Monday, October 28, 2013
Planning Commission hearing on Route 28 station area plan
Proposed bicycle facilities are contained on page 15 of the staff report. On page 12 is a conceptual street network. It appears that the bike facilities only reference the existing street network, not the planned network.
Below is information from the Route 28 Station - South Study site:
The Route 28 Station - South Study is a planning study to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the existing Fairfax County Comprehensive Plan and identify appropriate changes to help guide future development in the vicinity of the Route 28/CIT transit station area.
The study is focusing on the land area generally bounded by the Dulles Toll Road to the north and Frying Pan Road to the south, and Sully Road (Route 28) to the west and Centreville Road to the east. The commercial area located to the east of Centreville Road and south of Sunrise Valley Drive also is part of the study area.
The Route 28 Station - South Study will update the existing Comprehensive Plan recommendations to ensure support for the County's Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Policy and that the recommendations support the implementation of rail.
This study is a counterpart to the planning activities that are underway for other areas along the Reston-Dulles Corridor including the three Reston area transit stations that are part of the Reston Master Plan Special Study, and the north side of the Route 28/CIT station.
The study is focusing on the land area generally bounded by the Dulles Toll Road to the north and Frying Pan Road to the south, and Sully Road (Route 28) to the west and Centreville Road to the east. The commercial area located to the east of Centreville Road and south of Sunrise Valley Drive also is part of the study area.
The Route 28 Station - South Study will update the existing Comprehensive Plan recommendations to ensure support for the County's Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Policy and that the recommendations support the implementation of rail.
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Monday, August 23, 2010
Gov. McDonnell Town Hall meeting Wednesday evening
As we mentioned in an earlier post, Gov. McDonnell will be discussing his plans to solve the transportation crisis by selling ABC stores and drilling for oil off the Virginia shore at a Fairfax town hall meeting tomorrow evening. The meeting is on Wednesday, August 25 from 7:00pm-8:30pm, at the Center for Innovative Technology Auditorium, 2214 Rock Hill Road, Suite 300, Herndon. It's the upside down building at the intersection of the Dulles Toll Rd and Rt 28. Why not show up and give the governor one of your best ideas about getting people out of cars and onto bikes? We plan to ride there; the site is not served by public transit. There is bike parking located in the garage. If you would like to meet up in Herndon beforehand, let us know.
Update: You can see the powerpoint presentation that was given at previous town hall meetings (pps format). If you have a cost-saving idea (like providing bicycles to state employees for use during the day instead of driving), submit them to the reform.virginia.gov website. See a list of proposed government reform projects.
The Washington Post published an opinion piece on selling liquor stores to pay for transportation projects, Privatizing Virginia liquor stores makes sense, and a good letter to the editor pointing out why it's not likely to work, New liquor taxes won't fly in Virginia.
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Friday, July 30, 2010
Gov. McDonnell to hold Fairfax town hall meeting
It's on the most western edge of the county bordered by the Dulles Toll Rd and Route 28. According to the WAMATA Trip Planner it's not served by public transportation. While I've never biked there, it seems pretty straightforward using Google Maps bike directions. What was he thinking? Was the meeting planned by the road lobby?
From the Governor's press release, "I have consistently found that the best ideas don't come from Richmond, they come from Virginians in communities statewide. We are focused on reforming state government to make it simpler, smaller and more efficient. To best accomplish this goal we must hear from the citizens who own that government, and who deal with it on a daily basis. That's why we are launching the 'Virginia Speaks' statewide town hall tour. It's your government, and we want to know how we can make it work better for you."
I guess he wants to hear from Virginians who drive. The meeting will be on August 25 from 7:00pm-8:30pm, CIT Auditorium, 2214 Rock Hill Road, Suite 300, Herndon. Why not show up and give the governor one of your best ideas about getting people out of cars and onto bikes.
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