Get on board
The Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) and transit operators across the Commonwealth are celebrating the first annual, statewide Try Transit Week from September 22 to 25, 2008!
If you've never tried transit before, Try Transit Week is a great time to discover that using transit is easier than you may think. Virginia offers a variety of transit options such as bus, rail, carpools and vanpools. Even teleworking, or working from home, counts!
AND, if you pledge to use transit during Try Transit Week, you could win a one year transit pass to travel FREE!*
Give transit a try and join the millions of Virginians making the smart, economical and environmentally-friendly choice to get from here to there.
* See contest rules and regulations at Pledge now for details.
News and events
- Arlington and Metro DC are going car free on September 22nd.
- Use transit and you may win a prize,The Richmond Times-Dispatch.
- DRPT Sponsors First Annual Statewide Try Transit Week.
- The Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission Supports Try Transit Week.
- The Northern Virginia Transportation Commision Supports Try Transit Week.
- Even with Declining Gas Prices, Public Transit Users Save $9,596 per Household Annually.