Fairfax Connector June 2016 Service Change Proposal

County of Fairfax, Virginia
June 2016
Service
Change
Proposal
Department of Transportation

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Welcome
• Overview
• Proposal details
• Q & A
• Next steps

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Overview
Highlights
• Routes included in the proposal: 231, 232, 310, 401, 402,
422, 424, 461, 463, 466, 556, 574, 624, 630, 634, 640,
644, 650, 651, 724, and 734;
• New weekend service in the Centreville and Chantilly
areas on routes 630, 640, and 650;
• Improved service frequency to the expanded Stringfellow
Road Park-and-Ride Lot during weekday rush hours; and
• The elimination of Route 734 in response to low ridership
and alternate bus service available at stops along the
majority of the route, and to more efficiently use available
resources.

County of Fairfax, Virginia Proposal Details
Route 310 – Franconia Road-Rolling Valley
• On weekends, the time between buses will change from every 60
minutes on Saturdays and Sundays, to every 40 minutes on
Saturdays and every 50 minutes on Sundays.
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Route 401/402 – Backlick
Road-Gallows Road
• To improve service, a new weekend
schedule will reflect bus travel times
adjusted for traffic conditions and
added running time. The time
between buses will change from
every 30 minutes to approximately
every 25 minutes.
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Route 422 – Boone Boulevard-Howard Avenue
• Restructure service and implement a new schedule to better align
resources with ridership, with a service frequency of approximately
every 15 minutes.
– Maintain 422 service along International Drive, Gallows Road, Old Courthouse
Road, Howard Avenue, and Boone Boulevard – the busiest portions of the route.
– Remove service from Tysons One Place (formerly Shoptysons Boulevard) and
Gallows Branch Road due to overlap with other bus service.
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Route 424 – Jones Branch
Drive
• Implement Saturday service in
response to ridership, public
requests, and new development in
Tysons. Route 424 is the busiest
circulator route in Tysons, carrying
approximately 800 weekday
passengers.
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Route 461 – Flint Hill-Vienna;
Route 466 – Oakton-Vienna
• Implement an interline between routes 461 and 466 to
balance service with ridership. With the interline, buses will
operate on both routes, with a terminal at the Vienna
Metrorail Station.
• On Route 461, the time between buses will increase from
approximately every 20 to 30 minutes to approximately every
25 to 35 minutes. On Route 466, the time between buses will
decrease from approximately every 30 to 35 minutes to
approximately every 25 to 30 minutes.
Proposal Details

Route 461 – Flint Hill-Vienna Route 466 – Oakton-Vienna
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Proposal Details

Route 463 – Maple Avenue-Vienna
• In response to rider feedback, the elimination of Metrobus Route 15M
(effective June 17, 2016), and to better balance bus bay programming
at the Tysons Corner Metrorail Station, buses will operate to the north
side of the Tysons Corner Metrorail Station (instead of the south side)
to provide more direct routing to and from Chain Bridge Road.
• A new schedule will reflect routing changes in Tysons.
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Proposal Details

Route 574 – Reston-Tysons
• To improve service,
a new schedule will
reflect bus travel
times adjusted for
traffic conditions.
• The time between
buses during
weekday rush hours
will change from
every 30 minutes to
every 35 minutes for
some trips due to
traffic congestion on
Leesburg Pike.
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Proposal Details

Routes 624, 634 – Stringfellow Road-Fair Lakes
• Implement peak direction rush hour
service on new Route 634 between the
Stringfellow Road Park-and-Ride Lot
and Vienna Metrorail Station via the I-
66/Stringfellow Road High Occupancy
Vehicle (HOV) ramp.
• Implement reverse-commute rush hour
service on new Route 624 between the
Vienna Metrorail Station and
Stringfellow Road Park-and-Ride Lot.
• In the peak direction of travel, frequency
between Stringfellow Road Park & Ride
and Vienna Metro will be approximately
every 10 minutes combined on Routes
631, 622, and 634.
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Proposal Details

Routes 630 – Stringfellow Road-Centreville South
• Implement hourly Saturday and
Sunday service on Route 630
between Centreville and the
Vienna Metrorail Station via Fair
Oaks Mall along the existing
weekday route.
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Proposal Details

Route 640 – Stone Road-Centreville North
• To improve service, a new
weekday schedule will reflect bus
travel times adjusted for traffic
conditions.
Sunday service between
Centreville and the Vienna
Metrorail Station via I-66.
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Proposal Details

Routes 650, 651 – Chantilly
Sunday service on Route 650
between Chantilly and the Vienna
Metrorail Station via Lee Jackson
Memorial Highway (US-50).
• Route 651 buses will travel via
westbound Willard Road between
Brookfield Corporate Drive and
Daly Drive, bypassing the short
diversion via Brookfield Corporate
Drive and Daly Drive due to low
ridership and to have Route 650
and 651 buses serve the same
stops along Willard Road.
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Proposal Details

Route 724 – Lewinsville Road
• Modify the route to operate between the McLean Metrorail
Station and Tysons West*Park Transit Station via Lewinsville
Road and Farm Credit Bureau.
• Eliminate service between the Spring Hill Metrorail Station and
Tysons West*Park Transit Station via south-westbound Spring
Hill Road and north-eastbound Tyco Road due to low ridership
and available alternate service on Route 574 or the Silver Line.
• Silver Line connections on the new route will be maintained at
the McLean Metrorail Station.
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Proposal Details

Route 724 – Lewinsville Road
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Proposal Details

Route 734 – McLean-West Falls Church
• Eliminate service to due to low ridership and overlap with other
existing Fairfax Connector and Metrobus service.
• Along Chain Bridge Road, alternate service at all stops is available
on Fairfax Connector Route 721, which operates between the
McLean Metrorail station, McLean Community Business Center,
and, during non-rush hours, Tysons Corner Center.
• Along Westmoreland Street, alternate service at all stops is
available on Metrobus routes 15K and 15L.
• No alternate service would be available along Great Falls Street.
Ridership at these stops is low; and bicycle, kiss-and-ride, and park-
and-ride options are available at both the McLean and West Falls
Church Metrorail stations.
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Proposal Details

Route 734 – Alternate Service Available
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Proposal Details

Routes 231, 232, 461, 556, 644
 Modify the Holiday Weekday Service plan to add routes 231,
232, 422, 461, 556, and 644.
− These routes are proposed to not operate on Martin Luther
King, Jr. Day, George Washington’s Day, Columbus Day,
Veteran’s Day, and the Friday after Thanksgiving.
− The proposed change is in response to lower holiday ridership
and alternate service options available at, or proximate to, most
bus stops along these routes.
− During Holiday Weekday Service, some riders may have to use
alternate service, bus stops, and/or transfer between routes to
complete trips.
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Proposal Details

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Next Steps
• Comments due by 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 13, 2016
– Fill out a public meeting comment form
– E-mail fairfaxconnector@fairfaxcounty.gov
– Call 703-339-7200, TTY 703-339-1608
• Develop final staff recommendations to Board
• Board approval requested: May 17, 2016
• Proposal implementation: June 18, 2016
• Q & A and open house

Fairfax Connector June 2016 Service Change Proposal

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