Tag: transportation
Board of Supervisors approves Seven Corners redevelopment plan
The Seven Corners plan calls for affordable housing to be replaced on a one-to-one basis. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved a long-term plan for the redevelopment of Seven Corners shortly after midnight July 29 after adding provisions to ensure that affordable housing will be retained, that a school will be built … Continued
Study explores transit options for Route 7
Route 7, looking northwest toward the Columbia Pike intersection, on a weekday afternoon. A study underway by the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission (NVTC), known as Envision Route 7, is exploring options for transit that could relieve traffic congestion through the Seven Corners and Bailey’s Crossroads areas. The study has so far narrowed the transit options … Continued
Supervisors approve Community Parking District for all of Mason
This boat, on the end of Valley Crest Drive in Annandale, hasn’t been near the water in decades. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors agreed June 23 to create a Community Parking District (CPD) covering all of Mason District. That means boats, campers, trailers, RVs, and related vehicles can no longer be parked on residential … Continued
Gallows Road bridge over Rt. 50 is getting a make-over
Route 50 approaching the Gallows Road bridge. The public is invited to a meeting tomorrow night hosted by the Virginia Department of Transportation about plans to reconstruct the bridge on Gallows Road over Arlington Boulevard (Route 50). The meeting is June 24, 6:30-8:30 p.m., at Luther Jackson Middle School, at 3020 Gallows Road, Falls Church. … Continued
Board of Supervisors approves truck ban for Ravensworth Road
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved a resolution June 2 to ban through-truck traffic on Ravensworth Road between Little River Turnpike and Braddock Road. The resolution was proposed by Mason Supervisor Penny Gross in response to complaints from people who live close to Ravensworth Road about safety and noise. Only one person spoke at … Continued
Truck ban proposed for Ravensworth
Pothole-ridden Ravensworth Road in Annandale could get some relief if the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approves a proposal to ban trucks. The BoS has scheduled a public hearing for June 2, 4 p.m., on a proposal to restrict through-truck traffic on Ravensworth between Little River Turnpike and Braddock Road as part of the country’s … Continued
Planning Commission defers decision on Seven Corners redevelopment
There was lots of discussion at the Planning Commission hearing about the need to retain affordable housing. The Fairfax County Planning Commission deferred a decision on the Seven Corners Amendment to the county’s Comprehensive Plan to July 8. People who spoke at the Planning Commission’s public hearing May 7 were pretty much split among those … Continued
Repaving, bike lanes planned for Mason District
Evergreen Lane The Virginia Department of Transportation has confirmed that Annandale Road will be repaved this summer, Mason Supervisor Penny Gross told the audience at a public meeting on bicycle lanes March 25 at George Mason Regional Library. Repaving and bicycle lanes are also planned for Evergreen Lane, but that project has not yet been … Continued
Bike lanes planned for Evergreen Lane and Annandale Road
Evergreen Lane in Annandale. The Fairfax County Department of Transportation is planning to add bicycle lanes on Evergreen Lane and a section of Annandale Road between Arlington Boulevard and Gallows Road. The public is invited to meeting to learn more about the project March 25, 7 p.m., at George Mason Regional Library. The Virginia Department … Continued
Gross considering having all of Mason covered by a Community Parking District
Boats like this one on Terrace Drive in Annandale would be banned in a Community Parking District. Mason Supervisor Penny Gross plans to decide by this summer whether to go forward with a proposal to create a Community Parking District (CPD) to cover the entire Mason District. Within a CPD, boats, motor homes, campers, trailers, … Continued
Gross supports community school concept
Ernie Wells looks at maps of proposed Seven Corners redevelopment concepts at a community meeting at Bailey’s Elementary School. Mason Supervisor Penny Gross told the audience at a community meeting on Seven Corners redevelopment Feb. 19 that she supports the concept of a community school and that the Willston Center is a possible a location. … Continued
I-95 widening will affect local traffic
Residents look at maps at the VDOT meeting. The Annandale Blogger was unable to attend the VDOT community meeting on plans to widen I-395 and thanks a reader for submitting the following article. Trade-offs seemed to be the theme at the Virginia Department of Transportation’s Feb. 10 public information meeting at Holmes Middle School on … Continued
VDOT plans to widen I-395 southbound in Landmark area
I-395 usually isn’t this empty. [VDOT] The Virginia Department of Transportation plans to construct a fourth lane on southbound Interstate 395 between Duke Street and Edsall Road. A public information meeting on the project has been scheduled for Feb. 10, 7 p.m., at the Holmes Middle School cafeteria. VDOT believes the new two and a-half … Continued
Sears Working Group agrees to draft plan for redevelopment
Friday afternoon traffic on Route 7. Members of the Special Working Group for the Sears site began their final scheduled meeting Feb. 5 not sure if they’d ever reach a consensus. By the end of the meeting, three and a-half hours later, they had agreed to a draft plan outlining the amount of density and … Continued
Gross reports on the state of Mason District in 2014
The Main Street Clarinet Quartet brings holiday cheer to the Mason District Government Center. “Overall, 2014 was a pretty good year in Mason District,” said Supervisor Penny Gross at her annual holiday gathering Dec. 8. The event included a performance of holiday songs by the Main Street Clarinet Quartet, refreshments, and door prizes, as well … Continued