November 23, 2024
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia
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Tag: pedestrians

Seven Corners Phasing Study prepares for ring road around congested intersection

#biking, #infrastructure, #pedestrians, #Seven Corners, #traffic, #transportation
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A new ring road around the congested Seven Corners interchange will allow the traffic to move through the area more efficiently, said Tom Biesiadny, director of the Fairfax County Transportation Department at a Nov. 16 virtual community meeting on the Seven Corners Phasing Study. It will also make the intersection of Arlington Boulevard (Route 50), … Continued

Safe Streets for All program could save lives of pedestrians

#biking, #Mason District, #pedestrians, #safety, #traffic, #transportation

The intersection of Columbia Pike and Gallows Road presents a challenge for pedestrians and bicyclists. The Fairfax County Department of Transportation’s Safe Streets for All initiative could potentially make some of the most dangerous roads in Mason District safer for pedestrians and bicyclists. At a community meeting Nov. 8, Lauren Delmare, an active transportation engineer at … Continued

Board of Supervisors approves eminent domain for Sleepy Hollow sidewalk project

#Board of Supervisors, #land use, #pedestrians, #sewer, #sidewalk
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The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved measures Sept. 14 allowing the county to use eminent domain to acquire land rights for two projects in Mason District. One measure calls for the county to use eminent domain to facilitate the construction of a pedestrian walkway along Sleepy Hollow Road between Columbia Pike and Leesburg Pike.

Spot improvements to start at congested Lincolnia intersection

#Lincolnia, #pedestrians, #traffic, #transportation
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The N. Beauregard/N. Chambliss intersection. [File photos] Construction of the “spot improvement project” at the N. Beauregard Street/N. Chambliss Street intersection in Lincolnia is expected to start in July, reports Mason Supervisor Penny Gross. The project would improve pedestrian safety by replacing the existing painted island with a wider concrete median island on N. Beauregard … Continued

VDOT to study traffic congestion on Little River Turnpike

#Annandale, #biking, #pedestrians, #traffic, #transportation, #VDOT
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Little River Turnpike runs through the center of Annandale. The Virginia Department of Transportation seeks public feedback for a study of traffic and safety conditions along Little River Turnpike (Route 236). The study covers a four-mile stretch between the beltway and Interstate 395.  That area, which runs through Annandale and Lincolnia, is highly congested, averaging … Continued

Seven Corners pedestrian bridge improvements would discourage loitering and vandalism

#infrastructure, #litter, #pedestrians, #Seven Corners
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One of the stairwells at the pedestrian bridge in Seven Corners. Fairfax County is considering several options for retrofitting the pedestrian bridge over Arlington Boulevard in Seven Corners to minimize problems with littering, vandalism, and loitering. The project would replace the non-structural concrete panels on the two stairwells with more visually open materials. The objective … Continued

Pedestrian struck and killed in Annandale

#accidents, #pedestrians
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A 77-year-old woman has died after being struck by a car at 10 p.m. April 26 near the intersection of Little River Turnpike and Backlick Road in Annandale.  Detectives from the Fairfax County County Police Department’s Crash Reconstruction Unit have preliminarily determined that Choon Yoo, of Annandale, was crossing Little River Turnpike from north to … Continued

Mason District needs better pedestrian and bicycle connections

#biking, #Mason District, #pedestrians, #safety, #transportation
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Old Columbia Pike could use a walkway. Mason District doesn’t have enough safe, connected bicycling routes or pedestrian pathways, which makes it hard to get around without driving. That’s the key message local residents brought to a meeting on the ActiveFairfax transportation initiative April 8 hosted by the Fairfax County Department of Transportation (FCDOT).

Traffic signal improvements set for Columbia Pike

#infrastructure, #pedestrians, #safety, #traffic, #VDOT

Columbia Pike as seen from Maple Court. Construction is expected to start this month on two traffic signal upgrades aimed at improving safety on Columbia Pike: at John Marr Drive/Chatelain Road in Annandale and at Lacy Boulevard/Maple Court in Bailey’s Crossroads. The Virginia Department of Transportation will install at each intersection two twin signal poles with mast arms, … Continued