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

Better Bus Initiative

For the first time in decades, we're taking a fresh and detailed look at our bus service and routes to serve you better. The Better Bus initiative will create a fast, frequent, and reliable bus network that is easier to understand.

• 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

Sustainability Initiatives

We are supporting regional decarbonization efforts by reducing energy and resource consumption, increasing energy efficiency, investing in carbon-free clean energy sources and transitioning to zero-emissions vehicles in line with regional sustainability efforts and innovations.

• Solar Carports
• New Hampshire Ave Chiller Plant - Groundwater Treatment Addition
• Zero-Emissions Vehicles

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
  • 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 Station Proposed 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)
• 2023 Major Construction
• 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:
  • Platform Improvement Project
  • Major Blue and Yellow Line Construction