Loudoun Co. to vote on starting commuter bus service from exurbs, aims to get 98,000 cars daily off roads

Neal Augenstein | naugenstein@wtop.com
October 14, 2024, 9:10 AM

Almost 97% of people who work in Loudoun County, Virginia, drive alone in their car, resulting in 98,000 solo vehicles daily. … This week, the board of supervisors is set to vote on two-year commuter bus pilot program to improve the county’s capability to recruit and retain employees, while giving solo commuters the chance to avoid driving to work.

According to a feasibility study to be discussed Wednesday, of the employees with jobs in Loudoun County who were surveyed, less than 1% use Metro’s Silver Line, which opened in 2022, or the public bus, and less than 2% carpool.

Many people who work in Loudoun County commute from homes in Jefferson County, West Virginia; western Montgomery and Frederick counties in Maryland, and Prince William, Stafford, Clarke, Warren and Fauquier counties in Virginia.

Under the agenda item, supervisors’ staff recommends starting a two-year commuter bus pilot program with initial service from Dale City and Warrenton into Loudoun County.

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Neal Augenstein
Neal Augenstein has been a general assignment reporter with WTOP since 1997. He says he looks forward to coming to work every day, even though that means waking up at 3:30 a.m.
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