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Fairfax CountyDepartment of Transportation

Silver Line Phase 1Bus Service Plan

County of Fairfax, Virginia Welcome

• Presentation of the Silver Line Bus Service Plan overview

• General Q&A

• Route specific questions and reviews

• Please see our note taker or fill out a survey/comment form to document your questions/comments in writing.

County of Fairfax, Virginia Service Plan Overview

• Bus service plan developed from Transit Development Plan (TDP)

• Goal: Increase transit ridership and encourage use of Silver Line by providing transit service to new Metrorail stations in Tysons and Reston

• Plan recommends:– Addition of 12 new Fairfax Connector routes (Tysons,

McLean, Reston)– Enhancement/Realignment: Modification of 21 routes – Elimination: Six routes recommended for elimination


• In Reston and Herndon routes that currently serve West Falls Church will be truncated at the Wiehle-Reston East Metrorail Station.

• In McLean and Vienna new routes are implemented and existing routes modified to serve Metrorail stations.

• In Tysons a frequent circulator bus service will be implemented to serve the Metrorail stations.


• Modified and New Routes401 | 402 | 432 | 434 | 461 | 462 | 463 | 551 | 552 | 553 | 554 | 557 | 574 | 585 | 720 | 721 | 722 | 724 | 924 | 926 | 927 | 929 | 950 | 951 | 952 | 959 | 980 | 981

• Silver Line CirculatorSLC 1 - McLean SLC 2 - Tysons Corner SLC 3 - Greensboro SLC 4 - Spring Hill

County of Fairfax, Virginia Proposed for Elimination

Fairfax Connector Route Proposed for Elimination Service to be Provided by:

425 Silver Line, new Fairfax Connector Circulator

427 Silver Line, new Fairfax Connector Circulator

505 New Route 959

555 New Route 959

595 Silver Line

597 Silver Line

County of Fairfax, Virginia Route 595/597

• Proposed for Elimination– One transfer will be required at the Rosslyn

Metrorail Station• Silver Line to Blue Line

– The maximum one-way rail trip fare (currently $5.75 with SmarTrip) will cost less than the current one-way express bus fare (currently $7.50)

– Travel time for most will remain the same• 38 minutes on rail to Pentagon; 41 minutes to Crystal City• Maximum transfer wait time at Rosslyn will be ten minutes

– Metrobus service to all destinations in Crystal City

County of Fairfax, VirginiaSilver Line, Phase 1

Service Pattern

• Silver Line trains will operate between Wiehle-Reston East and Largo• Transfer between Silver and Blue line trains at Rosslyn• West Falls Church will be served only by Orange Line trains

County of Fairfax, Virginia Geographic Areas

• Herndon– 924 | 926 | 927 | 950 | 980 | 981

• Merrifield – Vienna – 401 | 402 | 432 | 461 | 462 | 463

• McLean– 434 | 720 | 721 | 722 | 724 | SLC 1 - McLean

• Reston– 551 | 552 | 553 | 554 | 557 | 574 | 585 | 929 | 950 | 951 | 952 | 959

• TysonsSLC 1 – McLean | SLC 2 - Tysons Corner | SLC 3 - Greensboro | SLC 4 - Spring Hill

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County of Fairfax, Virginia Herndon Area Routes

• Herndon– 924: West Herndon – 926: Central Herndon– 927: South Herndon– 950: Herndon-Reston Town Center– 980: Herndon-Monroe – Wiehle-Reston East– 981: Dulles Airport – Wiehle-Reston East

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County of Fairfax, Virginia Herndon Area Map

County of Fairfax, VirginiaMerrifield – Vienna Area

Routes

• Merrifield – Vienna – 401: Backlick – Gallows Road – Tysons NB– 402: Backlick – Gallows Road – Tysons SB– 432: Wolf Trap Connector– 461: Vienna Circulator– 462: Dunn Loring –Tysons– 463: Vienna - Tysons

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County of Fairfax, VirginiaMerrifield – Vienna Area

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County of Fairfax, Virginia McLean Area Routes

• McLean– 434: Dunn Loring – McLean– 720: Chainbridge Road – McLean– 721: Chainbridge Road – McLean – 722: Church Hill Road– 724: Lewinsville Road

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County of Fairfax, Virginia McLean Area Map

County of Fairfax, Virginia Reston Area Routes

• Reston– 551: Reston South – South Lakes– 552: Reston North – North Shore– 553: Reston South – Viking-Pinecrest– 554: Reston North – Wiehle– 557: Reston South – Glade – 574: Reston Town Center - Tysons– 585: Reston Parkway – Franklin Farms– 929: Centreville Road– 950: Herndon – Reston Town Center– 951: Sunrise Valley– 952: Sunset Hills– 959: Sunrise Valley – Sunset Hills Circulator

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County of Fairfax, Virginia Reston Area Map

County of Fairfax, Virginia Tysons Area Routes

• Tysons– SLC 1 - McLean– SLC 2 - Tysons Corner– SLC 3 - Greensboro – SLC 4 - Spring Hill

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County of Fairfax, Virginia Tysons Area Map

County of Fairfax, Virginia

Timeline and Next Steps

County of Fairfax, Virginia Timeline

• January – May 2013 – Public engagement opportunities

• Two rounds of public• Round 1 January/February

– Proposed Plan– Public Comment (accepted through February 28)

• Round 2 April– Final Plan Presentation!– Last chance public comment

– May 2013 Board Approval of Plan– Organizations may request presentations by

emailing [email protected]


• May – June 2013 – Board of Supervisors to approve final Silver Line Phase 1

bus service plan – KICKOFF EVENT of Marketing Program: Celebrate

Fairfax! – June 7-9, 2013

• July – August 2013 – Launch marketing campaign

• Advertising • Schedule distribution • Social media and online engagement • Community events • Education and training for new riders


• August – December 2013– Continuation of educational campaign and

marketing efforts– December 2013: Anticipated Start of Silver

Line Rail Service

• Bus service plan will start on day one of Silver Line service operation!!

County of Fairfax, VirginiaFor More Information /

Comments

• E-mail: [email protected] (Subject: Silver Line Phase 1 Bus Service Plan)

• Online: www.fairfaxconnector.com

• Phone: 703-877-5600, TTY 711

• Mail:– Fairfax County Department of Transportation– Attn: Fairfax Connector: Dulles Rail Bus Service Plan– 4050 Legato Road, Suite 400– Fairfax, VA 22033

http://www.fairfaxconnector.com/


General Questions


Appendix


Service Plan Details

Herndon/Reston

County of Fairfax, Virginia Proposed Route 551

• Reston South – South Lakes– Route serves: Reston South Park-and-Ride;

Colts Neck Road, South Lakes Drive, Sunrise Valley Drive, Wiehle Avenue, Wiehle-Reston East Metrorail Station

– Route operates: Weekdays Only– Hours operated: Rush hour service– Frequency of service: Every 15 Minutes AM;

Every 30 Minutes PM (timed with RIBS 2 to provide 15 Minute Service)

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• Reston North – North Shore Drive– Route serves: North Shore Drive, Ring Road,

Wiehle-Reston East Metrorail Station– Route operates: Weekdays Only– Hours operated: Rush hour service– Frequency of service: Every 15 Minutes


• Reston South – Viking – Pinecrest– Route serves: Reston South Park-and-Ride,

Viking Drive, Colts Neck Road, Glade Drive Wiehle-Reston East Metrorail Station

– Route operates: Weekdays Only– Hours operated: Rush hour service– Frequency of service: Every 15 minutes


• Reston North – Wiehle– Route serves: Reston, Center Harbor, Wiehle

Avenue, Wiehle-Reston East Metrorail Station– Route operates: Weekdays Only– Hours operated: Rush hour service– Frequency of service: Every 15 minutes


• Reston South – Glade– Route serves: Herndon-Monroe Park-and-

Ride, Glade Drive, Soapstone Drive, Wiehle-Reston East Metrorail Station



• Reston Parkway – Franklin Farms– Route serves: Franklin Farms, Wall Road,

Reston South Park-and-Ride, Reston Parkway, Wiehle-Reston East Metrorail Station

– Route operates: Weekdays Only– Hours operated: 5:00 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.– Frequency of service:

• Every 15 minutes during rush hour• Every 60 minutes during mid-day


• West Herndon– Route serves: Herndon, Herndon-Monroe

Park-and-Ride, Wiehle-Reston East Metrorail Station

– Route operates: Weekdays Only– Hours operated: Rush hour service– Frequency of service: Every 15 minutes– Two routing options under consideration

County of Fairfax, Virginia 924 Options 1 & 2


• Central Herndon– Route serves: Herndon, Herndon-Monroe

Park and Ride, Wiehle-Reston East Metrorail Station

– Route operates: Weekdays Only– Hours operated: Rush hour service– Frequency of service: Every 15 minutes– Two routing options under consideration

County of Fairfax, Virginia 926 Options 1 & 2


• South Herndon– Route serves: Dulles Technology Drive,

Coppermine Road, Herndon-Monroe Park-and-Ride

– Route operates: Weekdays Only– Hours operated: 5 a.m. – 9 p.m.– Frequency of service:

• Every 15 minutes during rush hour• Every 30 minutes during midday


• Centreville Road– Route serves: Centreville Road, Franklin

Farms, Wall Road, Herndon-Monroe Park-and-Ride, Wiehle-Reston East Metrorail Station

– Route operates: Weekdays only– Hours operated: Rush hour service– Frequency of service: Every 15 minutes


• Herndon-Reston Town Center– Route serves: Reston Town Center, Elden

Street, Centreville Road, Herndon-Monroe Park-and-Ride, Wiehle-Reston East Metrorail Station

– Route operates: Weekdays, Saturday, Sunday– Hours operated:

• Weekdays: 5 a.m. – 12 a.m.• Saturdays: 6 a.m. – 12 a.m.• Sundays: 6 a.m. – 12 a.m.

– Frequency of service: Every 30 minutes


• Sunrise Valley-Sunset Hills Circulator– Route serves: Sunrise Valley, Sunset Hills, Herndon-

Monroe Park-and-Ride, Wiehle-Reston East Metrorail Station

– Route operates: Weekdays, Saturday, Sunday– Hours operated:

• Weekdays: 5 a.m. – 12 a.m.• Saturdays: 6 a.m. – 12 a.m.• Sunday: 6 a.m. – 12 a.m.

– Frequency of service: • Weekdays: Every 30 minutes• Saturday: Every 60 minutes• Sunday: Every 60 minutes

County of Fairfax, VirginiaProposed Route 959

Option 2 With 951/952

• Sunrise Valley-Sunset Hills Circulator– Route 959 was proposed to cover the demand for

local trips. – Most trips Phase I will continue to be commuter trips– Most local trips will connect RIBS service to Reston

Town Center with Wiehle Avenue – Reston East Metrorail Station

– Option 2 uses keeps previous routes and changes alignments to accommodate existing commuter trips.

– Route 959 can be expanded Phase II if local market develops.

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• Sunrise Valley– Route serves: Herndon-Monroe Park-and-

Ride, Sunrise Valley Drive, South Lakes Drive, Wiehle-Reston East Metrorail Station

– Route operates: Weekdays– Hours operated: Rush hour service– Frequency of service: Every 15 minutes

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• Sunset Hills – Route serves: Herndon-Monroe Park-and-

Ride, Herndon Parkway, Sunset Hills Road, Wiehle-Reston East Metrorail Station

– Route operates: Weekdays– Hours operated: Rush hour service– Frequency of service: Every 15 minutes

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• Sunrise Valley-Sunset Hills Circulator– Route serves: Reston Town Center, Sunrise Valley,

Sunset Hills, Wiehle-Reston East Metrorail Station– Route operates: Weekdays, Saturday, Sunday– Hours operated:

• Weekdays: 5 a.m. – 12 a.m.• Saturdays: 6 a.m. – 12 a.m.• Sunday: 6 a.m. – 12 a.m.

– Frequency of service: • Weekdays: Every 20 Minutes Rush • Mid-Day & Evening: Every 15 minutes• Saturday & Sunday: Every 15 minutes


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• Herndon – Wiehle-Reston East – Route serves: Reston Town Center, Sunrise

Valley, Sunset Hills, Wiehle-Reston East Metrorail Station



• Dulles International Airport –– Route serves: Dulles Airport, Herndon-Monroe Park-

and-Ride, Reston Town Center, Wiehle-Reston East Metrorail Station

– Route operates: Weekdays, Saturdays, Sundays– Hours operated:

• Weekdays: 5 a.m. – 11 p.m.• Saturdays: 6 a.m. – 11 p.m.• Sundays: 6 a.m. – 11 p.m.

– Frequency of service: • Weekdays: Every 20 minutes• Saturdays: Every 20 minutes• Sundays: Every 40 minutes

County of Fairfax, VirginiaRIBS Serving Wiehle-

Reston East

• RIBS– RIBS 1,2 & 3 currently pass by the Wiehle-

Reston East Metrorail Station– The RIBS will pull in and provide service to

the station– Schedules will not change



McLean/Tysons/Vienna

County of Fairfax, Virginia Proposed Route 401/402

• Backlick - Gallows - Tysons – Route serves: Franconia-Springfield Metrorail Station,

Annandale, INOVA Fairfax Hospital, Merrifield, Tysons Corner Center Metrorail Station

– Route operates: Weekdays, Saturdays, Sundays – Hours operated:

• Weekdays: 4:20 a.m. - 12 a.m. • Saturdays: 5:30 a.m. - 11 p.m. • Sundays: 6 a.m. - 10 p.m.

– Frequency of service: • Weekdays: Every 15 minutes during rush hour; every 20

minutes during the midday • Saturdays: Every 30 minutes • Sundays: Every 30 minutes


• Wolf Trap Connector– Route serves: Spring Hill Metrorail Station,

Old Courthouse Road, Trap Road, Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts, Leesburg Pike (Route 7)

– Route operates: Weekdays only – Hours operated: Rush hour service – Frequency of service: Every 30 minutes


• Dunn Loring – McLean– Route serves: Dunn Loring Metrorail

Station/West Falls Church Metrorail Station, Great Falls Street, McLean Metrorail Station


County of Fairfax, Virginia Proposed Route 434 (TDP)


• Vienna Circulator– Route serves: Town of Vienna, Nutley Street,

Tapawingo Road, Park Street, Malcolm Road, Flint Hill Road, Vienna Metrorail Station



• Dunn Loring– Tysons Corner Line– Route serves: Merrifield, Dunn Loring

Metrorail station, Navy Federal Credit Union , Tysons Corner Metrorail Station

– Route operates: Weekdays only – Hours operated: Rush hour service – Frequency of service: Every 30 minutes– Two routing options under consideration


Option 1


Option 2


• Vienna – Tysons – Route serves: Vienna Metrorail Station, Town

of Vienna, Maple Avenue, Tysons Corner Metrorail Station



• Chainbridge Road – McLean– Route serves: McLean Metrorail Station, Langley

Shopping Center – Route operates: Weekdays, Saturdays, Sundays – Hours operated:

• Weekdays: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. • Saturdays: 7 a.m. - 8 p.m. • Sundays: 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.

– Frequency of service: • Weekdays: Every 20 minutes during the midday • Saturdays: Every 40 minutes • Sundays: Every 40 minutes


• Chainbridge Road – Langley – Route serves: McLean Metrorail Station,

Langley – Route operates: Weekdays only – Hours operated: Rush hour service – Frequency of service: Every 20 minutes– Off-peak (midday and weekend) service

provided by proposed Route 720


• Churchill Road Line– Route serves: McLean Metrorail Station,

Churchill Road – Route operates: Weekdays only – Hours operated: Rush hour service – Frequency of service: Every 30 minutes

County of Fairfax, Virginia Proposed Route 722 OP2


• Lewinsville Road– Route serves: Lewinsville Road, Spring Hill

Recreation Center, Farm Credit Drive, Spring Hill Metrorail Station, McLean Metrorail Station




Tysons Silver Line Circulator (SLC)

Routes

County of Fairfax, Virginia Proposed SLC 1 - McLean

• SLC 1: McLean, East McLean Circulator:– Route serves: Old Meadow, Colshire, MITRE,

Anderson Road, Great Falls Road, Route 123 Route operates: Weekdays only

– Hours operated: 5:30 a.m. - 11 p.m. – Frequency of service: Every 10 minutes during

rush hour, every 20-30 minutes during the midday and evening

– Metrorail Station Served: McLean Metrorail Station

– Two routing options under consideration

County of Fairfax, VirginiaProposed SLC 1

Option 1

County of Fairfax, VirginiaProposed SLC 1

Option 2

County of Fairfax, VirginiaProposed SLC 2 - Tysons

Corner• SLC 2: Tysons Corner, Central Tysons

Circulator– Route serves: Tysons Corner Center Metrorail Station,

Greensboro Drive, Tysons Boulevard, Tysons Galleria, Rotunda

– Route operates: Weekdays, Saturdays, Sundays – Hours operated:

• Weekdays: 5:30 a.m. - 11:30 p.m. • Saturdays: 6 a.m. - 10 p.m. • Sundays: 6 a.m. - 8 p.m.

– Frequency of service: • Every 10 minutes during rush hour, every 20-30 minutes

during the midday and evenings • Saturdays and Sundays: Every 20-30 minutes

County of Fairfax, Virginia Proposed SLC 2

County of Fairfax, VirginiaProposed SLC 3 -

Greensboro

• SLC 3: Greensboro, South Tysons Circulator– Route serves: Greensboro Metrorail Station,

Boone Boulevard, Tysons Galleria, Tysons Corner Center, Towers Crescent

– Route operates: Weekdays only – Hours operated: 5:30 a.m. - 11 p.m. – Frequency of service:

• Weekdays: Every 10 minutes during rush hour, every 20-30 minutes during the midday and evenings

County of Fairfax, VirginiaProposed SLC 4 -

Spring Hill

• SLC 4: Spring Hill, North Tysons Circulator– Route serves: Spring Hill Metrorail Station,

Jones Branch Road, Tysons West* Park, Rotonda

– Route operates: Weekdays only – Hours operated: 5:30 a.m. - 11:30 p.m. – Frequency of service:

• Every 10 minutes during rush hour, every 20-30 minutes during the midday and evenings

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