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Fairfax staff outline how to use new state law to lower 25 mph zones; Board favors pilots with equity and enforcement review
Summary
Vanessa Holt (FCDOT) told supervisors HB 1071 (effective July 1, 2024) allows the county to lower posted 25 mph limits (in business or residential districts) to as low as 15 mph; the Board signaled support for a cautious pilot approach, asked staff to study enforcement and RTAP interactions, and requested options in October.
Vanessa Holt, a traffic engineer in Fairfax County's traffic engineering section, briefed the Transportation Committee on the county's new authority to reduce posted 25 mph speed limits under state law.
Holt summarized the legislative history: a 2021 General Assembly authorization was interpreted by VDOT as not applying to the state highway system; subsequent Board initiatives and legislation (HB 793, later included in HB 1071) produced a final law that took effect July 1, 2024. "It…
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