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Ways to Get Around

Arlington, Virginia is one of the best places in the United States to go car-free. The reason? There are so many transportation options.

  • ART - Arlington Transit is Arlington's local bus system. ART connects Arlington neighborhoods to each other and to Metrorail using environmentally-friendly, compressed natural gas vehicles.
  • Metrorail is the region's subway/rail system. Arlington has 11 stations on Metrorail's Orange, Silver, Blue, and Yellow lines.
  • Metrobus is the Washington, D.C. area's regional bus system, with about 200 named routes in the region, and many more route variations. Metrobus operates more than 20 routes on Arlington's main streets.
  • Walking infrastructure in Arlington includes wide sidewalks, miles of multi-use trails, and countdown signals at many intersections, so pedestrians know how much time they have to cross.
  • Bicycling is a healthy, inexpensive and environmentally responsible way to go. In Arlington, it's easy too — with multi-use trails, protected bike lanes, and sharrows.
  • Shared Mobility Devices include Capital Bikeshare, a program that serves Arlington, the District of Columbia, Alexandria, Fairfax County, Prince George's County, and Montgomery County, and dockless scooter and bicycle services.
  • Car-sharing gives you the use of a car when you need it, without the hassle and expense of owning a car. Zipcar has cars available to members throughout Arlington.
  • Carpooling and vanpooling mean fewer cars on the road. Sharing rides is good for the environment, and can also be better for your wallet by allowing you to travel for free in High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes.
  • Taxicabs, Uber, and Lyft are great options to have available when you're car-free, or when you use a carpool or transit for your commute, but need to make a quick trip during the day.

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Arlington’s Bicycle & Pedestrian Counters

Bikes counted

View Counter Data
110 Trail
507
14th Street Bridge
1290
Arlington Mill Trail
155
Ballston Connector
0
Bluemont Connector
188
CC Connector
422
Clarendon EB bike lane
202
Custis Bon Air Park
548
Custis Rosslyn
823
Eads NB
88
Eads SB
95
Fairfax EB bike lane
109
Fairfax WB
97
Joyce St NB
54
Joyce St SB
0
Key Bridge East
836
Key Bridge West
625
Military NB bike lane
27
Military SB bike lane
27
MVT Airport South
1183
Quincy NB bike lane
79
Quincy SB bike lane
83
Roosevelt Bridge
329
Rosslyn Bikeometer
781
TR Island Bridge
663
WOD Bon Air Park
0
WOD Bon Air West
0
WOD Columbia Pike
389
Wilson WB bike lane
195

Peds counted

View Counter Data
110 Trail
156
14th Street Bridge
0
Arlington Mill Trail
647
Ballston Connector
1498
Bluemont Connector
992
CC Connector
414
Custis Bon Air Park
539
Custis Rosslyn
481
Eads NB
0
Eads SB
0
Fairfax WB
0
Joyce St NB
56
Joyce St SB
0
Key Bridge East
3737
Key Bridge West
658
MVT Airport South
297
Roosevelt Bridge
184
TR Island Bridge
821
WOD Bon Air Park
0
WOD Bon Air West
0
WOD Columbia Pike
350

All counters, YTD

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Year to Date
1747714