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Connecting you to Updates and Insights on ART, STAR, and
Microtransit Services to come.
Fall Edition 2025
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ART - Fixed Route Services
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October Service Changes
Effective October 5, 2025, Arlington Transit (ART) made minor adjustments to ART Routes 45 and 52. On street information and online schedules have been updated to follow the new schedule. Please get familiar with the new timetables and schedules listed for each route.
Route 45: Minor timing adjustments to coordinate departure times with Metrobus F62 to provide regular headways on Saturday and Sunday. Previously, ART 45 and Metrobus F62 buses travel the corridor with only 2-3 minutes between the buses. By spacing the departure times, this will provide better service in the corridor between Rosslyn Metro and N Pershing Street.
Route 52: Making minor adjustment to eliminate excess wait time along routes and aligning arrival/departure times with the ART 51 at Ballston – MU Metro.
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Free Rides on Halloween
Heading out for Halloween? Let ART be the designated driver for the night. Enjoy FREE rides after 6PM on all ART routes and Zone One STAR rides.
Plan a sober ride home by using ridesharing options or public transportation. Make the smart choice and DON'T drink and drive. Check out ART route schedules HERE.
Plan ahead and skip the drive for FREE
The Washington Regional Alcohol Program's 2025 Halloween SoberRide® program is offering FREE rides home (up to $15), in partnership with Lyft, from 4:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m. on Friday, October 31 and on Saturday, November 1.
HAPPY HALLOWEEN ARLINGTON!
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Upcoming Service Changes for January 2026
Be on the lookout for service change updates rolling out January 2026 on ART Routes 42, 75 and 87.
ART 42 will look to adjust the running times during midday service to improve on-time performance with the ultimate goal of being more reliable. This will allow customers to plan their trips effectively moving forward.
ART 75 Funded by NVTC I66 Commuter Choice Grant, will allow ART to add trips to increase frequency from every 30 minutes to every 20 minutes. This change will improve on-time performance, increase service for equity emphasis area neighborhoods, and improve service to Arlington County Public Schools (ACPS) like Kenmore Middle School, Wakefield High School, and Washington-Liberty High School.
ART 87 Funded by NVTC I395 Commuter Choice will eliminate the ART 87A/P/X variants to consolidate them into a single route, ART 87. There will be 10-minute frequencies in the peak periods (5:30 AM to 9:30 AM and 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM). The additional resources added to this route will look to improve on-time performance, and provide greater frequency along the regular routing without the short trips from ART 87A/P/X.
Battery Electric Buses
ART Battery Electric Buses (BEBs) are on the streets! The four pilot buses include three with 588 kWh batteries and one with 686 kWh, allowing ART to test range and performance across all route types. Three out of the four are 40-foot buses and one is 35-foot.
These buses are expected to travel 150–200 miles per charge, depending on temperature, terrain, driving behavior, and use of regenerative braking that sends power back to the batteries. They charge via a standard DC fast-charge port or via pantograph rails mounted on the roof.
Throughout the pilot we are watching for consistent passenger capacity. Passenger layouts match ART’s existing fleet:
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35-foot BEB: 31 seated / up to 62 standing
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40-foot BEB: 38 seated / up to 75 standing. All are ADA-accessible and accommodate multiple wheelchairs.
The BEBs share the low-floor GILLIG platform with ART’s existing 15 CNG buses, streamlining maintenance and operator training.
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ART Monthly Service Performance Report
Did you know over 2.6 MILLION people rode ART between July 2024 and June 2025? That's more than 10 times the population of the whole County! ART ridership is trending up, as well as improvements in on-time performance. Take a look at all of ART's metrics on the ART Service Performance Dashboard. Thanks for riding with us!
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STAR Coupons
STAR will be redesigning the look of its existing coupons. There will no longer be fare prices listed on the coupons, but instead the zone in which riders will be traveling to.
- Zone One = $4.50
- Zone Two = $6.20
- Zone Three = $10.70
STAR passengers will also be able to use Zone One and Zone Two coupons to pay for Zone Three rides. Existing coupons labeled with fare prices will be phased out by the end of the year. Please stop by your local commuter store or visit CommuterDirect.com to purchase your new STAR Coupon books today!
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Arlington Transit plans to run a pilot testing microtransit service to supplemental areas and passengers with needs beyond the scope of regular fixed route service.
Service areas may include North Glebe Road on the east, Langston Boulevard on the south, and the County line on the north and west, and also to include the Westover neighborhood.
Service is expected to launch late 2025 early 2026, and the run for at least one year. Follow along for project updates on the County website.
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On the following holidays, ART 41, 42, 45, 51, 55, and 87 will operate on Sunday schedules. All other ART routes will not operate.
Thanksgiving Day, November 27, 2025
Christmas Day, December 25, 2025
New Year’s Day, January 1, 2026
On the Day after Thanksgiving, November 28, 2025, ART 41, 42, 45, 51, 55, and 87 will operate on Saturday schedules. All other ART routes will not operate.
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