DATA Stories

DATA Stories presents data-driven insights in an easy-to-understand format, uncovering the narratives behind the numbers to make complex information accessible and engaging.

Transit Data Portals

This month’s Data Story highlights the data portals, hubs, dashboards, and more of Virginia’s public transit services.

How Do Virginians Commute to Work?

This Data Story will look at how Virginians commuting patterns have changed in recent years, and how commuting patterns vary from locality to locality.

WMATA by the Numbers

WMATA – or Metro – is a multi-state transit network that serves Virginia, D.C., and Maryland, with subway, bus, and paratransit services. As a system, WMATA is one of the largest public transit services in the entire United States and is the largest in Virginia by some distance.

Virginia Rail by the Numbers

This month’s Data Story will go through the basics of Virginia’s rail network, to the programs that DRPT runs, and the future of rail in Virginia.