector buses will be free starting Sept. 5, the Fairfax County Department of Transportation announced.
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 takes over Annandale bus routes
The 3A Metrobus, seen here on Annandale Road, will be replaced by a new Fairfax Connector bus route. The Fairfax Connector bus service is taking over five old Metrobus routes as of July 10, including three routes that serve the Annandale area. The new Connector route 803 will replace Metrobus route 3A. It runs from … Continued
Developer to help pay for bus pullout on Little River Turnpike in Lincolnia
This bus stop on Little River Turnpike in Lincolnia causes major backups. HHH LLC, the owner of the Plaza at Landmark Shopping Center, agreed to pay half the cost of a bus stop improvement on Little River Turnpike and Oasis Drive in Lincolnia. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors signed off on the funding agreement … Continued
Annandale Circulator bus route under consideration
A Fairfax Connector bus on Little River Turnpike in Annandale. Fairfax County transportation planners are considering a new Fairfax Connector bus route, the Annandale Circulator, which would provide walk-up transit access to residents who don’t live near existing bus routes. However, there is no timetable or funding for this route, so implementation is likely years … Continued
Metro cuts rush-hour rail service
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
Metro closing stations in advance of Inauguration Day
Virginia National Guard troops are assisting the inauguration security efforts in Washington, D.C. [U.S. Army] Metro is closing 13 stations and reducing bus service in advance of the inauguration ceremony on Wednesday, Jan. 20, for President-Elect Joe Biden. In response to concerns of further violence by Trump supporters following the siege of the Capitol on … Continued
Fairfax Connector seeks public comments on strategic plan
Fairfax Connector route 401 on Columbia Pike in Annandale. The Fairfax County Department of Transportation is seeking recommendations from the public on how to improve the Fairfax Connector bus system. Comments from the public will help inform FCDOT’s development of a 10-year transit plan. Michael Felschow, head of transit planning for the Fairfax Connector system, … Continued
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
Free rides on Fairfax Connector and Metrobus end next month
A polycarbonate driver shield on a Fairfax Connector bus. Free bus rides on Metrobus and Fairfax Connector, in effect during the pandemic, are ending next month. Bus riders will start paying fares on Metrobuses on Sunday, Jan. 3, and on Fairfax Connector buses on Monday, Jan. 4. Rear-door boarding is also ending on those dates. … Continued
Autonomous shuttle offers free rides from Mosaic to Metro
Rep. Gerry Connolly (left) and Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chair Jeffrey McKay in front of Relay. Relay, the autonomous electric shuttle connecting the Mosaic District in Merrifield to Metro is up and running. Federal, state, and county officials, along with private sector representatives cut the ribbon Oct. 22 inaugurating the first driverless public transportation vehicle … Continued