Encourage Efficient Use of Public Transportation
Promoting Sustainable Access to Dulles International and Reagan National Airports
According to the Texas A & M Transportation Institute , 43 Metro DC has the third-worst traffic in the nation with drivers spending more than 100 hours per year in traffic delays . This is compounded by the air quality issues that all this stop-and-go traffic creates . Of course , our airports are a microcosm of this wider metro-level issue as our customers and employees experience congestion and delays getting to and from their flights and their jobs at peak times throughout the day . Adding to the traffic has been the explosive growth of the ride sharing industry which can add to curbside and road congestion . As part of our sustainability efforts , we intend to continue to promote , as feasible with current public health concerns , the use of public transit and other non-vehicle access to our airports .
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The Authority already has an abundance of opportunities for our customers and employees to get to and from the airport without the use of personal or ride sharing vehicles . Reagan National has been served by the Washington , D . C . Metrorail for many years , and in 2018 , 4 million people used the train to access the airport . Currently , there is no Metrorail access to Dulles International , but service is scheduled to begin in 2021 . Until the extension of Metrorail is completed , express bus shuttle access to Dulles International is available from various locations in the Metropolitan D . C . area . The Authority provides our employees with subsidized public transit passes to encourage alternative forms of commuting to work . Currently , approximately 160 of our employees have been issued such passes . Reagan National is also unique in that it is very close to a growing urban population which allows for foot , bike , and scooter access as well .
43 See Hedgpeth , Dana . “’ It ’ s a waste of time ’: Washington is No . 3 in traffic congestion , study says ,” Washington
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