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Falls Church council launches comprehensive‑plan process for bicycle master plan after heated neighborhood comments
Summary
After extensive public comment focused on Lincoln Avenue and the 500 block of Great Falls Street, the Falls Church City Council voted unanimously to initiate a comprehensive‑plan amendment for the city’s bicycle master plan and to refer the draft to the planning commission for further review and a Jan. 2025 public hearing.
Council voted unanimously to start the formal process of adding a bicycle master plan to the City of Falls Church comprehensive plan after a lengthy evening of public comment that highlighted neighborhood concerns about parking, property impacts and safety.
The most immediate action was adoption of resolution TR 24‑34, which initiates a comprehensive‑plan amendment to add the bike master plan to Chapter 7. Paul Stoddard, the city’s planning director, told council the vote is procedural and not a final approval of the plan’s design. Stoddard said the process requires additional coordination with the Virginia Department of Transportation and neighboring jurisdictions and will include alternatives…
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