Tuesday, June 17, 2014
Fairfax Board approves bike projects for 2014 Transportation Bond
At their meeting today the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved a list of projects to be included on the Transportation Bond referendum to be held this Fall. The Board is asking residents to approve $100 million in projects of which $6.5 million is for bike projects. The county plans to spend approximately $1.4 billion in transportation projects over the next six years. The bike funding is approximately 0.46% of $1.4 billion. See page 131 of the Board Package for the complete list of the bond projectsWe're encouraged that the bike projects are now broken out and not lumped together with the $77.6 million in pedestrian projects. We're disappointed that more bike projects aren't included in the bond given the need. None of the bigger ticket items that are on a larger list of $200 million in bike/ped projects are on the list such as the Mt Vernon Memorial Hwy trail improvements, Old Keene Mill Road bike shoulders, Route 236 Corridor bike improvements, and Scotts Run Stream Valley Trail.
Below is the list of bike projects extracted from the list presented to the Board today. Once this list is posted on the county site we'll provide a link:
Project | District |
Wakefield Chapel Rd Walkway/Bike Lanes | Braddock |
Lake Braddock Drive Road Diet | Braddock |
Burke VRE Connector Ph. IV | Braddock |
Cross County Trail Upgrades | Braddock |
Burke Road Bike Lanes | Springfield |
West Ox Road Trail | Sully |
Route 50 Trail | Sully |
Elm St/Dolley Madison Blvd Improved Pedestrian and Bicycle Crossing | Dranesville |
Franconia‐Springfield Metrorail Station/VRE Enhanced Bicycle Parking | Lee |
Government Center Area Bicycle Demonstration Project | Braddock |
INOVA Center Medical Education Campus | Lee |
Vienna Metrorail Station Area Bicycle Connectivity Improvements | Providence |
Westmoreland Street On‐Road Bike Lanes | Dranesville |
Westmoreland Street/Rosemont Drive | Dranesville |
Labels: 2014 transportation bond
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