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Service AlertsART and STAR Holiday Schedule for Veterans Day: On Tuesday, November 11, 2025, ART 41, 42, 45, 51, 55, 77 and 87 will operate Saturday service. All other ART routes will not operate, and the ART Customer Call Center will be closed. The STAR Call Center will also be closed on Tuesday, November 11, and all standing orders, except for dialysis, will be canceled. Please call before the holiday to request a trip for November 11, or the day after. Thank you for with ART! View our holiday schedules HERE: https://www.arlingtontransit.com/routes-schedules/schedules/holiday/ View all ART Alerts

Service AlertsMilitary Rd Roundabout Project, Phase 2 - Bus Stop Relocation: Beginning Friday, October 31, due to construction activity, ART 56 bus stops located at Military Rd and 25th Rd N will temporarily relocate to the 4100 block of Nelly Custis Rd in both directions. Thank you for your patience. View all ART Alerts

STAR Engagement

STAR - Specialized Transit for Arlington Residents

About STAR 

STAR (Specialized Transportation for Arlington Residents) is a shared-ride service for people whose disabilities prevent them from riding other bus and rail services. STAR provides a comparable level of public transportation to that provided by Arlington Transit and Metrobus and Metrorail in Arlington and complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. 

About the Americans with Disabilities Act 

“Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), paratransit functions as a “safety net” for persons whose disabilities prevent them from using the regular fixed route system (bus or rail). It is not intended to meet all of the transportation needs of all persons with disabilities, all of the time.” 

A comparable level of public transportation to that available on fixed route system includes: 

  • The same hours and days of operation 

  • Service to origins and destinations within three-fourths of a mile of a bus route. 

“There is no obligation to provide service to points beyond the service area, or during times of day or on days of the week when the comparable bus route or rail line is not operating. Of course, nothing in the ADA prohibits a transit system from operating service above and beyond the minimum ADA requirements.”  

Source: Federal Transit Administration 

Current STAR service is provided without regard to distance from a bus route and has a greater service area that Arlington Transit, operating above the minimum ADA requirements. 

About the Engagement  

Arlington Transit is seeking community feedback to help inform potential service recommendations as part of the STAR operations contract process. 

Project Goals 

  • Make operational efficiencies to paratransit service. 

  • Collect community feedback to help inform service recommendations. 

  • Make operational efficiencies to paratransit service. 

About the Process 

Feedback received through these engagements, along with operational data, will help Arlington Transit make service adjustment recommendations. These will be included as part of the STAR operations contract in spring 2024. 

Fall 2023 – STAR Rider Feedback Engagement  

Level of Community Engagement: Involve 

  • STAR Rider Engagement Opportunity 

  • STAR riders were able to share their feedback on existing service and what matters most to them. 

  • This feedback was used to identify four service focus areas (travel zones, payment options, same-day trips, and new technology features) in need of additional feedback. 

Internal STAR operational review: Arlington Transit staff reviewed and assessed program needs. 

Engagement materials 

Winter 2024 – STAR Service Focus Area Engagement  

Level of Community Engagement: Inform/Involve 

  • STAR Future Service Engagement Opportunity 

  • Participants will be able to: 

  • Learn what was heard during the STAR Rider Engagement Opportunity and see how it helped identify service focus areas for potential improvements. 

  • Review and share feedback on these focus areas. 

  • Community feedback from STAR users, community organizations and other key stakeholders, along with operational data, will be used to inform any potential changes to STAR service. 

  • Providing feedback does not guarantee a change will be made but will be considered and reviewed by county staff. 

Arlington Transit will be issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for STAR Operations in winter 2024. 

  • A new contract provides the opportunity to address rider concerns and operational challenges. 

  • The RFP will permit service recommendations informed by community input and operational data. 

Engagement materials

Spring 2024 – Service Recommendations 

Level of Community Engagement: Communicate 

  • Any service recommendations, informed by community feedback and operational data, will be part of a new STAR operations contract process. 

  • Details about changes and any anticipated impacts will be shared in advance of any changes to service with STAR riders, relevant stakeholders and through broader County channels. 

 

Contact Information

Clinton Edwards 

Transit Services Manager 

cedwards1@arlingtonva.us 

703-228-7502  

 

 

 

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