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Town of Leesburg
News Release
For Immediate Release
Changes Coming to Local Bus Service in Leesburg and Eastern
Loudoun County on September 1, 2014
Leesburg, VA (August 13, 2014) –
Loudoun County’s local bus service gets
a new look beginning September 1,
2014. On that day, MV Transportation,
operating as a contractor to Loudoun
County Transit, will begin providing local, fixed-route bus service throughout eastern Loudoun
County and the Town of Leesburg. The new fleet of buses and bus stops will display the LC
Transit logo.
The Town of Leesburg will continue to be served by three routes and the Safe-T-Ride, but all
four routes have been modified significantly. Most existing bus stops will continue to be served
and new service has been added to the Paxton Campus and the Village at Leesburg. Rather than
one-way loop routes, the three regular Leesburg routes will form a “hub-and-spoke” system
with all routes connecting at the Loudoun County Government Center in downtown Leesburg.
In addition, the Leesburg system will utilize the 7-to-7-on-7 route to serve some stops in Town,
in order to eliminate duplicate routes. More information about the new local bus service,
including an explanation of the changes and links to the new schedules, is online at
www.loudoun.gov/localbus.
Loudoun County Transit will also oversee paratransit service for people with disabilities. The
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) guarantees people with disabilities the same access to
public transportation as people without disabilities. Many residents with disabilities can ride
the local fixed-route buses. People with disabilities who cannot use public transit because of
their disability can use the ADA paratransit service. Users of the paratransit service must
register and apply for the service ahead of time. More details and a link to the online
application are available at www.loudoun.gov/paratransit.
Contact:
Betsy Fields
Research & Communications Manager
bfields@leesburgva.gov
703-771-2734
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