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Residents press Falls Church to speed neighborhood traffic calming at Anendale and Gundry
Summary
Multiple residents told the council that painted bike lanes and flex posts have not solved dangerous driver behavior at the Anendale–Gundry intersection; the city manager said staff will bring data to the June CACT meeting and the council asked for expanded pedestrian and bicycle counts and a possible study.
Several residents urged Falls Church leaders on May 26 to accelerate traffic‑calming actions at the Anendale–Gundry intersection after repeated near misses and at least one recent collision with a child bicyclist.
Jared Anderson, who identified himself during the public‑comment period, said the intersection is ‘‘quite dangerous’’ and described a recent incident involving his son: "my youngest son who's in a wheelchair had a close call while he was in the crosswalk," he said, urging that the council forgo the proposed half‑penny tax cut or reallocate funds to near‑term traffic calming.
Others at the mic — Anna Ortiz, Casey Georgie, and Joseph Sherizy — echoed the need for faster action and recommended options such as raised crosswalks, protected bike lanes, speed humps, or a full pedestrian safety study tailored to the three‑way stop. Several cited local student bus stops, multifamily housing, and park access as evidence of heavy pedestrian use.
Staff response and next steps: City Manager Shields said staff are compiling crash and near‑miss data and confirmed the Anendale–Gundry intersection will be discussed at the June meeting of the Citizens Advisory Committee on Transportation (CACT) to review the data and potential interventions. He and councilmembers also noted a Maple/Anendale roundabout project scheduled to finish this summer that they expect will calm corridor traffic.
Council discussion: Councilmembers asked staff to bring potential alternatives and to improve automated collection of pedestrian and bicycle counts (staff said vehicle‑count data are collected annually but pedestrian/bike automated counts remain a gap).
What to watch: The CACT June agenda and the July 20 work session on neighborhood traffic calming and Vision Zero were identified as the next public points for staff recommendations and potential decisions.
