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 A 2022 New Flyer XN40 ART bus at Court House station | |
| Parent | Arlington County, Virginia, U.S. |
|---|---|
| Founded | November 1998[1] |
| Headquarters | 2100 Clarendon Boulevard Arlington County, Virginia, U.S. |
| Service area | Arlington County, Virginia |
| Service type | Bus |
| Alliance | WMATA |
| Routes | 16[2] |
| Stations | Shirlington Bus Station Ballston–MU station |
| Fleet | |
| Daily ridership | 8,200 (weekdays, Q1 2024)[5] |
| Annual ridership | 2,258,200 (2023)[6] |
| Fuel type | CNG |
| Operator | First Transit[7] |
| Website | arlingtontransit.com |
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 8,200 per weekday as of the first 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 sixteen 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.[8] 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.
- ^ "Transit Development Plan: Fiscal Years 2011–2016" (PDF). Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ^ "Routes". Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- ^ "Transit Development Plan: Fiscal Years 2016–2021 Update" (PDF). Retrieved 3 July 2016.
- ^ "Arlington Transit expands low-emission fleet with CNG buses from New Flyer". Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- ^ "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
- ^ "Transit Ridership Report First Quarter 2024" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. May 23, 2024. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
- ^ "Arlington leaders hopeful changes in bus service will pay off". Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- ^ "ART and Air Quality". Arlington Transit. January 1, 2007. Archived from the original on 7 March 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2019.