The Walking School Bus & Arlington Transportation Partners

Oakridge partners with Arlington Transportation Partners to promote alternative forms of transportation in Arlington County. Below are links to commuter benefits and resources in Arlington County.

APS Commuter Benefits – APS employee commuter benefits webpage

APS Safe Routes to School – National program that works to make it safer and easier for students to walk or bike to school

Arlington Transportation Partners – Arlington County Commuter Services’ Business-to-Business Transportation Consultants

BikeArlington – Resources to encourage more bicycle riding, including maps and education classes

Car Free Near Me – Personalized transportation planning web app

Commuter Connections Ride Matching – APS staff portal for ride matching and Guaranteed Ride Home

Commuter Direct – Helps you buy transit tickets and passes and have them delivered to your door

Commuter Page – Information about transportation options for the Washington, D.C. area, including commuter rail (MARC and VRE), Metro bus and rail, local bus systems and more

Vanpool Connect – Program to assist staff in joining or creating a vanpool

WalkArlington – Resources to help more people walking, more of the time

Us Bus / The Walking School Bus

Arlington’s inter-generational Walking School Bus (known as the “Us Bus”) pairs adult volunteers of all ages with elementary school students who live within the one-mile walk zone around Oakridge to help students walk safely to school in the mornings.

Please visit the Oakridge PTA’s website for more information about this wonderful program.

Us Bus / Walking School Bus PTA Link