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Advancing Sustainable Transit Solutions in Metropolitan Washington, D.C.

By expanding light rail and bus rapid transit (BRT) networks, we aim to connect regional activity cores, prioritize transit-oriented development, and reduce reliance on private vehicles. Embracing LRT and BRT fosters sustainable, walkable communities while cutting emissions and vehicle miles traveled. Despite past transitway declines, plans to double mileage show promise for improving access. Target: Enhance transit infrastructure, decrease car dependency, and promote greener urban living.

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Advancing Sustainable Transit Solutions in Metropolitan Washington, D.C.

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  1. 200 miles of light rail and BRT by 2030 • Connect the activity of cores throughout the region with transit and have vast majority of new housing and office developments within these activity centers

  2. Why promote LRT and BRT? • Reduces reliance on private automobiles • Provides viable alternative to driving alone • Transit stations are focal points for compact, mixed-use, walkable, transit-oriented development, which make them more sustainable • Reduces vehicle-miles of travel and emissions

  3. Post, Present and Future Miles of Transitway in Metropolitan Washington, D.C. 861 Miles of Transitway 433 226

  4. Post, Present and Future Population in Metropolitan Washington, D.C. Population (in millions)

  5. Miles of Transitway Per 100,000 Population in Metropolitan Washington, D.C. Miles of Transitway Per 100,000 Population

  6. So what can we conclude from these numbers? • Washington was better served by transit 80 years ago than it is today. • Plans have been proposed to double the existing transitway mileage. • Even with this additional mileage, the region would be served by less than half the mileage provided 80 years ago when indexed to population. • 200 additional miles of transitway is a little less than half the planned mileage and is a reasonable goal.

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