Environmental Services
Transit Projects
Pentagon City Pedestrian Tunnel Repair Project
This project involves repair and cleaning activities to commission a previously constructed but unused entryway to the Pentagon City Metro Station.
The opening of the entryway will provide an additional access/egress point to this busy Metrorail station, one of the County's highest ridership stations, and to the adjacent retail shopping mall, Fashion Centre.
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Glass doors from station mezzanine to closed pedestrian tunnel under S. Hayes Street. |
Ballston-MU Metro Elevator Project
Ballston-MU station has three new elevators from the street level to the station mezzanine – one new elevator on the north side of Fairfax Drive next to the existing elevator and two new elevators on the south side of Fairfax Drive . A new underground passage connects the new south side elevators to the station mezzanine. With a total of four elevators, Ballston-MU station will be more accessible than ever before. That's great news for our bus customers, customers with disabilities or for anyone with large packages, strollers, bikes, etc. Construction under this $10 million design-build contract, sponsored by Arlington County and managed by Metro, began in September 2004 and was completed in April of 2006, two months ahead of schedule.
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New north side elevator (right) next to existing elevator (left) |
This bus station is located at the intersection of South Randolph Street and 31st Street in Arlington. It includes a climate-controlled waiting area with customer seating and restrooms and a Commuter Store staffed by knowledgeable personnel who provide information on transit options and sell tickets for all the region's transit systems. It also has a partially covered outdoor plaza.
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Shirlington Bus Station |
Super Stops
- Larger, architect-designed bus shelters with amenities
- Electronic and printed information and maps for bus routes and areas
- Wireless access to information such as cell, PDA, web “Hot Zone”
- Ample seating, enhanced lighting and new security features
- Improved landscape, sidewalks
- Future accommodation of off-board fare payment
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Super Stop Conceptual Design |
Crystal City / Potomac Yard Transit Improvements
Crystal City / Potomac Yard Busway Project Website
Arlington County and the City of Alexandria are working together, with the help of the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation, to develop an implementation plan to increase transit options and provide greater mobility in the Route 1 corridor serving Potomac Yard and Crystal City.
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Crystal City / Potomac Yard Transit Improvements |
Crystal City Station Escalator and Pedestrian Canopies
The canopy will protect the escalators from the weather and thereby improve reliability and passenger convenience. The canopy design is similar to the one installed at the Virginia Square Metro Station. Metro will also build an adjacent canopy over the sidewalk from the Crystal City bus bay area to the escalator to provide continuous shelter for station users.
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Crystal City Station Escalator and Pedestrian Canopies |
Pentagon City Metro Station Canopy
Metro will build a canopy over the escalators at the east side entrance and a canopy over the escalators at the west side entrance on S. Hayes Street. The community has endorsed the signature canopy design. As per “lessons learned” and by community request, the canopy will overhang the sides of the parapet.
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Va Square Metro Station Canopy |
Transportation Demand Management
Transportation Demand Management (TDM) is a set of specific strategies that influence travel behavior by mode, frequency, time, route, or trip length in order to help achieve a maximally efficient and sustainable use of transportation facilities along with other community goals such as promoting access for all transportation system users, improving mobility and minimizing the negative impacts of vehicular travel. Transportation Demand Management (TDM) is also known as Traffic Demand Management and Travel Demand Management.
Master Transportation Plan ( MTP )
In October 2004, the Arlington County Board directed the Transportation Commission and County staff to undertake and update of the County's Master Transportation Plan ( MTP ). Arlington 's MTP was last comprehensively rewritten in 1986.
The plan provides guidance to a wide variety of community stakeholders about how the transportation system should develop and function in the long-term future in the context of the other elements of the County Comprehensive Plan, especially the General Land Use Plan.
