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$22 Million in Bike/Ped Projects Approved by Fairfax Co Board of Supervisors

At their December 8 meeting the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved $22 million in pedestrian and bicycle projects around the Reston and Herndon Metrorail stations. The full list of projects contains some major bike improvements, including $8,000,000 for bike lanes and a shared use path along Sunrise Valley Drive and $1,000,000 for Bikeshare in Reston.

This is a major commitment by the Board of Supervisors to improving bicycle and pedestrian access to the Silver Line stations in Reston and Herndon. Please consider thanking your Board member or Chairman Bulova, especially those of you who live in the Reston-Herndon area.

The projects were recommended by the Herndon Metrorail Stations Access Management Study Advisory Group and the Reston Metrorail Access Group. FABB participated in both efforts.

The following is a list of selected major bike-related projects sorted by cost estimate:

Project Location	Project Scope	Cost Estimate
Sunrise Valley Drive from Fairfax County Parkway to Innovation Station	Reconstruct with on-road bike lanes. Reduce median width. Restripe with narrow lane widths.	$5,000,000
Sunrise Valley Drive from Reston Parkway to Fairfax County Parkway	Reconstruct with on‐road bike lanes. Reduce median width. Restripe with narrow lane widths.	$1,500,000
Sunrise Valley Drive from Reston Parkway to Soapstone Drive, Missing Links	Complete shared use path north side. Add signalized crosswalk at Colts Neck Rd.	$1,500,000
New Dominion Parkway from Reston Parkway to Fairfax County Parkway	Reconstruct with oneroad bike lanes. Reduce median width. Restripe with narrow lane widths.	$1,500,000
Monroe Street from Dulles Toll Road to Monroe Manor Drive Missing Links	Shared use path Dulles Toll Rd. to East Lake Dr., Fox Mill Rd. to SunriseValley Dr., Monroe Manor Dr. to Dwight St.	$1,500,000
Reston Bikeshare Phase 2	Bikeshare Expansion for Phase 2 Silver Line Metrorail.	$1,000,000
Town Center Parkway from Sunset Hills Road to Baron Cameron Avenue	Reconstruct with on-road bike lanes. Reduce median width. Restripe with narrow lane widths.	$1,000,000
Town Center Parkway/W&ODTrail	Add access ramp at W&OD trail west side.	$500,000
Dulles Toll Road Eastbound Off»Ramp/Fairfax County Parkway Trail.	Realign trail to barrier‐separated on shoulder. Realign trail crossing. Add signalized crosswalk.	$500,000
Sunset Hills Road Eastbound Off~Ramp/Fairfax County Pkwy Trail	Realign trail crossing. Add signalized crosswalk.	$500,000
Van Buren Street from W&OD to Monroe St Bridge	Reconstruct w/ on»road bike lanes, sidewalkls), drainage, urban.	$250,000
Herndon Parkway from W&0DTrail to Fairbrook Drive	Improve access ramp at W&OD. Widen sidewalk to shared use path. Funding for Feasibility/Cost Estimate Study.	$100,000

Labels: herndon metrorail stations access management study, hmsams, reston metro access group, rmag

posted by Bruce Wright at 6:26 PM permalink

 

Herndon Metrorail Station Access and FABB meetings tonight

FABB's monthly meeting is tonight at 7:30pm at Patrick Henry Library. We'll be discussing preparations for FABB events at the Tour de Tysons, our comments on the I-495 ped/bike projects on Chain Bridge and Idylwood Roads, and other FABB business.

Also tonight is the second round of public workshops on the Herndon Metrorail Station Access Study.

Labels: herndon metrorail stations access management study, hmsams

posted by Bruce Wright at 8:59 AM permalink

 

Second workshop on improving bike access to Herndon Metro stations on Monday - Update

The second workshop on providing bicycle and pedestrian access to the planned Herndon Silver Line Metro stations will be held on Monday, March 31 from 7-9pm at McNair Elementary School, 2499 Thomas Jefferson Drive, Herndon. If you were not able to attend the first meeting on March 26, this is an opportunity to let Fairfax County officials know how bike access to the Herndon and Innovation Center stations can be improved.

See the Herndon Metrorail Station Access Management Study site for details.



Update: See the 4/1/2014 Connection article about the meetings, Workshops Held For Herndon Metrorail.

Labels: herndon metrorail stations access management study, hmsams

posted by Bruce Wright at 8:42 PM permalink

 

Meeting tonight on access to Herndon Metrorail station

Tonight is the first of two public workshops on creating better bike and pedestrian access to the planned Herndon Metrorail stations. Tonight's meeting, Wednesday, March 26, 2014, is from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Herndon Middle School, 901 Locust St, Herndon, VA 20170 (map). Cyclists in the Herndon area are encouraged to attend and support safe, connected bike facilities that include secure, covered bike parking.

The Herndon Metrorail Stations Access Management Study (HMSAMS) "is a collaborative effort, led by the Fairfax County Department of Transportation (FCDOT), to develop a plan for pedestrian and bicycle facility improvements designed to improve access to and around the future Herndon and Innovation Center Metrorail Stations, located in Herndon, VA."

Labels: herndon metrorail stations access management study, hmsams

posted by Bruce Wright at 12:06 PM permalink

 

Bicycle access to Herndon Metrorail stations - Update 15 Jan

Phase II of the Silver Line will include two rail stations in Herndon. The two stations are Herndon, site of the Herndon-Monroe Park and Ride lot, and Innovation Center near the Dulles Toll Road/Route 28 intersection. The Herndon Metrorail Stations Access Management Study (HMSAMS) is looking at bicycle and pedestrian access to these stations. You can sign up for updates on the study at the project website. From the website:
Update: 15 Jan - See Dr Gridlock's article about the new Silver Line Phase II hotline.

Labels: herndon metrorail stations access management study, hmsams, Silver line

posted by Bruce Wright at 8:32 PM permalink