Missing links: Northern Virginia’s huge bus potential (opens in new tab)

Greater Greater Washington occasionally publishes pieces from student contributors. This post was written by a high school student in Loudoun County. Of all trips that began or ended in Northern Virginia, 84% were made by car while public transit made up a total of 9% in 2017, per the most recent Regional Travel Survey data. This indicates that the vast majority of people still drive for most day-to-day trips. But it doesn’t have to be this way. Bus priority-related projects could yield major...