Tag: transportation
Transportation funding: Lots of complaints, few solutions
Little River Turnpike in Annandale. At the final meeting of the Board of Supervisors’ outreach sessions on transportation funding last night, residents of the Braddock District had plenty to complain about but offered few solutions on how Fairfax County should pay for road improvements. Here’s a sampling of citizens’ comments: The county shouldn’t be paying … Continued
Mason District residents weigh in on transportation funding
By Roger Hoskin and Carol Turner Mason District residents offered some creative solutions to Fairfax County officials Oct. 1 at a lively community outreach meeting on transportation funding. There’s a $3 billion deficit, so the county is holding a series of meeting to determine how local residents feel about the possibility of new taxes to … Continued
Tysons Corner redevelopment plan incorporates environmental elements
The McLean Metro station on Chain Bridge Road, one of four stations under construction in Tyson’s Corner. Most of the attention on the Tysons Corner redevelopment plan focuses on the Metro Silver line, expected to open in 2014, and the many mixed-use projects that have been proposed, but the plan also would incorporate several environmentally … Continued
Community meetings address tax options for funding transportation
Biesiadny Fairfax County can no longer county on state funding for transportation projects to relieve congestion. The county needs $3 billion over the next 10 years, while state funding has dropped to zero and federal funding for transportation has been allocated through 2018. So the county either has to come up with a new revenue … Continued
Community input sought on how to pay for transportation as state funding runs out
Fairfax County will be holding a series of community outreach meetings over the next couple of months to explore what the public thinks should be done about paying for transportation in light of diminished state funding.Various options are on the table, including a meals tax. The meeting for Mason District residents will be Oct. 1, … Continued
Beltway toll lanes expected to open by the end of the year
The Gallows Road exit on the beltway. If you’re one of those people vowing to never pay to drive on the beltway or feel the new Express lanes (they’re not called HOT lanes anymore) promote a class system, with the affluent able to pay for a less-congested trip, the companies developing the new system want … Continued
Task Force begins work on planning future of Seven Corners
County planner Bernie Suchicital (left) addresses the Seven Corners Task Force. Twelve local residents and business people selected for the Seven Corners Land Use and Transportation Task Force met for the first time Sept. 11 to figure out how they will operate over the next few months as they develop recommendations on how the area … Continued
Groups formed to continue discussions on future of Seven Corners
Route 50 at Seven Corners The Fairfax County Office of Community Revitalization is forming three groups to continue the discussions on the future of Seven Corners, following two “visioning workshops” last spring. A Land Use and Transportation Task Force will review the history of the Fairfax County Comprehensive Plan for the Seven Corners area and … Continued
Columbia Pike streetcar line: key to revitalization of Bailey’s Crossroads
The Columbia Pike streetcar line edged a little closer to reality following the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors’ (BOS) endorsement of the project. The BOS voted 6 to 2 July 31 to approve a streetcar line as the locally preferred option for transit along the Columbia Pike corridor. The “no” votes were cast by supervisors … Continued
Decision on Columbia Pike streetcars expected by the end of July
Streetcars scheduled to start running in DC next summer The fate of the proposed Columbia Pike Transit Initiative could be decided within the next couple of weeks. The Arlington County Board will vote on Monday, July 23, whether to adopt the streetcar as “the locally preferred alternative” and authorize the county manager to file a … Continued
Sidewalk coming to Elmdale Road
A sidewalk will be installed on Elmdale Road, Annandale, between Old Columbia Pike and Braddock Road in Lincolnia. Construction is scheduled to start in early 2013. Funding comes from a Fairfax County bond passed by voters in 2007.
Annandale drivers to be affected by road work on Little River Turnpike
Parts of Little River Turnpike will be upgraded this summer, which could mean delays on your nighttime trips. Milling (removing the old road surface) and resurfacing will be carried out from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. (or 9 a.m. on weekends) according to this schedule: May 15-June 30—Both directions between Hummer Road/Heritage Drive and Oasis … Continued
Ambitious bike plan proposed for Fairfax County
Bikes parked in front of the George Mason library How would you like to see central Annandale circled with bike routes connecting Gallows Road, Village Drive, Chatelaine Road, John Marr Drive, McWhorter Place, Markham Drive, Annandale Road and Maple Street? And how about bike lanes along Gallows, Annandale Road, Hummer Road, and Backlick Road and … Continued
Transurban needs to do more to restore environmental damage
The Little River Turnpike/Beltway intersection. This photo was taken in February from the roof of the Heritage Center. By Liz Kirchner Since 2010, Transurban, the private partner with VDOT on the I-495 express lanes, awarded grants ranging from $250 to $5,000 to county agencies, non-profit organizations, Brownie troops, and neighborhoods affected by the beltway construction … Continued
Public comments sought on beltway landscaping
The beltway exit at Gallows Road The public is invited to submit comments on the Virginia Department of Transportation’s landscaping plan for the “express lanes corridor,” which extends for 14 miles from the Springfield interchange to the Dulles Toll Road. The $1.4 billion beltway project is expected to be completed by the end of 2012. … Continued