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Getting Around Columbia Pike

Columbia Pike is a little different from most of our other Urban Villages, in that it's not centered on a Metro station. Rather, the Pike is a major thoroughfare that stretches across south Arlington, from Arlington Cemetery and Fort Myer at the eastern end, all the way into Fairfax County to the west of Arlington. The PIke is served by frequent and reliable bus service provided by Metrobus and ART-Arlington Transit. The combined bus service is known as Pike Ride.

ART-Arlington Transit | Metrobus | Bicycling | Walking | Carsharing | Taxis | Maps | Metro's Trip Planner (door-to-door directions) | Transit Fares & Information

ART-Arlington Transit

ART is Arlington's local bus service. For additional bus service, see Metrobus, below.

• ART routes serving Columbia Pike
  • ART 41 – Court House-Ballston-Columbia Pike
  • ART 74 – Douglas Park-Arlington Village-Arlington View-Pentagon City
  • ART 75 – Wakefield H.S.-Carlin Springs Rd.-Ballston
• Columbia Pike interactive map (choose the ART view in lower left)
• ArlingtonTransit.com – general information, route maps and schedules
• Contact ART
• Pike Ride – Columbia Pike bus service

Metrobus

Regional bus service for the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. For additional bus routes, see ART-Arlington transit, above.

• Metrobus routes serving Columbia Pike
  • 10 B – Hunting Towers-Ballston
  • 16 ABDEFJ – Columbia Pike
  • 16 GHKW – Columbia Heights West-Pentagon City
  • 16 L – Annandale-Skyline City-Pentagon
  • 16Y – Columbia Pike-Farragut Square
  • 22A – Barcroft-South Fairlington
  • 23C – McLean-Crystal City
  • 24 P – Ballston-Pentagon
• Columbia Pike interactive map (choose the Metro Bus and Rail view in lower left)
• CommuterPage.com® Metro system page – news and information about Metrobus, schedules, maps, more.
• Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) – operators of the Metro system
  • General information – 202-637-7000
  • Language assistance – 202-939-5566
  • Lost & found – 202-962-1195
• Pike Ride – Columbia Pike bus service

Bicycling

• Bike Access – The W & OD and Four Mile Run Trails both intersect Columbia Pike at Four Mile Run. George Mason Dr., South Irving and South Highland Sts., and South Fillmore St. and Walter Reed Dr. provide good connections to the Arlington Blvd. Trail. George Mason Dr., South Quincy and South Monroe Sts. and Walter Reed Dr. provide good connections to areas south of Columbia Pike. South Orme St. and Southgate Rd. provide access to trails around the Pentagon.
• Bike Parking – Bike parking is available at on-street locations along Columbia Pike.
• Bike maps
  • Columbia Pike interactive map (choose bike routes view in lower left)
  • Arlington Bike & Walk Options Map (PDF, 1.1 MB)
  • Other Arlington bicycle maps
• Bicycling general information
  • BikeArlington.com
  • Arlington bicycling pages
  • CommuterPage.com® Bicycling and Walking page
  • CommuterPage.com® Bicycling Links and Resources
  • Washington Area Bicyclist Association (WABA)

	Bike trails following Four Mile Run cross Columbia Pike near Four Mile Run Drive, providing a pleasant ride through a network of Arlington parks.

Walking

• Walking destinations – Columbia Pike Public Library, Arlington Mill Community Center and Barcroft Park.
• To come – New bus shelters, wider pedestrian sidewalks and enhanced crosswalks.
• Countdown lights – special signals facilitate crossing at major intersections, showing pedestrians how many seconds are left before the signal changes
• W & OD and Four Mile Run Trails – access from Four Mile Run Dr. & Columbia Pike. See “Bike Access” above.
• Arlington Bike & Walk Options Map – Bike lanes, shared use trails, and more. (PDF, 1.1 MB)
• Arlington and Walkability
• WALKArlington

Carsharing

Zipcar has a number of cars on the eastern end of Columbia Pike. For specific locations visit the Zipcar web site.

• CommuterPage.com® Carsharing page – news and information about carsharing in the D.C. area

Taxis

• Blue Top Cab – 703-243-8294
• Red Top Cab – 703-522-3333
• CommuterPage.com® Taxicabs page – general information about taxicabs in the Washington, D.C. area

Maps

• Columbia Pike interactive map
• Pike Ride Columbia Pike "Family of Services" Bus Map (PDF)
• Columbia Pike Restaurant and Retail Map (PDF)
• Arlington Transit Options map – Metrobus, Metrorail, ART, and carsharing services on one convenient Arlington map. (PDF, 1.2 megabytes)
• Arlington Bike & Walk Options Map – Bike lanes, shared use trails, and more. (PDF, 1.1 MB)
• Other Arlington bicycle maps
• Metrobus schedules and maps
• Metrorail system map
• Arlington County interactive mapping service

Metro's Trip Planner

Use Metro's Trip Planner to find out exactly how to get where you want to go in the Washington, D.C. area, using Metro bus and rail and local bus systems. The Trip Planner asks you where you're starting and when and where you want to go. Then it finds the best way for you to get there using the Metro system and local bus systems.

Transit Fares & Information

• CommuterPage.com® – Easy commutes begin here®.
• CommuterDirect.com® – Purchase transit fares online.

Arlington's urban villages are walkable, mixed-use neighborhoods well served by public transportation. People who live in these neighborhoods are able to walk to shopping or to restaurants and hop on Metrorail, Metrobus or ART when they need to go anywhere else in the Washington Metro area. More about Arlington's urban villages.