2050 Eastern Gateway Concept Plan - City of Falls Church

area, encouraging visitors to use this form of transportation to
and from the site.
Figure 4.1: Proposed Transit Circulator Routes
In terms of the proposed street grid, a dedicated bicycle lane
is recommended only for streets that do not allow on-street
parking. Falls Church should work to expand the bicycle
network to and from both the West and East Falls Church
Metro Stations—along Route 7 and Roosevelt Boulevard—to
facilitate easy access to and from the area for both visitors
and commuters.
Public Transit
Figure 4.1 delineates two local circulators designed to serve
the major origins and destinations within the study area.
Proposed Circulator A would serve the east side of the study
area, while Proposed Circulator B would serve the west side;
potential bus stops for both circulators are marked in the
map. Both transit services would provide a connection
between the East Falls Church Metro Station and the
redevelopment area via North Sycamore Street, which
becomes Roosevelt Boulevard as the services travel south.
Proposed Circulator A would travel farther south on Roosevelt
Boulevard before turning left on the new street labeled “C” in
the map. The shuttle would operate in a counter-clockwise
loop around the site with the proposed movie theater and
take Roosevelt Boulevard north back to the Metro station. This
shuttle would serve the southern portion of the Roosevelt and
Wilson Boulevards redevelopment site, as well as the strip of
ground level retail/residential mixed use developments
proposed farther north on Roosevelt Boulevard. This circulator
would not necessarily need to run in both directions since it is a