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TextTysons Comprehensive Plan - Transportation - Tysons Circulator
In
order to increase the use of Metrorail and other transit services for
trips to, from and within Tysons, a system of transit circulators is
essential to provide quick and convenient connections between the
Metrorail Stations and other locations within Tysons but beyond walking
distance of the Metrorail Stations. To facilitate use of the Circulator
System, it must be integrated with all other transit serving the greater
Tysons area and be accessible, frequent, and convenient for users. In
order to accomplish this goal, the circulators should operate in their
own, dedicated right-of-way. The first phase of the Circulator System,
serving the Metrorail stations immediately after opening, will be bus
service operating in mixed traffic on existing rights-of-way. Over the
long term the Circulator System may evolve through several phases,
transitioning from buses operating in mixed traffic to buses operating on
exclusive rights-of-way to, when feasible, a fixed guideway operating on
exclusive rights-of-way. The map above shows the conceptual alignment of
three potential circulator routes that could serve Tysons once the grid
of streets and two new Beltway crossings are constructed. The ultimate
alignment will likely change based upon the results of a detailed
Circulator Study and other factors, such as the availability of the
necessary rights-of-way. `
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