Sunday, October 21, 2018
Fairfax County Transportation Status Report
The Fairfax County Department of Transportation (FCDOT) released its bi-annual Fairfax County Transportation Status Report (FCTSR) this month and it’s a great compendium of county transportation projects, programs and initiatives. Some of the bicycle and pedestrian highlights for the period between March and August 2018 included:
- The ongoing projects for the I-495 Tysons Pedestrian Bridge, Mount Vernon Memorial Highway Trail, Transform I-66 Outside the Beltway Regional Trail, and VDOT Summer Paving and Restriping Program. The repaving program added over 30 miles of on-road bike facilities this year, bringing the total to more than 90 miles of on-road bike facilities since the program began.
- Three Safe Routes To School-funded sidewalk projects under construction or in design.
- The April 2018 Street Smart Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Media Campaigns.
- An April 2018 pedestrian safety enforcement campaign with the Fairfax County Police Department in high pedestrian crash areas countywide.
- Bicycle parking added at several bus stops on Little River Turnpike in Annandale and the upgrade of existing bike racks to meet County design guidelines at the Patrick Henry Library and the Sherwood Library.
- The completion of the design of “Bike-and-Ride” facilities at Phase II Silver Line Stations and at the Springfield Community Business Center Commuter Parking Garage.
- The installation of bicycle wayfinding signage for the Franconia-Springfield Metrorail Station, and along the Fairfax County Parkway Trail.
- Finalizing of the locations of Phase II of Reston Bikeshare, which will add 11 more stations to Reston with a majority of those stations located south of the Dulles Toll Road. In addition, preliminary discussions with businesses in Merrifield are underway to place bikeshare stations around the Mosaic District and at the Dunn Loring Metrorail Station with the support of private funds. Mosaic District will launch with seven stations in this fall.
- Fairfax County expanded 2018 Bike to Work Day pit stops at which it participates from two to seven, serving residents in McLean, Chantilly, Lorton, Annandale, and Huntington.
Learn more about these and other important multimodal transportation projects at the FCDOT website here: https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/transportation/news/t31_18.
Labels: FCDOT, fcdot bicycle program
Sunday, January 21, 2018
Job Openings for Transportation Planners
Our friends at the Fairfax County Department of Transportation asked us to help spread the word that two full-time positions with benefits with FCDOT’s Capital Projects and Traffic Engineering Division are available for qualified applicants. These are excellent opportunities for the right individuals to have a direct impact on making bicycling better in Fairfax County.
The first position is for a Bicycle Pedestrian Transportation Planner, who is responsible for project management for bicycle and pedestrian transportation capital projects and non-capital program areas and outreach. A competitive candidate will need a bachelor's degree in civil engineering, urban, regional or transportation planning, or a closely related field plus two years of experience related to transportation planning. More details about the position, requirements, and pay and benefits can be found here. The job listing closes this Friday at 5:00 pm.
The next opening is for a Bicycle Program Coordinator, who directly manages and oversees the county's comprehensive bicycle program BikeFairfax. This includes supervising other planners and managing capital projects, Capital Bikeshare, County Bike Parking, non-capital program areas and outreach. For this position, a competitive candidate needs four years of transportation-related planning experience in addition to a bachelor's degree in civil engineering, urban, regional or transportation planning, or a closely related field. More details on the position, requirements, and pay and benefits can be found here. This listing ends on February 9 at 5:00 pm.
Labels: bikefairfax, fairfax bicycle program, FCDOT, fcdot bicycle program
Thursday, June 1, 2017
FABB's June Meeting to Focus on Braddock-Springfield Districts
Please mark your calendars and plan to join us on Wednesday, 21 June, at 7:30 pm at the Braddock District Government Center, 9002 Burke Lake Road, Burke, for our next monthly meeting. Ann Sharp from Supervisor Cook’s office will be there to discuss county plans for the area. We also will have Nancy-Jo Manney of the Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce speaking about the Chamber’s efforts to improve central Springfield’s bike-ability. Nichole Wynands, one of our great bicycle program staffers at the Fairfax County Department of Transportation, will report on recent and planned bicycling improvements for the Braddock and Springfield areas.
We would love see a good turnout from all of our members. Also, please invite interested friends and neighbors to join you in learning about county plans and sharing concerns about other local needs for bicycling and multimodal transportation improvements.
See you there!
Labels: Braddock District, burke, fcdot bicycle program, greater springfield chamber of commerce, monthly meeting, springfield district, supervisor cook
