HD70 - Desirability and Feasibility of Bus Service in the Herndon/Reston Area


Executive Summary:
PURPOSE

This report describes the response to HJR 757 of the I999 Session of the Virginia General Assembly.

BACKGROUND

HJR 757 requested the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation to "study the desirability and feasibility of daily bus service between Centreville and Tyson's Corner, the Vienna Metro station, the Herndon/Reston area, and destinations along the Dulles Airport Corridor."

REPORT

Due to timing, staffing, and other constraints, DRPT discussed how to proceed with Fairfax County staff. Initially we hoped to use information from the recently completed 1-66 Major Investment Study as a source of material for a report. Early contacts with County staff identified an intra-county need to update their bus plans. Soon we identified the potential to coordinate that effort with The Metro Washington Regional Bus Study. WMATA will conduct the regional bus study, beginning in February 2000, with involvement from all local jurisdictions.

DRPT should receive findings and recommendations from the WMATA Regional Bus Study in sufficient time to prepare a more thorough report to the Governor and the 2001 Session of the General Assembly.