Shirlington Station To Open In Late Spring

Shirlington Station, Arlington's first enclosed public bus station is moving along at a steady pace. This station will serve as the principal transfer point for Metrobus (7, 8, 10, 22A, 23,and 25) and ART bus (ART 82) service and also house a Commuter Store. The station is located at the intersection of South Randolph Street and 31st Street South next to Shirley Highway (I-395) across from the Quincy Tower office building. Station opening is scheduled for late Spring.

Comments

[G. Stubbs]

Can someone explain why it has taken over 12 months to build the relatively small Shirlington Station? By comparison, the multi-floored office building located one block away was started at almost exactly the same time and it is nearly complete. What is it about the bus station that makes it so hard to complete? It's only got three rooms and a bunch of driveways. It's not like they are building apartments or retail space. What gives?

[Chris]

Just rode the ART for the first time this morning after using Metrobus for over a year. How do you request a stop on the new ART buses. Metrobus had a line that hung over your head to pull. What's the procedure on the ART?

[Steve Yaffe]

To request a stop on the larger ART buses, just press the yellow tape mounted vertically between windows.