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Speeding up our buses is great for both riders and the County. The faster a bus route is to complete, the faster a rider gets where they are going and also the fewer buses and drivers are needed to achieve frequent service. Simple upgrades like transit signal priority, all-door boarding, and floating bus islands can drastically reduce the amount of time our buses spend stopped and get everyone to their destination faster and more reliably.
Ultimate Goal: Transit Signal Priority and All-Door Boarding on all of Arlington's bus routes that are on the Primary Transit Network.
Current Goal: Implementation of Transit Signal Priority on at least one corridor by the end of 2024.
Detailed Status: Preparing a push as part of the Capital Improvement Plan feedback process in Spring 2024.
Campaign Timeline
Build Back Better
Faster Transit was one of the 5 main focuses of our 2021 Build Back Better capital campaign. It called for Transit Signal Priority, progress toward All-Door Boarding, extending the Potomac Yard Transitway to Pentagon City, and launching a feasibility study of managed lanes on Columbia Pike.
Contract Awarded for Transitway Extension Phase 1
A contract was awarded for Phase 1 of the Transitway extension to Pentagon City.
All-Door Boarding begins on Columbia Pike MetroBuses
On December 17th, 2023, MetroBuses along Columbia Pike began allowing all-door boarding. (16A, 16C, 16E, 16M)