Better Bus Initiative | Customer Facilities & Amenities Initiatives | Joint Development & Adjacent Construction | Infrastructure & Systems Initiatives | Completed Projects

Better Bus Initiative

Better Bus is Metro’s initiative to improve regional bus service. On June 29, 2025, Metro will launch its new bus network. This is the first major overhaul in 50 years!

We used your input to finalize the network, and Metro's Board of Directors approved it.

Please use the resources below to learn more.

• Bus Network Redesign
• Bus Stop and Shelter Improvements Program
• Bus Priority
• Bus Technology Upgrades/Info 2.0/Amenities
• Bus Facility Rehabilitation & Modernization
  • Western Bus Garage Replacement Project
  • Bladensburg Bus Garage Reconstruction Project
  • Northern Bus Garage Replacement
  • DC Historic Bus Terminals Rehabilitation

Customer Facilities & Amenities Initiatives

We want to modernize and enhance the end-to-end customer experience. We are working hard to make it easy for customers to plan, pay for rides and navigate through our facilities.

• Metro's Fleet of the Future
• Fare System Modernization
• Escalator, Canopy and Elevator Projects
• Parking Improvement Projects
• Station Access Improvement Studies

Joint Development & Adjacent Construction

We are working in close collaboration with our jurisdictions, other transportation agencies, employers, small businesses and developers to support economic development and regional opportunities.

• Public Hearings
  • Gallery Place-Chinatown Station Proposed Vent Shaft Modification
  • Ballston-MU Station Proposed Second Entrance
  • Capitol Heights Station Changes
  • Congress Heights Station Changes
    
  • Brookland-CUA Station Changes
    
  • Deanwood: Parking Changes
  • East Falls Church: Bus Loop Expansion
  • Franconia-Springfield: Frontier Drive Extension
  • Takoma: Parking and Bus Bay Changes
  • West Falls Church: Parking & Bus Bay Changes
• Joint Development Construction
  • Grosvenor-Strathmore Joint Development
  • New Carrollton Joint Development
• Jurisdictional & Adjacent Construction
  • MTA Purple Line
  • Crystal City Metrorail Second Entrance

Infrastructure & Systems Initiatives

By advancing safety-critical improvements to our infrastructure and systems, our customers can enjoy a more comfortable, reliable and safe ride.

• Automatic Train Operation (ATO)
• Aerial Structures Rehabilitation
  • Rockville Canopy Replacement
• Tunnel Ventilation Pilot
• Blue/Orange/Silver Capacity & Reliability Study
• Facilities Modernization Program
  • Metrorail Heavy Repair and Overhaul Facility in Landover, MD

Completed Projects:

• December 2024 Major Construction
• Summer 2024 Red Line Construction
• Winter 2023 Red Line Construction
• Summer 2023 Orange, Silver, and Green Line Construction
• 2022-23 Blue and Yellow Major Construction
• 2019-22 Platform Improvement Projects