Fairfax Connector Service Planning

1. Fairfax County
Department of
Transportation
Fairfax Connector
Service Planning
Public Meetings:
April 18, 2012 @ 6:30PM: South County Government Center
April 23, 2012 @ 6:30PM : North County Governmental Center
April 24, 2012 @ 6:30PM : Jackson Middle School
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2. Summary
Fairfax County reviews all aspects of Fairfax
Connector bus service to identify areas where
service to the customer can be improved.
Proposed changes for June 30, 2012
 14 schedule modifications
 Five routing modifications
 New Route 981; Tysons to Dulles Airport.
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3. South County Changes
Increased Service
Route 101
 Decreasing headway from 60 minutes to 30 minutes
 This means instead of one (1) bus per hour there will be two
(2) buses per hour
Routes 151 and 159
 Decreasing headway from 30 minutes to 20 minutes in
commute direction
 This means instead of two (2) buses per hour there will be
three (3) buses per hour
 Toward the Huntington Metro in the AM; from Huntington
3 Metro in the PM

4. South County Changes
Schedules Adjusted
Route 171
 Minor changes to the weekday schedule to help the on time
performance.
 Check your schedule – your bus maybe coming earlier!
Route 395
 There is some shifting of departure times in the morning to
increase the number of trips between 6:30am and 7:15am
 Check your schedule – your bus may not be leaving at the
same time!
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5. South County Changes
Route 335 “The Eagle”
Route and schedule modified
 Route has been lengthened to 21st Street and will serve a stop
behind the hospital
 Provides “local” service outside the base
 Schedule aligned with the VRE arrivals at Franconia –
Springfield Metrorail Station
 The bus will no longer serve the hospital or 12th Street
Local service outside the base
 To Franconia – Springfield Metrorail in the AM; From
Franconia Springfield Metrorail in the PM
 Stops along Beulah Road
 Serves Morning View Neighborhood (in peak direction)
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6. South County Changes
Route 335 “The Eagle”
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7. South County Changes
Route 402
Route and schedule modified
 The bus will pull-in to the INOVA Fairfax Hospital Transit
Center
 The scheduled at the hospital and a few other stops has
been modified to allow extra time at the hospital
 Check your schedule – your bus may not be arriving or
leaving at the same time!
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8. South County Changes
Route 402
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9. North County Changes
Schedules Adjusted
Routes 924, 926 and 929
 The weekday schedules have been slightly adjusted to
improve on time performance.
 Check the schedule – your bus maybe coming at a different
time!
Route 950
 The weekday schedules have been slightly adjusted before
7:00AM to improve the on time performance
 Check the schedule – your bus maybe coming at a different
time!
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10. North County Changes
Schedules Adjusted
Routes RIBS 4 & 5 – Sunday Only
 Sunday schedules have been adjusted to improve route
operation
 Check the schedule – your bus maybe coming at a different
time!
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11. North County Changes
Route RIBS 3
Route and schedule modified
 The route will travel in the clockwise direction through the
hospital during the peak (rush-hour) weekdays only
 Check the schedule – you may need to pick-up the bus on
the other side of the street on the hospital campus!
The routing change has been made to eliminate
difficult left-hand turns made during the rush-hour
period. This will improve the safety of route
operation
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12. North County Changes
Route RIBS 3
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13. North County Changes
Route 927
Route and schedule modified
 The route will travel in the clock-wise direction (current PM
routing) at all times
 Check the schedule – your bus may arrive to your morning
destination later!
The routing change has been made to eliminate
difficult left-hand turns in the existing morning
routing. This will improve the safety of the route
operations
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14. North County Changes
Route 927
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15. New Route 981
Tysons to Dulles via Reston
New Express Route from Tysons West*Park Transit
Station to Dulles Airport via
 Reston Town Center Transit Station
 Herndon Monroe Park & Ride
Weekday, Saturday & Sunday Service
 Weekdays: 6:00AM – 12:00AM, every 25 minutes
 Saturday & Sunday: 6:30AM – 11:30PM, every 50 minutes
Fairfax Connector Express Fare
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16. New Route 981
Tysons to Dulles via Reston
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17. Comments/Request
Information
Passengers may provide comments in the following ways
E-mail: fairfaxconnector@fairfaxcounty.gov (Subject: SERVICE COMMENT)
Online: www.fairfaxconnector.com
Phone: Paul Mounier, Senior Operations Planner, 703-877-5615, TTY 711
Mail: Fairfax County Department of Transportation
Fairfax Connector Service Comment
Attn: Paul Mounier
4050 Legato Road, Suite 400
Fairfax, VA 22033
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