2050 Eastern Gateway Concept Plan - City of Falls Church
2050 Eastern Gateway Concept Plan - City of Falls Church
2050 Eastern Gateway Concept Plan - City of Falls Church
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Transportation Network<br />
Transportation Issues to Consider<br />
The <strong>2050</strong> <strong>Eastern</strong> <strong>Gateway</strong> <strong>Concept</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> calls for much higher<br />
densities and concentrations <strong>of</strong> mixed-use development than are<br />
currently in <strong>Falls</strong> <strong>Church</strong>. The proposed increase in development<br />
in the study area will cause significant transportation impacts.<br />
Maintaining smooth traffic circulation and providing several<br />
reliable and efficient transportation options will be paramount<br />
to preserve the quality <strong>of</strong> life for <strong>Falls</strong> <strong>Church</strong> residents,<br />
promote the study area as an attractive location for economic<br />
development and tourism, and facilitate development to occur<br />
in an environmentally sustainable manner. The development<br />
proposed for the <strong>Falls</strong> <strong>Church</strong> <strong>Eastern</strong> <strong>Gateway</strong> requires<br />
consideration <strong>of</strong> several issues:<br />
• How will the transportation experience for existing residents<br />
in <strong>Falls</strong> <strong>Church</strong> change with the proposed development?<br />
• How will new residents and employees in the proposed<br />
development travel to and move within the study area?<br />
• What transportation improvements should be made?<br />
• How will the transportation improvements be funded?<br />
• How will developers contribute to the transportation<br />
improvements needed to address the impacts <strong>of</strong> their new<br />
buildings?<br />
• What role can incentives play,<br />
both for patrons to use<br />
alternative transportation and<br />
for developers to contribute to<br />
improvements for alternative<br />
transportation?<br />
The transportation analysis<br />
conducted for this study did not<br />
attempt to model travel demand<br />
and specific traffic impacts as a<br />
result <strong>of</strong> the proposed<br />
development in <strong>2050</strong>. Further<br />
detailed transportation studies will<br />
need to be conducted in the future<br />
as developers propose specific<br />
plans for the sites. This analysis<br />
<strong>of</strong>fers a broader approach to<br />
providing a good transportation<br />
system to accommodate the<br />
Impacts <strong>of</strong> proposed development on the road<br />
network must be mitigated to keep traffic<br />
moving within and through the <strong>Eastern</strong> <strong>Gateway</strong>.<br />
Source: Comstock Images, 2000.<br />
proposed development within the study area. Various goals<br />
and strategies were developed to guide transportation<br />
improvements, particularly for alternative modes to the private<br />
automobile.
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