This is critical to increasing transit ridership, reducing traffic congestion, and improving mobility around the National Capital Region.įairfax County officials are looking to formalize the collaboration so that the program can continue. The program familiarizes students with public transportation and supports the development of a more multi-modal generation of young adults in the future. Through this innovative program, students can access extracurricular activities, stay after school for support and tutoring, access after school jobs and internships, and visit libraries, museums, and other recreational activities. “Since its inception, nearly two million trips have been taken through the Free Student Bus Pass Program (FSBPP) and as of February 2020, student ridership accounted for approximately 6.5 percent of the total Fairfax Connector ridership,” according to county documents. “This program has been greatly expanded in a short period of time,” McKay said.Įarlier: While Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) will start the school year virtually, county officials want to make sure students will have continued access to free bus passes.įairfax County and FCPS teamed up in 2015 to create a pilot program that gives free Fairfax Connector bus passes to middle and high school students. McKay said that the program has seen “tremendous popularity” and that it helps address equity issues around transportation. Turn left to face Museum at 6th and Independence Ave.Updated - The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved the Memorandum of Agreement today.Ĭhairman Jeff McKay said that when he and former Hunter Mill District Supervisor Cathy Hudgins first worked on the program, they were faced with skepticism about how much it would get used. Exit station via Maryland Ave./7th St.Follow signs for the Washington Dulles International Airport Metro stop, take Metro Silver line toward Largo Town Center. Exit train at L'Enfant Plaza stop.The bus ride from Dulles Airport takes approximately 25 minutes.įrom Washington Dulles International Airport to the Museum in DC: Bus fares paid with SmarTrip card or cash. Buses run every 25 minutes during peak times and every hour during non-peak times and weekends. From Ground Transportation bay #5E (lower level exit #6), take Fairfax Connector No.Turn left to face Museum at 6th and Independence Ave.įrom Washington Dulles International Airport to the Udvar-Hazy Center in VA: Exit station via Maryland Ave., Smithsonian Museums.Transfer to Metro Silver Line toward Largo Town Center.Udvar-Hazy Center stop.įrom the Udvar-Hazy Center in VA to the Museum in DC : Fares paid with metrorail passes or SmarTrip cards. Take Metro Silver Line to Innovation Center station.and walk one block to the L'Enfant Plaza Metro station. Cross intersection turn right onto Maryland Ave.We recommend planning a whole day for each location.įrom the Museum in DC to the Udvar-Hazy Center in VA: Please note that the trip takes approximately 1 hour and 35 minutes each way, and that visitors spend an average 2-4 hours at the Udvar-Hazy Center. National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC (2 blocks from L'Enfant Metro).The route also includes Sunrise Valley Drive and Air and Space Museum Parkway, including the Sully Community Center.) Stops include Washington Dulles International Airport and Innovation Center Station. (Picks up and drops off in front of the Udvar-Hazy Center. Here are the public transit connections to use: Udvar-Hazy Center is located in Chantilly, VA, 5 miles from Washington Dulles International Airport and 26 miles west of the Museum in Washington, DC. We are one Museum with two locations! The Steven F.
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