DASH (bus)

For the Downtown Area Short Hop (DASH) bus service in Los Angeles, see Los Angeles Department of Transportation § DASH. For the Downtown Area Shuttle (DASH) bus service in Hartford, see Hartford, Connecticut § Transportation. For the Davidson Avenue Shuttle (DASH) bus service in New Jersey, see Somerset County, New Jersey § Transportation.
DASH
A 2021 New Flyer Xcelsior XE60 DASH bus at Van Dorn St Metro Station.
ParentCity of Alexandria
FoundedMarch 1984[1]
Headquarters3000 Business Center Drive, Alexandria, VA
Service areaAlexandria, Virginia
Service typeBus service
AllianceWMATA
Routes10 and the King Street Trolley[2]
Fleet
Daily ridership14,900 (Q1 2023)[5]
Annual ridership4,209,500 (2015)[6]
Fuel typeDiesel, Diesel-electric Hybrid, Battery electric
OperatorAlexandria Transit Company
Websitedashbus.com
Old DASH sign on a lamppost on Duke St.

DASH is the public bus system for the city of Alexandria, Virginia. DASH provides bus service within the City of Alexandria, and connects with Metrobus, Metrorail, Virginia Railway Express, Amtrak and other local bus systems. DASH operates 124 buses on eleven routes[7] carrying over five million passengers annually.[8] DASH operates transit services within portions of the City of Alexandria and between the City and the Pentagon Transit Station. DASH serves all of the Alexandria Metrorail Stations and the Pentagon Metrorail station.

DASH is operated by the Alexandria Transit Company (ATC), a non-profit service corporation wholly owned by the City of Alexandria. ATC is governed by an eleven person board of directors elected by the city council.[9] ATC's was formed to supplement the regional rail and bus service provided by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) and to provide a local bus service to the City of Alexandria.

  1. ^ "Alexandria Transit Development Plan" (PDF). City of Alexandria Virginia. January 1, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  2. ^ "DASH Schedules & Maps". January 1, 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  3. ^ "FY 2025 – FY 2034 Alexandria Transit Strategic Plan (ATSP)" (PDF). Alexandria Transit Company (DASH). May 1, 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 9, 2024. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
  4. ^ "Dash 35th Anniversary Celebration - Alexandria Living Magazine". Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Transit Ridership Report March 2023" (PDF). Dash Bus. March 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2015" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 2, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-04-11. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  7. ^ "FY2022 Transit Development Plan & New DASH Network". DashBus. 2022.
  8. ^ Miled, Vernon. "Alexandria bus network celebrating new ridership record with block party". ALXnow. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
  9. ^ "Board of Directors".