From Fairfax County: The Fairfax County Department of Transportation is beginning the Countywide Transit Network Study to determine the type of transit systems needed to accommodate desired economic growth throughout the county over the next several decades.
The study will develop recommendations for where Metrorail should be extended, where streetcar or light-rail systems are appropriate, and where dedicated lanes that allow buses to move faster could go. The study will also recommend how the system can be phased in and funded over time.
The purpose of the Countywide Transit Network Study is to establish a network of high quality transit corridors in a cost-effective way to serve the county’s needs to accommodate planned growth over the long term.
The study has three primary objectives:
- Determine future countywide transit needs:
- Which highway corridors show a very high level of congestion in future?
- What quality of transit service do we need?
- Where do we need exclusive right-of-way?
- Determine travel markets:
- Which of the county’s activity centers have the highest level of travel demand to, from, within, or between them?
- Determine countywide connected transit network:
- Where are there gaps in the network?
- Where should connections occur?
- How well are the needs to move people and goods and to support economic growth being served?
Public Meetings
The Fairfax County Department of Transportation will hold the first public meetings on the Countywide Transit Network Study.
The purpose of the public meeting is to discuss the study purpose, scope and schedule and help refine proposed study goals and objectives, as well as to identify possible modifications to the Comprehensive Plan designation of Enhanced Public Transportation Corridors.
Two meetings, covering the same materials, will be held in two different locations:
Monday, July 16, 2012 in Conference Rooms 9/10 of the Fairfax County Government Center at 12000 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax, VA, and
Thursday, July 19, 2012 in the Middle School Cafeteria of Hayfield Secondary School at 7630 Telegraph Road, Alexandria, VA.
Both meetings will be in an open house format from 6:30 to 9:30 PM, with a brief presentation at 7:00 PM and attendees are invited to join in two workshop discussions following the presentation. Please view the meeting flyer.
We Want to Know!
Answer - Take the online survey for the Countywide Transit Network Study.
Comment - Send us comments or questions regarding the Countywide Transit Network Study.
Read - See other local or regional comprehensive plans.
Engage - Sign up to receive emails about public meetings and other study related updates.
