Fairfax Connector

Fairfax Connector is the bus service for Fairfax County.

History

The Connector service began operation in 1985 as a lower-cost alternative to the Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority's MetroBus system.[1] Initially, the system had 10 routes and 33 buses and was operated by National Transit Services of Chicago.[1][2]

The initial logo for the service was designed by Robert Walker and Sandy Solesky of Graphic Interpretations.[3]

In 1988, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed levying a $70,000 fine against National Transit Services, which had removed pollution control devices of 28 of the buses in the Connector fleet to improve their performance.[4] By the end of 1988, the system had expanded to 50 buses covering 14 routes.[5]

On August 31, 2003, the contract for the Fairfax Connector was taken over by Connex/Yellow Transportation.[1] Connex had previously operated the service on 23 routes in the southern part of the county since 2002, with First Transit, a Cincinnati-based firm, operating the northern routes.[1][6]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Layton, Lyndsey. "Client-Friendly Firm to Run Connector Buses; County Hopes Changes Help System Rise among Nation's Best by 2008." The Washington Post: 0. Jul 31 2003. National Newspapers Core. Web. 8 Nov. 2012.
  2. ↑ Lynton, Stephen J. "Fairfax Bus Service to Begin; 3rd to Leave Regional System." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 2. Sep 27 1985. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Washington Post (1877-1995). Web. 8 Nov. 2012.
  3. ↑ Blechman, Barbara H. "Solo Effort on Logo." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 1. Feb 12 1985. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Washington Post (1877-1995). Web. 8 Nov. 2012.
  4. ↑ Henderson, Nell. "Fairfax Bus Line Faces $70,000 Fine." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 1. Mar 05 1988. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Washington Post (1877-1995). Web. 8 Nov. 2012.
  5. ↑ Henderson, Nell. "Buses make Connection with Savings." The Washington Post (pre-1997 Fulltext): 0. Dec 15 1988. National Newspapers Core. Web. 8 Nov. 2012 .
  6. ↑ Layton, Lyndsey. "Fairfax Hires European Firm to Run Buses; County Officials Want System to be among the Nation's Best." The Washington Post: 0. Aug 03 2003. ProQuest. Web. 16 Aug. 2014.

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