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    • Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT)

    Richmond, VA 23219

    COMPANY OVERVIEW

    About Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT)

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    1313 East Main Street Suite 300
    Richmond, VA 23219
    http://www.drpt.virginia.gov
    804.786.4440
    804.225.3752

    More Info on Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT)

    DRPT
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    DRPT's three primary areas of activity (rail, public transportation, and commuter services) focus on the movement of people and goods throughout Virginia.

    Products and Press Releases

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    Hybrid, Hydrogen & Electric Vehicles

    Virginia DRPT releases low and zero emissions guidebook

    Nov. 4, 2024
    Virginia DRPT’s guidebook will help agencies to decide how and if to transition to low- and zero-emission vehicles.
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    DRPT launches public transit positive impact campaign.
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    DRPT launches public transit positive impact campaign

    Sept. 9, 2024
    The "Connects Communities" campaign aims to increase awareness and usage of local transit options across the service area.
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    Amtrak and partners open Newport News Transportation Center.
    Facilities

    Amtrak and partners open Newport News Transportation Center

    Amtrak
    Aug. 22, 2024
    The center will provide two daily Amtrak Virginia roundtrips between the city of Newport News and Richmond and Alexandria, Va., Washington, D.C., and cities in the northeast....
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    Virginia’s Commonwealth Transportation Board approves $4.4 million in funding for 15 projects to improve bus stops and safety

    Dec. 5, 2023
    The funding is provided through DRPT’s Transit Ridership Incentive Program, which aims to grow and improve transit use through enhancing the regional connectivity of urban areas...
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    Virginia Commonwealth Transportation Board approves new funding policies for VRE and WMATA

    Sept. 21, 2023
    The policies change the way the VRE is funded and reforms the governance and funding of the WMATA.
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    Shared Mobility

    Microtransit ridership growing in two Virginia communities after 18-month pilot

    July 12, 2023
    DRPT, with partners Bay Transit and Mountain Empire Older Citizens, launched an 18-month pilot in June 2021 that tested rural microtransit services, with the goal of expanding...
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    Facilities

    VRE opens new Lifecycle Overhaul and Upgrade Facility

    Virginia Railway Express (VRE)
    July 3, 2023
    The new facility allows VRE to perform expanded maintenance on its railcars and locomotives onsite in Spotsylvania County, Va.
    Via
    Via’s Remix transportation planning software will help DRPT better plan transit networks.
    Shared Mobility

    Via’s Remix transportation planning software will help DRPT better plan transit networks

    Via Transportation
    June 9, 2023
    The partnership will equip more than 40 Virginia transit agencies with free access to Via’s Remix transportation planning software to help planners visualize transportation access...
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    Infrastructure

    FRA approves DRPT’s 2022 Statewide Rail Plan

    March 16, 2023
    The 2022 Statewide Rail Plan provides long-term guidance for Virginia’s transportation leadership to ensure the Commonwealth’s rail needs for people, communities and commerce ...
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    Fare Collection

    GRTC extends Zero-Fare pilot program through 2024

    Greater Richmond Transit Company (GRTC)
    Dec. 21, 2022
    The agency cites a 15 percent uptick in ridership since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, strong public support and the importance of transit equity as the reason for continuing...

    Articles & News

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    People on the Move: VIA Metropolitan Transit, Virginia DRPT, Houston Metro, UZURV

    Brandon Lewis
    Nov. 13, 2024
    Personnel updates throughout the public transit industry.
    King County Metro
    Snoqualmie Valley Transportation’s Valley Shuttle, the fixed route bus connecting North Bend and Duvall, Wash., will start running on Saturdays and Sundays as of Aug. 17.
    Bus

    Bus service enhancements from NJ Transit, Snoqualmie Valley Transportation, Virginia Breeze

    Eman Abu-Khaled
    Aug. 14, 2024
    In the month of August, NJ Transit, Virginia Breeze and Snoqualmie Valley Transportation will apply bus service changes to improve efficiency and reliability of their transit ...
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    Management

    Zach Trogon named acting director of Virginia DRPT

    Brandon Lewis
    June 20, 2024
    Trogon, who joined the agency in October 2022 as its chief of public transportation, will take the reigns from Jennifer DeBruhl after her retirement at the end of June.
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    Jennifer DuBruhl has been appointed by Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin to be the director of the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation.
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    Jennifer DeBruhl appointed director of DRPT

    Mass Transit Staff Report
    July 25, 2022
    DeBruhl has been serving as interim director since March 2022 and says her focus will be on metrics, evaluation, innovation and accountability to provide useful services to the...
    Northern Virginia Transportation Commission
    Officials broke ground May 9 on the Transitway Extension in Arlington County, Va. [image: NVTC]
    Infrastructure

    Northern Virginia stakeholders kick off Transitway Extension work

    Mischa Wanek-Libman
    May 10, 2022
    The extension will add 1.1 miles to the 4.5-mile Transitway corridor and provide multimodal connections to Arlington County.
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    GRTC receives approval to close transit gaps in rural and suburban areas of Richmond through microtransit

    Greater Richmond Transit Company (GRTC)
    Dec. 20, 2022
    GRTC will get $4.06 million from the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation’s Transit Ridership Incentive Program to fund the three-year pilot program.
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    DRPT Transit Ridership Incentive Program to fund three projects that expand transit services in Virginia

    Dec. 8, 2022
    TRIP already supports zero or reduced fare at eight agencies, as well as four regional connectivity projects around the commonwealth.
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    DRPT names Zach Trogdon as chief of public transportation

    Nov. 2, 2022
    Trogdon will lead the evaluation, assistance, and execution of a $4.7 billion portfolio of public transportation, commuter assistance and congestion management programs throughout...
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    DRPT launches new transit recovery campaign

    March 15, 2022
    The 'Rediscover Your Ride' campaign aims to promote public transportation use.
    Left, Jennifer Mitchell has stepped down from her role as director of Virginia DRPT to serve as deputy administrator of the FRA; right, Jennifer DdBruhl has been named acting director of DRPT effective March 18.
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    Virginia DRPT’s Mitchell steps down; DeBruhl named acting director

    March 14, 2022
    DeBruhl has led the department’s public transportation efforts for more than five years and succeeds Mitchell, who is taking a post at the Federal Railroad Administration in April...
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    VRPA launches New River Valley passenger rail station feasibility study survey 

    Dec. 29, 2021
    The study reflects on previous work conducted for the New River Valley Passenger Rail Station locations in the region, while examining what station location opportunities are ...
    GRTC
    State and local funding will support a three-year zero fare study on GRTC's system starting in July 2022.
    Fare Collection

    GRTC lands state grant to study zero-fare impacts

    Greater Richmond Transit Company (GRTC)
    Dec. 22, 2021
    The three-year study will evaluate benefits, impacts and sustainability of zero fares, as well as alternative fare collection methods.
    Bus

    Virginia offers one-time relief funding opportunity to intercity bus providers

    Aug. 6, 2021
    The American Rescue Plan Act allocated $2.3 million to the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation for distribution.
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    Virginia governor announces agreement with Norfolk Southern Railway to expand passenger rail service to Southwest Virginia

    May 6, 2021
    The service will return to the New River Valley for the first time since 1979.