Little River Turnpike Bicycle Corridor Study: Public Meeting #2: Sept. 26, 2016

1. County of Fairfax, Virginia
Little River Turnpike Bicycle
Corridor Study
Public Meeting #2
September 26, 2016

2. County of Fairfax, Virginia Agenda
• Presentation – 30 min.
– Project Overview
– Project Details
– Short- and Long-term
Recommendations
• Open House – 90 min.
– Review concepts
– Pros and Cons
– Trade-offs
– Next Steps
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3. County of Fairfax, Virginia Project Details
• Corridor Details
– Study Area: Pickett Rd. (City of Fairfax) to Beauregard St. (Alexandria)
– Length: ≈ 7-mile study corridor
– Speed Limit: 45 mph
– Daily Traffic Volumes: 31,000 – 42,000
• “Policy Road” in Bicycle Master Plan
• Opportunities
– Mix of paved shoulders, frontage roads, and sidewalks/trails
– Tie into new bicycle infrastructure
• Constraints
– Lack of shoulders due to right-turn lanes
– Abrupt end to sidewalks/trails
– Poor connections to frontage roads
– Limited space/right-of-way
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4. County of Fairfax, Virginia Project Overview
• Develop near- and long-term recommendations and design
concepts to improve bicycling
– Focused corridor bicycle enhancements
– Intersection and crossing enhancements
– Access to transit
– Support of funded projects along corridor
– Support Countywide vision for improved multimodal conditions
• Coordination with future widening and Annandale Loop project
– Cost estimates
• Public outreach
– Two public meetings and pop-up meeting
• $7.35M in funding available for short-term implementation
• Strategic integration of short- and long-term improvements
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5. County of Fairfax, Virginia Study Area
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6. County of Fairfax, Virginia Long-Term Recommendations
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7. County of Fairfax, Virginia Focus Areas
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8. County of Fairfax, Virginia Short-term Focus Area
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9. County of Fairfax, Virginia
• Improvements that…
– Fit within budget
– Tie into longer-term recommendations
– Make use of existing/proposed infrastructure
• Frontage/service roads
• Sidewalks/trails
• Parallel/adjacent streets and bike facilities
• Shoulders
• Planned projects in area
Short-term Recommendations
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10. County of Fairfax, Virginia
• Funded and Planned Projects
– Building on pipeline projects and studies
– Potentially modifying designs to address walking AND
biking
– Pedestrian improvements on Little River Turnpike
• Old Columbia Pike: signalized crosswalks
• Roberts Avenue: walkway on north side
• Hilbrook Drive to Little River Run Drive: walkway on south
side
• Columbia Road to Mayhunt Ct: walkway on south side
Opportunities
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11. County of Fairfax, Virginia
• Funded and Planned Projects
– Building on pipeline projects and studies
– Potentially modifying designs to address walking AND
biking
– Bike lanes in study area
• Evergreen Lane: Little River Tpke to Columbia Pike
• Patriot Drive: Americana to Heritage
• Heritage Drive: Ravensworth to Little River Tpke
• McWhorter Place: Markham to Ravensworth
• John Marr Drive: Ravensworth to Backlick
• Markham Street: Little River Tpke to McWhorter
• Ravensworth Road: Little River Tpke to Braddock Rd
Opportunities
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12. County of Fairfax, Virginia
• Funded and Planned Projects
– Building on pipeline projects and studies
– Potentially modifying designs to address walking AND
biking
– Widening and Streetscaping (partial funding for Env. &
PE)
• Little River Tpke: I-495 to John Marr Drive
• Annandale Loop Road section from Ravensworth to Little
River Tpke
Opportunities
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13. County of Fairfax, Virginia Funded Projects
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14. County of Fairfax, Virginia
• Shoulder vs. Shared-use path
– Shared-use path is priority but drainage, right-of-way,
and grade may limit number of locations of shared-use
path
– Potential to convert shoulder to shared use path with
curb and gutter
• Downtown Annandale
– Space is limited due to right-of-way and utility constraints
– Sidewalk widening is ideal but may be cost and time
prohibitive
• Markham Street to John Marr Drive (approx. 2,800 feet (½ mile))
Issue Areas
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15. County of Fairfax, Virginia Annandale Considerations
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16. County of Fairfax, Virginia Western Considerations
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17. County of Fairfax, Virginia Duncan Drive (NE Corner)
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18. County of Fairfax, Virginia I-495/Beltway (NW Corner)
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19. County of Fairfax, Virginia Old Columbia Pike (NW Corner)
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20. County of Fairfax, Virginia Old Columbia Pike (SW Corner)
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21. County of Fairfax, Virginia Tonight
Review recommendations and provide input
– Potential issues and improvements
– Areas with challenges
– What can be built soon?
– How do short-term recommendations tie into long-term
vision?
– Areas for further exploration
– Trade-offs
– Cost considerations
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