Metro announced that the six Blue and Yellow line stations south of Reagan National Airport—Braddock Rd, King St-Old Town, Eisenhower Ave, Huntington, Van Dorn St and Franconia-Springfield—will reopen as scheduled Monday, September 9, with completely rebuilt platforms and several customer improvements. With the resumption of rail service, Metro will no longer run shuttle buses from the...Read More
The Alexandria Transit Company (DASH) will receive approximately $5.1 million for six battery-electric transit buses and fast chargers. The funding has been allocated from the Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust (VW Trust), as well as statewide transit capital funding. The Commonwealth received the VW Trust as part of its emissions violation settlement with Volkswagen. Last week,...Read More
On Wednesday, June 12 the Alexandria Transit Company Board of Directors passed a motion to support policy-level decisions for the final draft of the Alexandria Transit Vision Plan (ATV). Items included in the motion: The final draft of ATV Network should be designed with approximately 85 percent of the service hours dedicated to ridership-oriented goals...Read More
Alexandria Transit Company (DASH) is again selling the popular Student Summer DASH Pass now through September 2, 2019. Alexandria middle and high school students can purchase the pass with proper student identification card shown at the time of purchase. Passes may be used on all DASH buses, and routes, from now until Labor Day, September...Read More
ALEXANDRIA TRANSIT COMPANY AND MOOVEL LAUNCH FIRST MOBILE TICKETING APP FOR ALEXANDRIA BUS RIDES The new app will help DASH riders get to their destinations, especially during the WMATA Summer Improvement Project, with introductory $1 fares on all DASH routes. For Immediate Release: May 28, 2019 Alexandria, VA—The Alexandria Transit Company (DASH) and moovel (becoming...Read More
Alexandria Transit Company (DASH) and the City of Alexandria have partnered with The Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE) to perform a zero-emission bus fleet feasibility and planning study. CTE will provide a feasibility recommendation for deploying zero-emission bus technology into DASH service. This partnership builds on prior action taken by DASH to gain...Read More
ALEXANDRIA TRANSIT COMPANY AND ATU LOCAL REACH TENTATIVE AGREEMENT For Immediate Release: May 20, 2019 Alexandria, VA – The Alexandria Transit Company (DASH) and the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689 (ATU Local) jointly announce the parties have reached a tentative agreement for a contract representing the employees of Transit Management of Alexandria. As a result...Read More
Metrorail Service Advisory: Shuttle Buses Replace Blue/Yellow Line Trains South of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on May 4 and 5 Free shuttle buses will replace train service during the weekend closure affecting Alexandria stations. On Saturday, May 4 and Sunday, May 5 there will be no Blue or Yellow line Metro train service south...Read More
WMATA’s Office of Customer Research has launched a customer survey regarding the Platform Improvement Project. The purpose of the survey is to: 1. To inform communication efforts during the month preceding the Platform Improvement Project. 2. To inform the distribution of resources (e.g., shuttle buses, support personnel, etc.) for mitigating the service disruptions. Click here to participate in the...Read More
