Arlington Transit

Arlington Transit
A 2022 New Flyer XN40 ART bus at Court House station
ParentArlington County, Virginia, U.S.
FoundedNovember 1998 (1998-11)[1]
Headquarters2100 Clarendon Boulevard
Arlington County, Virginia, U.S.
Service areaArlington County, Virginia
Service typeBus
AllianceWMATA
Routes14[2]
StationsShirlington Bus Station
Ballston–MU station
Fleet
Daily ridership8,800 (weekdays, Q2 2024)[6]
Annual ridership2,258,200 (2023)[7]
Fuel typeCNG
OperatorFirst Transit[8]
Websitearlingtontransit.com
An Arlington Transit Bus Stop Sign at South Four Mile Run Drive.

Arlington Transit (ART) is a bus transit system that operates in Arlington County, Virginia, and is managed by the county government. The bus system provides service within Arlington County, and connects to Metrobus, nearby Metrorail stations, Virginia Railway Express, and other local bus systems. Most ART routes serve to connect county neighborhoods to local Metrorail stations, as well as the Shirlington Bus Station. It includes part of the Pike Ride service along Columbia Pike, which is shared with WMATA. In 2023, the system had a ridership of 2,258,200, or about 8,800 per weekday as of the second quarter of 2024.

ART is operated by First Transit and currently operates 81 buses. ART provides a fixed-route bus service within Arlington County on fourteen routes and carries almost three million passengers annually. As part of the Arlington Initiative to Reduce Emission project (AIRE), the entire ART bus fleet runs on clean-burning Compressed Natural Gas in order to be environmentally friendly in Arlington County.[9] ART's purpose is to supplement the regional rail and bus service provided by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), providing local bus service, and connecting to neighborhoods, businesses, and departments within Arlington County.

  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. ^ "Arlington Transit expands low-emission fleet with CNG buses from New Flyer". Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Arlington Transit Purchases Electric Buses". Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Second Quarter 2024" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. September 3, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  7. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  8. ^ "Arlington leaders hopeful changes in bus service will pay off". Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  9. ^ "ART and Air Quality". Arlington Transit. January 1, 2007. Archived from the original on 7 March 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2019.