Arlington Transit

Arlington Transit

Arlington Transit NABI 35 LFW CNG at Pentagon City Station
Parent	Arlington County, Virginia
Founded	November 1998[1]
Headquarters	2100 Clarendon Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22201
Service area	Arlington County, VA
Service type	Bus service
Alliance	WMATA
Routes	17 [2]
Stations	Shirlington Bus Station, Ballston–MU station
Fleet	Arboc Spirit of Mobility Designline EcoSaver NABI LFW [3]
Daily ridership	10,600 (Q1 2016)[4]
Annual ridership	2,939,100 (2015)[5]
Fuel type	CNG
Operator	National Express Transit Corp.
Website	Arlington Transit

Arlington Transit (ART) is a bus transit system that operates in Arlington County, Virginia, and is managed by the county government. It includes part of the Pike Ride service along Columbia Pike, shared with WMATA. Most of its services are designed to connect city neighborhoods with nearby Metro stations. ART, under contract with the neighboring City of Falls Church, ran that municipality's GEORGE bus system from 2009 to 2010, which had served as a feeder to Metrorail stations at the east and west ends of that City, until the city's suspension of the service due to budget constraints.^[6]

Routes

Route	Terminals		Major streets	History	Notes
41	Dinwiddie & Columbia Pike	Court House Station	Greenbrier St., Columbia Pike, Dinwiddie St., Glebe Road, Clarendon Blvd, Wilson Blvd		a Pike Ride route[7]
42	Ballston–MU station	Pentagon station (Weekdays) & Pentagon City station (Weekends)	Wilson Blvd, Washington Blvd, South Courthouse Road, Columbia Pike		[8]
43	Crystal City station	Court House Station	Crystal City VRE Station, Crystal City station, Rosslyn station and Court House station	Service was expanded to seven days a week on August 21, 2016.	limited stops. [9]
45	Dinwiddie & Columbia Pik	Rosslyn station	Columbia Pike, Clarendon Blvd, Wilson Blvd, Washington Blvd, South Courthouse Road		[10]
51	Ballston-MU Metro station	N George Mason Dr & Lee Highway	N George Mason Dr, Washington Blvd, N Fairfax Dr		[11]
52	Ballston-MU Metro station	East Falls Church Station	N George Mason Dr, Washington Blvd, N Fairfax Dr		[12]
53	Ballston-MU Metro station	East Falls Church Station	N Quincy Rd, Military Rd, Williamsburg Blvd		Runs as 53A, 53B, and 53W. weekdays only[13]
54	Dominion Hills Historic District	East Falls Church Metro Station	Wilson Blvd., McKinley Rd, Washington Blvd., N Livingston St	Service started on August 22, 2016.[14]	weekdays only[15]
55	East Falls Church Metro Station	Rosslyn Metro Station	Lee Hwy	Route 55 replaced Metrobus 3A between the Rosslyn and East Falls Church Metro Stations on December 13, 2015.
61	Court House Station	Rosslyn station	N. Moore Street, N. Queen Street, Wilson Blvd., Veitch Street, 21st Street, Clarendon Blvd.		weekdays only[16]
62	Court House Station	Ballston–MU station	N Quincy Rd, N Utah St, Lorcom Ln, N Kirkwood Rd, Wilson Blvd., Clarendon Blvd.		weekdays only[17]
74	Pentagon City station	Walter Reed Dr. & Columbia Pike	Walter Reed Dr., Columbia Pike, South Barton St, 16th St, South 12th St, Quinn St		a Pike Ride route, weekdays only[18]
75	Virginia Square Metro station	Shirlington Station	Wilson Blvd, N Kensington St., Carlin Springs Rd., 7th Rd. S, S Dinwiddie St., Columbia Pike		a Pike Ride route, weekdays only[19]
77	Court House Station	Shirlington Station	Wilson Blvd., Clarendon Blvd., Washington Blvd., Walter Reed Dr., Arlington Mill Dr.		Monday - Saturday only[20]
84	Pentagon City station	Monroe St & 18th St S	19th St. S, S Nelson St., 24th St. S, S Glebe Rd.		weekdays only[21]
87	Pentagon station (Weekdays) & Pentagon City station (Weekends)	Shirlington Station	Army-Navy Dr., S Glebe Rd.		[22]
92	Pentagon station	Long Bridge Park	S Eads St., 12 St., Crystal Dr., Long Bridge Dr.		weekdays only[23]

Fares

ART fleet of CNG-powered buses at Crystal City yard.

ART's fares are $1.75 for riders using cash or SmarTrip cards.^[24] Students, senior citizens and disabled patrons only pay $0.85. As of January 4, 2009, ART no longer issues or accepts paper transfers. Riders must use a SmarTrip card to get the rail-to-bus discount or to transfer free from bus to bus. Starting September 3, 2013, students of Arlington Public Schools that attend a middle or high school may obtain an iRide Smartrip Card that allows students of Arlington County to ride ART Buses for $0.85.^[25]

Fleet

Manufacturer	Model	Image	Year	Quantity	Notes
Arboc	Spirit of Mobility	a Kitsap Transit Arboc Spirit of Mobility	2011-2013	14	used on the 61 and 62 routes[26]
Designline	EcoSaver	DesignLine EcoSaver	2011	3[27]
NABI	LFW	NABI LFW	2007-2016	51[3]

References

1. "Transit Development Plan: Fiscal Years 2011-2016" (PDF). Retrieved 19 July 2015.
2. "Routes". Retrieved 17 September 2016.
3. "Transit Development Plan: Fiscal Years 2016-2021 Update" (PDF). Retrieved 3 July 2016.
4. "Transit Ridership Report First Quarter 2016" (pdf). American Public Transportation Association. May 19, 2016. Retrieved 2016-09-17 – via http://www.apta.com/resources/statistics/Pages/ridershipreport.aspx.
5. "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2015" (pdf). American Public Transportation Association. March 2, 2016. Retrieved 2016-03-19 – via http://www.apta.com/resources/statistics/Pages/ridershipreport.aspx.
6. "Arlington Takes Over GEORGE Bus" (PDF). June 26, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-20.
7. "Columbia Pike-Ballston-Court House" (PDF). July 6, 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
8. "Ballston – Pentagon" (PDF). December 13, 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
9. "ART 43 Courthouse - Rosslyn - Crystal City". Retrieved 17 September 2016.
10. "Columbia Pike-DHS/Sequoia-Rosslyn" (PDF). December 13, 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
11. "Ballston-Virginia Hospital Center" (PDF). November 9, 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
12. "Ballston-Virginia Hospital Center-East Falls Church" (PDF). July 7, 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
13. "Ballston Metro-Old Glebe-East Falls Church-Westover" (PDF). July 7, 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
14. "New ART 54 Route to Connect Dominion Hills & Madison Manor with East Falls Church Metro". August 10, 2016.
15. "Dominion Hills–East Falls Church" (PDF). August 21, 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
16. "Rosslyn - Court House Metro Shuttle" (PDF). July 7, 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
17. "Court House Metro-Lorcom Lane-Ballston Metro" (PDF). July 7, 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
18. "Arlington Village - Arlington View – Pentagon City" (PDF). July 7, 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
19. "Wakefield H.S. – Carlin Springs Rd – Ballston" (PDF). July 7, 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
20. "Shirlington – Lyon Park – Court House" (PDF). July 7, 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
21. "Douglas Park – Nauck – Pentagon City" (PDF). August 21, 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
22. "Pentagon Metro – Army Navy Drive – Shirlington" (PDF). July 6, 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
23. "Crystal City – Long Bridge Park/Boeing – Pentagon" (PDF). September 8, 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
24. "Fares". arlingtontransit.com. Arlington County, Virginia. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
25. "Frequently Asked Questions". CommuterPage.com. Arlington County, Virginia. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
26. "New Buses Join the ART Fleet". April 18, 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
27. "ART Debuting New CNG Electric Hybrid Buses". April 18, 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2016.

External links

• Official website
• Washington Commuter Page information on ART