Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Transportation Infrastructure topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
DOT proposes pedestrian, bicycle and transit upgrades for Land Unit K as redevelopment proceeds
Summary
Fairfax County DOT recommended filling sidewalk gaps, widening shared‑use paths, pursuing 8–10 ft multi‑use trails and considering cycle tracks where space allows; the department emphasized pedestrian level of comfort and noted coordination with City of Fairfax for potential connections.
Tom Burke, senior transportation planner with the Fairfax County Department of Transportation, walked through the DOT assessment and recommended facility changes to support the staff's mixed‑use scenario. Burke described the pedestrian level of comfort metric and said Pender Drive and Fairfax Ridge grade around a PLoC of 3, recommending wider pathways, larger buffers and street trees to move toward PLoC 1–2 when sites redevelop.
Burke also recommended multiuse 8–10 foot shared‑use paths on both sides of major corridors where feasible, and listed cycle tracks as an alternative where right‑of‑way permits. On Waples Mill Road he noted a contrast between a wider west side (PLoC 2) and a narrow, higher‑speed east side (PLoC 4–5) that currently lacks sidewalks on both sides; he said those gaps are priorities to fix in coordination with property owners and redevelopment efforts.
