Metro News Release
For immediate release: October 16, 2013
Metro to hold second round of public meetings for Metrobus 29 Lines
Authority to get input on improvement options from riders on seven routes serving Northern Virginia
Metro, in cooperation with Fairfax County, Fairfax City, and the City of Alexandria will host two additional community meetings to get feedback on a set of options for improvements to Metrobus Routes 29K and 29N (the Alexandria-Fairfax Line) and Routes 29C, E, G, H, and X (the Annandale Line).
The two additional public meetings will be held:
Tuesday, October 29, 2013 — 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Hilton Old Town Alexandria
1767 King Street
Alexandria, VA (The hotel is adjacent to King Street Metro and served by Routes 29K and 29N)
Wednesday, October 30, 2013 — 5:30 to 7:30 pm
Northern Virginia Community College
8333 Little River Turnpike
Annandale, VA (In the Forum of the Ernst Community Cultural Center - CE Building)
The college is served by Routes 29K and N, and Routes 29C, E, and X. Parking will also be available on campus in the upper parking garage (CP Building) off West Drive, which is accessible from Wakefield Chapel Road.
These meetings are open to all members of the public; no advance registration is required. Participants may arrive any time between the start and end time of each meeting. Metro hopes that the open format will promote a direct dialogue between Metrobus riders and project staff, and that the absence of a meeting schedule will appeal to those who have only a few minutes to participate.
A Spanish translator will be present for those with limited English proficiency. Both locations are wheelchair-accessible. Persons requiring special accommodations are asked to e-mail info@metrobus-studies.com before October 28.
Metrobus Routes 29K and 29N run from Old Town Alexandria along Duke Street and in Fairfax County along Little River Turnpike to Fairfax City. The 29K terminates at George Mason University and the 29N ends at Fairfax Circle. Routes 29C, E, G, H, and X collect riders in Annandale along (and south of) Little River Turnpike before heading north on I-395 to terminate at the Pentagon.
For more information about the Service Evaluation Study, or to give Metro your feedback in a survey about the lines currently being evaluated, please visit www.metrobus-studies.com.
News release issued at 3:22 pm, October 16, 2013.