Arlington Transit

Arlington Transit

Arlington Transit NABI 35 LFW CNG at Pentagon City Station
Founded	November 1998[1]
Headquarters	2100 Clarendon Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22201
Service area	Arlington County, VA
Service type	Bus service
Alliance	WMATA
Routes	16 [2]
Fleet	56 Buses [3]
Daily ridership	6,630 passengers per day (approx.)
Annual ridership	2,837,023 (2014)[4]
Fuel type	CNG
Operator	National Express Transit Corp.
Website	www.arlingtontransit.com

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.^[5]

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[6]
42	Ballston–MU station	Pentagon station	Wilson Blvd, Washington Blvd, South Courthouse Road, Columbia Pike		Monday - Saturday only[7]
43	Crystal City station	Court House Station	Crystal City VRE Station, Crystal City station, Rosslyn station and Court House station		limited stops, weekday only[8]
45	Dinwiddie & Columbia Pik	Rosslyn station	Columbia Pike, Clarendon Blvd, Wilson Blvd, Washington Blvd, South Courthouse Road		limited stops, weekday only[9]
51	Ballston-MU Metro station	N George Mason Dr & Lee Highway	N George Mason Dr, Washington Blvd, N Fairfax Dr		[10]
52	Ballston-MU Metro station	East Falls Church Station	N George Mason Dr, Washington Blvd, N Fairfax Dr		[11]
53	Ballston-MU Metro station	East Falls Church Station	N Quincy Rd, Military Rd, Williamsburg Blvd		weekday only[12]
55	East Falls Church Metro Station	Rosslyn Metro Station	Lee Hwy	Route 55 replaced Metrobus 3A portions from Rosslyn Metro Station - East Falls Church Metro Station on December 13, 2015.	[13]
61	Court House Station	Rosslyn station	N. Moore Street, N. Queen Street, Wilson Blvd., Veitch Street, 21st Street, Clarendon Blvd.		weekday only[14]
62	Court House Station	Ballston–MU station	N Quincy Rd, N Utah St, Lorcom Ln, N Kirkwood Rd, Wilson Blvd., Clarendon Blvd.		weekday only[15]
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, weekday only[16]
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, weekday only[17]
77	Court House Station	Shirlington Station	Wilson Blvd., Clarendon Blvd., Washington Blvd., Walter Reed Dr., Arlington Mill Dr.		Monday - Saturday only[18]
84	Pentagon City station	Monroe St & 18th St S	19th St. S, S Nelson St., 24th St. S, S Glebe Rd.		weekday only[19]
87	Pentagon station	Shirlington Station	Army-Navy Dr., S Glebe Rd.		On Saturday and Sunday ART 87 goes to the Pentagon City station instead of the Pentagon station.[20]
92	Pentagon station	Crystal City station	S Eads St., 12 St., Crystal Dr., Long Bridge Dr.		weekday only[21]

Fares

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

ART's fares are $1.75 for riders using cash or SmarTrip cards.^[22] 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 gives a $0.75 discount for students of Arlington County. It is available at Ballston, Rosslyn Crystal City, Shirlington and all other commuter stores.^[23] Students must present a student ID and a document with his or her name and address or just a DMV ID. The card expires on the student's 19th birthday and can be used on any regional bus such as MetroBus.

The discount is only for ART Buses.^[24]

References

1. "Transit Development Plan: Fiscal Years 2011-2016" (PDF). Retrieved 19 July 2015.
2. "Routes". Retrieved 18 December 2014.
3. "Arlington Transit Fleet Replacement and Expansion Schedule" (PDF). Retrieved 18 December 2014.
4. "Transit Usage in Arlington". Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
5. "Arlington Takes Over GEORGE Bus" (PDF). June 26, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-20.
6. "Columbia Pike-Ballston-Court House" (PDF). July 6, 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
7. "Ballston – Pentagon" (PDF). December 13, 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
8. "Crystal City-Rosslyn-Courthouse" (PDF). July 6, 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
9. "Columbia Pike-DHS/Sequoia-Rosslyn" (PDF). December 13, 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
10. "Ballston-Virginia Hospital Center" (PDF). November 9, 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
11. "Ballston-Virginia Hospital Center-East Falls Church" (PDF). July 7, 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
12. "Ballston Metro-Old Glebe-East Falls Church-Westover" (PDF). July 7, 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
13. "East Falls Church – Lee Highway – Rosslyn" (PDF). December 10, 2015.
14. "Rosslyn - Court House Metro Shuttle" (PDF). July 7, 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
15. "Court House Metro-Lorcom Lane-Ballston Metro" (PDF). July 7, 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
16. "Arlington Village - Arlington View – Pentagon City" (PDF). July 7, 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
17. "Wakefield H.S. – Carlin Springs Rd – Ballston" (PDF). July 7, 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
18. "Shirlington – Lyon Park – Court House" (PDF). July 7, 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
19. "Douglas Park – Nauck – Pentagon City" (PDF). January 5, 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
20. "Pentagon Metro – Army Navy Drive – Shirlington" (PDF). July 6, 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
21. "Crystal City – Long Bridge Park/Boeing – Pentagon" (PDF). October 6, 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
22. "Fares". arlingtontransit.com. Arlington County, Virginia. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
23. "The Commuter Store®, Mobile Commuter Store & CommuterDirect.com®". CommuterPage.com. Arlington County, Virginia. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
24. "Frequently Asked Questions". CommuterPage.com. Arlington County, Virginia. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

External links

• Official website
• Washington Commuter Page information on ART