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Oak Hill resident raises safety, tree-loss and transparency concerns about Braddock Road VDOT multimodal project
Summary
At the Feb. 15 Braddock District Council meeting, Oak Hill resident Mike Perel summarized the VDOT Braddock Road multimodal project and said residents have concerns about safety, tree removal, noise and the transparency and methodology of public surveys.
At the Braddock District Council meeting on Feb. 15, 2023, Oak Hill resident Mike Perel summarized plans for the Virginia Department of Transportations (VDOT) Braddock Road multimodal project and relayed residents concerns about safety, potential tree loss and noise.
Perel identified several specific community worries and said residents were seeking "more information about the methodology of the surveys and more transparency regarding the comments that have been made in the surveys." The minutes note his presentation is available online.
Residents at the meeting asked that project survey methods be explained and that comment submissions be presented more transparently so the community can understand how input is being tallied and used. Council members did not record a vote or formal action on the project at this meeting.
The minutes also list an upcoming in-person meeting on Feb. 16 at Kings Glen Elementary related to possible future plans for Lake Accotink; details and any further public comment on the Braddock Road project were not recorded in these minutes.
The meeting adjourned at 9:09 p.m.
