Fast, frequent, reliable, affordable buses on our streets and roadways are critical to our region’s prosperity. Buses have a vital role to play because they make efficient use of roadways by transporting large numbers of riders safely, conveniently, and affordably, and they provide service in areas not accessible by Metrorail.

The Bus Transformation Project is not a corridor study or a service plan. Based on extensive research and public engagement, this project has developed a Strategy with a bold, new vision and a series of recommendations to guide the future of bus in the region. Public input from across all demographics and areas in the region indicated that transforming the bus system means doing the basics better - that is, providing fast, frequent, reliable, affordable bus service that feels like a unified system and is not beholden to geographic or funding boundaries. These recommendations are meant to do just that. Since the Strategy was finalized in September, an Action Plan has been developed to set out critical activities and milestones over the next ten years of implementing the Strategy. The Action Plan connects activities and actors with tangible outcomes that clearly benefit the region’s bus system and its riders.