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Fairfax planners seek board input on consolidated Active Transportation and Trails Plan
Summary
Fairfax County transportation staff updated the Board Transportation Committee on a consolidated Active Transportation and Trails Plan amendment, sought feedback by Dec. 30 on the proposed network and facility recommendations, and described revisions intended to align the plan with federal funding requirements and current best practices.
Fairfax County Department of Transportation staff presented an update Dec. 2 to the Board of Supervisors Transportation Committee on a draft amendment that consolidates the county’s bicycle master plan and countywide trails plan into a single Active Transportation and Trails Plan.
The presentation, led by Nicole Winans of FCDOT, outlined the project’s multi‑phase history and said adoption is anticipated in spring 2026. "This plan builds on several years of work," Winans said, describing Phase 1 (2020) and Phase 2 (beginning 2022) and listing three principal goals: streamline planning guidance, revise a bikeway and trail network anchored to convenient travel routes and destinations, and align facility recommendations with current best practices to improve safety and accessibility.
Why it matters: staff said consolidating the plans helps keep priority corridors eligible for federal grants that often require…
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