2050 Eastern Gateway Concept Plan - City of Falls Church

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Goals The goals for the future transportation network in the study area seek to address the issues described above. The goals are multi-faceted and aim to address the needs of the existing community as well as newcomers to the study area, the need to provide smooth circulation to facilitate economic development, and sustainability concerns related to the local environment, economy, and social equity. These goals are meant to serve as a general starting point and may be expanded with future public input or direction from city staff as specific plans are proposed within the study area. The fundamental transportation goals for the proposed development at the Falls Church Eastern Gateway are as follows, not listed in any priority order: Goal 1: Minimize traffic congestion resulting from the proposed development. Goal 2: Move people and goods efficiently. Goal 3: Meet the transportation needs of long-time Falls Church residents as well as the new residents, employees, and tourists that come to the study area as a result of the proposed development. Such transportation solutions will focus on local transportation services within the study area, with connections to regional services. Goal 4: Coordinate land use and transportation planning to accommodate the transportation needs resulting from the level of development proposed for each site within the study area. Goal 5: Minimize negative impacts to air quality as a result of the proposed development and its associated transportation impacts. Goal 6: Promote a multi-modal transportation system that is socially equitable and economically and environmentally sustainable. Strategies Each strategy described below may help meet several of the proposed transportation goals. Some of the strategies are already in use today, but there is a need to expand these efforts and perhaps focus them for the study area. For example, those who currently work in Falls Church may use the ridesharing services provided through the Metropolitan Washington Council of Government’s existing Commuter Connections program. When the study area is built out and has a high concentration of employees commuting from various parts of the D.C. region, a ridesharing program specific to the study area may be warranted. Such a program could potentially be run through the city, through individual employers, or through coordinated efforts between employers within the study area. This example demonstrates that the transportation strategies already in place today may also be effective in achieving transportation goals in the future. These strategies vary in how difficult they are to implement, the associated costs of implementation, and their potential impacts
on the transportation network. Further studies will be required to evaluate such factors in the future, as specific plans are proposed, to decide the most appropriate transportation strategies to be implemented. This analysis provides additional resources related to the strategies and implementation, where available. Strategy: Design proposed developments to be pedestrian-, bike-, and transit-first (as opposed to automobile-oriented). • Physical infrastructure and amenities that promote walking, biking, and riding transit should be incorporated into site development. Examples include wide sidewalks, benches, bicycle lanes, bicycle racks/parking, bus pullouts, and bus shelters. (See the pedestrian, bicycling, and transit sections below for further information.) • The proposed developments should be designed as pedestrian activity centers as much as possible and address pedestrian safety issues. Bicycles and transit vehicles should be given priority above private vehicles, which may be translated into limited surface parking for cars, abundant bicycle parking, and designated road segments for nonsingle occupancy vehicles only. Prime parking could also be reserved for vehicles used for ridesharing, such as carpools or vanpools. Strategy: Provide reliable, convenient, and attractive transportation options to single occupancy vehicles. • Alternative modes of transportation to driving must be the preferred modes of travel within the study area to minimize traffic congestion and delays, with the influx of residents, employees, and visitors expected as a result of the proposed development. • Provide new, expanded, and improved transit services and supportive infrastructure. Potential transit services include connections to the East Falls Church Metro in the short term, local circulators within the study area, and bus rapid transit, light rail, or trolley connections (to a regional network) in the long term. Potential infrastructure improvements include signal prioritization for transit vehicles, bus pullouts, and transit-only lanes. Facilities for bicyclists and pedestrians should be prioritized to make non-automobile trips possible, easy, and efficient. Source: SACOG • New, expanded, and improved bicycle infrastructure and amenities. The existing local bicycle route within Falls Church
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I. Introduction and Vision
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The Vision In 2050 the Falls Church
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