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Fairfax transportation policy update emphasizes active transportation, safety and technology while removing dated data
Summary
County transportation staff proposed a streamlined transportation element that elevates active transportation, safety, technology and community engagement; the draft removes outdated numeric data and will link to updated, interactive policy maps and a separate active-transportation plan.
Fairfax County Department of Transportation staff presented a modernized draft of the transportation element that emphasizes multimodal travel, safety, active transportation, technology and community engagement while removing outdated numeric data from the policy plan.
Bob Pacora, co-lead for the transportation update, said staff restructured objectives and policies to reduce repetition, align content with land-use and environmental guidance, and make the document easier to read. "We focused on streamlining, modernizing, and reformatting the structure," Pacora said.
Key changes include elevating active transportation (pedestrians, bicycles and micromobility) and safety to stand-alone objectives, creating…
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