Bus riders in Mount Vernon will experience changes which started on June 29.
Metrobus riders experienced a change on June 29 as the Metrobus routes were tweaked as part of Metro's 2025 Better Bus Network, an updated change in the system to provide more frequent, consistent bus service, enhance access across the region, and make bus service easier to understand, Metro said.
In Mount Vernon, Metrobus will coordinate efforts with the Fairfax Connector bus system to make "Better Bus," work for everyone. From the Mount Vernon Parkway, bus F19, 101 and 102 are part of this effort, and along Richmond Highway, it works with bus 171, 308, 151 and 159.
In Mount Vernon, the REX bus will become F1X and the 11Y will become F19. Fairfax Connector buses did not change. Briefly, the F1X goes from King Street in Old Town to Fort Belvoir and the F19 runs between the K Street business corridor in Washington D.C., through Old Town, down the parkway to Jeff Todd Way and Richmond Highway.
The F19 bus operates during the weekday rush hour between 6-8 a.m. and 4-6:30 p.m. The F1X runs every 20 to 30 minutes other times.
There were a number of bus stops eliminated but from the WMATA list, most of these Alexandria stops were closer to the city near Seminary Road and Beauregard Street.
Planning for the Better Bus Network began in 2022 and was approved by the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors in 2024. Al Himes, the director of bus service planning and scheduling, leads the way as project manager of the Better Bus Network.