2050 Eastern Gateway Concept Plan - City of Falls Church

elatively short in length, and therefore a quick service to
operate.
From Roosevelt Boulevard, Proposed Circulator B would make a
slight right on a new street, labeled “A” in the map, and serve
the Roosevelt Boulevard redevelopment site. Then the shuttle
would serve the new transit center, and continue toward Route
7/Broad Street, providing access to the Eden Center and Koons
redevelopment sites. The service would cross Broad Street
(which is ideally improved to facilitate direct access to Hillwood
Avenue) and travel on Hillwood Avenue to serve the Syms
redevelopment site. Then the shuttle would turn northeast on
Roosevelt Street to return to the East Falls Church Metro Station.
This circulator could run in both directions simultaneously to
provide the most convenient services for commuters traveling
from the Metro station to the redevelopment area, as well as
residents living in the study area to access the Metro station.
To encourage transit ridership, these circulators should run
frequently, at least every 15 minutes and ideally every few
minutes, and be operated with comfortable and attractive
buses. Small shuttle-type vehicles might be used to initiate the
services, switching to larger transit buses as needed with
increased demand. Some road segments could potentially be
designated for alternative transportation modes only, thereby
improving the travel time of using alternative transportation
including transit services. Faster travel times and significantly
reduced congestion on these designated roads would increase
the appeal of using transit services, compared to driving.
Potential road segments for this designation include the new
road “A” heading toward the transit center from Roosevelt
Boulevard and the segment of Hillwood Avenue adjacent to the
Syms site.
Beyond these two circulator services proposed specifically for
the study area, the current GEORGE bus routes could also be
extended to serve the redevelopment area and provide
connections to the rest of the city. If demand warrants it and
higher levels of funding are available, bus rapid transit service
could also be implemented along North Sycamore
Street/Roosevelt Boulevard, from the East Falls Church Metro
Station to Wilson Boulevard and the infamous Seven Corners
intersection of major arterials, where the BRT route would
ideally connect to regional BRT services along Wilson
Boulevard, U.S. Route 50/Arlington Boulevard, and State Route
7/Leesburg Pike/Broad Street.
Transit Center
A multimodal transportation hub is highly recommended as a
central point of access to the study area. Denoted as the Transit
Center in the general
land use plan and the
conceptual transit services
map, this transportation
hub will promote the use
of alternative modes and
facilitate inter- and intramodal
transfers. The
transit center will not only
serve as the hub for the
Arlington County’s Shirlington Station is a transit center that serves
their redevelopment area of Shirlington, which does not have
Metrorail access. Source: Arlington County