Recent Committee Actions
Past Committee Actions
Presentations of Interest to Fairfax Federation Members
- At its 20 December 2011 meeting the Transportation Advisory Commission (TAC) was briefed on
- Plans for Interim Parking near the Tysons Corner Silver Line Metro stops (PDF PPT)
- Final report presented to the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on the Tysons Metrorail Station Access Management Study (PDF PPT)
- At its 20 December 2011 meeting the Dulles Corridor Advisory Committee (DCAC) was briefed on
- At its 15 December 2011 meeting the Sully District Council was briefed on:
- I-66 Tier 1 EIS by Jaak Pedak of the Fairfax County Department of Transportation. On the VDOT website for the I-66 Tier 1 EIS is the presentation provided at the I-66 Tier 1 EIS Participating Agencies meeting which he presented at our meeting.
- Due to a conflict the brief on the I-66 Active Traffic Management (ATM) System was not made. Kamal Suliman of VDOT provided a copy of the presentation he would have made and which he will reschedule.
- The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority hosted a Dulles Toll Road 2011 Public Update in Reston on December 6th to provide information to the public about the Toll Road’s finances, operations and planned improvements.
Download exhibits below:
- Dulles Corridor Improvements, Dulles Toll Road Operations, Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project Finance Plan, Toll Rates (PDF, 4MB)
- Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project (PDF, 2MB)
- Transit Oriented Development in Tysons Corner (PDF, 4MB)
- Columbia Pike Transit Initiative Progress - View the Community Coordination Committee 5 December 2011 Presentation
- At its 29 November 2011 meeting the Board of Supervisors Transportation Committee was briefed on:
- On 16 November 2011 the Loudoun county transportation and planning staff briefed the SDC on development in the VA Rt 28, US Rt 50 and Dulles Metrorail corridors (PDF PPT).
- At its 15 November 2011 meeting the Transportation Advisory Commission (TAC) was briefed on
- Plans for Automated Traffic Management on I66 (PDF)
- Preliminary results from the Tysons Metrorail Station Access Management Study Report, Sections 6 (Preferences Obtained Through the Public Outreach) and 7 (TMSAMS Advisory Group Recommendations) (PDF)
- At its 18 October 2011 meeting the Transportation Advisory Commission was briefed on Base Realignment and Closure activities in and near Fairfax County PPT PDF
- Northern Virginia Transportation Alliance held its 7th Annual What You Need to Know About Transportation Seminar on September 28, 2011
Topics and Speakers:
- Northern Virginia's 2040 Plan by Marty Nohe, Chairman, Northern Virginia Transportation Authority
- Metro's Rebuilding Process by Richard Sarles, General Manager & CEO, WMATA
- What's Happening at VRE by Dale Zehner, CEO, Virginia Railway Express
- New Northern Virginia Highway Projects by Helen Cuervo P.E., District Construction Engineer, VDOT Northern Virginia
- Dulles Rail Construction by Pat Nowakowski, Executive Director, Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project
- I-95 & I-495 HOT Lanes, Telegraph Road, BRAC by Steve Titunik, Communications Director, VDOT Regional Transportation Projects
- New Mileage Standards Impact on Travel Trends by Erin Morrow, Transportation Engineer, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
- What We Also Need to Know About Transportation by Bob Chase, President, Northern Virginia Transportation Alliance
- At its 20 September 2011 meeting the Transportation Advisory Commission (TAC) was briefed on the National Capital Region's Transportation Planning Board's Financially Constrained Long-Range Transportation Plan by John Swanson, Principal Transportation Planner (PPT) (PDF)
- At its 20 September 2011 meeting the Board of Supervisors Transportation Committee was briefed on:
- I-95 HOV/HOT Lanes Project Update PPT PDF
- I-95 Transit and Transportation Demand Management Plan Summary of Recommendations PPT PDF
- Updates on Alternatives for Improving Roadway Services in Fairfax County and Discussion of Converting the Fairfax County Parkway and Franconia / Springfield Parkway from Secondary Roads to Primary Roads PPT PDF
- Updates on the Traffic Calming Program PPT PDF
- Although a Status Report on the Reston Metrorail Access Group (RMAG) was on the agenda, it was not presented PPT PDF
- At its 16 August 2011 meeting the Transportation Advisory Commission (TAC) was briefed on HOT lanes plans and progress in the
- Every month the Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project publishes a newsletter charting each month's progress. The newsletters are available from their website.
- A white paper from FTA Administrator Peter Rogoff and staff on its proposal for cost saving measures for Phase 2 of the Silver Line dated 3 July 2011.
- A white paper from the Center For Transit-Oriented Development on Transit and Regional Economic Development (May 2011)
- DATA and the Mid-Atlantic AAA sponsored a seminar on "Commuting in the 21st Century" on 29 June 2011
- Featured speakers were Alan Pisarski & Robert Thomson ("Dr. Gridlock")
- At the 22 June 11 DATA breakfast VDOT and the Loudoun and Prince William counties transportation offices provided status reports:
- At its 21 June 2011 meeting the Transportation Advisory Commission (TAC) was briefed on Transportation Design Standards for Tysons Corner PDF
- Northern Virginia Streetcar Coalition dinner and discussion on 13 June 2011 regarding the Development Impacts of Streetcar Projects in our Region
- Hunter Mill Transportation Advisory Commissioner Jenifer Joy Madden thought this June 2011 posting on one Fairfax County school's implemetation of Safe Route to School Program of interest: Administrator Racks up a Healthier School
- The Northern Virginia Transportation Alliance 2011 Speakers Series sponsored "Breakfast With Dr. Timothy Lomax" on 8 June 2011
- Dr. Lomax is the co-author of TTI’s annual Urban Mobility Report, which since 1982 has chronicled mobility and congestion trends in 90 major urban areas.
- The 2010 Report ranked Northern Virginia/Metropolitan D.C.’s congestion worst in the nation.
- Dr. Lomax’s first-hand knowledge of the problem promises an authoritative look at the potential solutions.
- At the Dulles Corridor Rail Association's 6 June 2011 spring reception, Dulles Metrorail Project Executive Director, Pat Nowakowski gave a status report on the project.
- A DCRA seminar "The Look Forward: Economic Development in the Dulles Corridor - Drivers & Actors" was cohosted by the Committee for Dulles on May 26 at the Executive Conference and Training Center.
- Gail Parker brought this May 20111 report from the Center For Transit-Oriented Development on Transit and Regional Economic Development to the committee's attention.
- At its 16 May 2011 meeting the Transportation Advisory Commission (TAC) was briefed on
- Transportation Services Group Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Outreach PPT PDF.
- Countywide Transit Network Study Draft Scope Of Work Summary PDF
- Proposed VDOT FY2012-2017 Six-Year Improvement Program Gains $3 Billion
- At the Commonwealth Transportation Board's April 20th meeting, VDOT's Chief Planning and Programming Officer reported that the proposed FY2012-2017 Draft Six-Year Improvement Program (SYIP) will have over $3 billion more than the FY2011-2016 program.
- The Highway Program will increase by $2.4 billion, jumping from $5.7 billion to $8.1 billion; the Rail and Public Transportation portion increases from $2.1 billion to $2.3 billion.
- GARVEE Bonds (.5 billion) and Virginia Transportation Infrastructure Bank Grants/Loans (.3 billion) bring the total to $11.2 billion, an increase of $3.4 billion.
- The gain is a result of the passage of Governor McDonnell's Transportation program which focuses on issuing transportation bonds to jump start Virginia's deflated transportation program.
- The new highway funding will help advance several important Northern Virginia highway projects including I-66 (new lanes from Gainesville to Haymarket), the Route 1/Route 123 Interchange and the Leesburg Bypass/Sycolin Road Interchange.
- Click here to view the CTB presentation.
- While this infusion starts to reverse the recent SYIP trend of shedding projects, for perspective: a decade ago VDOT's FY2002-2007 SYIP was $10.1 billion.
- The Good News: $3 Billion Helps Get the SYIP Back on Track.
- Yet: The SYIP Still Lacks the Long-Term Funding Needed to Build a 21st Century Transportation Network.
- Market and Fiscal Impact Analysis of the Phase 2 Metrorail Extension to Loudoun County PDF PPT
- Loudoun County selected Robert Charles Lesser & Co. (RCLCO). a national real estate advisory firm based in Bethesda) to analyze development and fiscal impact of proposed Phase 2 Metrorail extension
- At their 19 April meeting, Loudoun County's Board of Supervisors received the report which covered:
- 30-year forecasts of commercial and residential development at countywide, subcounty, and rail station area levels under 2 scenarios:
- “Baseline” assumes completion of the Phase 1 Extension
- “Phase 2 Extension” assumes completion of the Phase 2 Extension
- Fiscal impact analysis of development at each station area and countywide, under each scenario
- Increased Federal Funding Not Likely; Regional Network Not Competitive
- In remarks on 13 April 2011 at a seminar sponsored by the Northern Virginia Transportation Alliance to area business leaders and public officials, transportation writer and consultant Alan E. Pisarski opined that federal reauthorization is not only unlikely to increase transportation funding, but an actual reduction of up to 20% is possible.
- Pisarski pointed out that employers will go where the skilled workers are located or want to be, and that the lack of good, time-efficient internal suburban-to-suburban and rural-to-suburban links puts this region at a competitive disadvantage in the long run.
- The potential for a decrease or status quo level of federal funding is particularly bad news for Virginia given the heavy dependence of its highway construction program on federal revenue and the Virginia General Assembly's steadfast refusal to authorize new sustainable funding.
- He also noted that while Arlington County is widely praised in terms of land use and transportation planning, two out of three Arlington residents work outside the county and most Arlington workers are non-county residents. In contrast, over half of Fairfax residents work in Fairfax County.
- Other observations included:
- While the Obama administration talks regularly about a $500 billion federal transportation program, actual available revenues total only about $240 billion and the administration has not indicated how it would fund the balance.
- A 2-3 year extension of the current federal program based on available revenues may be the most likely short-term scenario.
- Carpooling is declining across the nation and region. More than half of carpools are "fampools", consisting of members of the same family.
- Transit riders and carpoolers share similar circumstances. Thus, when transit ridership mode splits increase, the percentage carpooling generally decreases, and vice versa.
- The DC area (25%) trails only New York City (38%) in terms of combined percentage of commuters utilizing transit/carpools. (And yet has the nation's worst congestion.)
- Prince William residents have the longest average commutes in the region, while the average commute for Loudoun residents is less due to the location of more jobs in that county.
- Commuting continues to decline as a percentage of daily trips, while freight traffic continues to increase dramatically.
- To view Mr. Pisarski's PowerPoint presentation, click here.
- On 7 April 2011, Transurban, Fluor and Virginia Megaprojects/VDOT/VDRPT hosted a forum to report on the progress on the Capital Beltway HOT Lanes and the Dulles Corridor Metrorail projects.
- The Northern Virginia Transportation Alliance was the sponsor of this event which featured a greeting by Fairfax County Board Chair Sharon Bulova, and construction updates on both projects.
- VDRPT Director Thelma Drake briefed attendees on incentives and tools available to help Tysons employer/employees cope with construction-related and future traffic conditions. Virginia Megaprojects Communications Director Steve Titunik provided an overview of the Regional Transportation Management Plan.
- For those keeping score:
- Beltway HOT Lanes are now 65% complete and looking to open in late 2012.
- Dulles Corridor Metrorail Phase I is 33% complete and on track to open in 2013.
- The presentations are available here.
- The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) met on 6 April to determine the location of the proposed Dulles Airport Rail station.
- The current proposed alignment, under the parking lot in front of the mail terminal, is estimated to be $600 million more than a proposal that would bring the rail above ground in front of the north parking garage.
- Their staff presented a technical analysis of alternative airports rail alignments PDF
- They heard a brief on the Financial Impact of Alternative Airport Alignments PPT PDF.
- They heard from Mame Reiley, Chair, Dulles Corridor Committee, advocating the current underground alignment PPT PDF.
- The MWAA Board then voted for the underground alignment. Illustrations of the proposed alternatives are in their decision press release.
- Reaction to the decision by elected officials was uniformly negative.
- At its 5 April 2011 meeting the Transportation Advisory Commission (TAC) was briefed on
- Secondary Streets and Completing Functions by the Department of Public Works and Environmental Services PPT PDF. County staff furnished excerpts from 2009 Virginia Statewide Fire Prevention Code regarding road widths and emergency vehicle access
- The status of Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) traffic amelioration efforts PPT PDF
- The upcoming Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) 6 April meeting to determine the location of the proposed Dulles Airport Rail station. The current proposed alignment, under the parking lot in front of the mail terminal, is estimated to be $600 million more than a proposal that would bring the rail above ground in front of the north parking garage. Fairfax County Board Chairman Sharon Bulova has sent two letters to MWAA from the board, the first, on 25 February 2011, stressed the need to bring the estimate for phase two to as close as possible to the original estimates, while the second, dated 1 April 2001, specifically addressed the alignment choice by indicating that the county was in favor of the above ground alignment to keep costs to a minimum.
- NVTA Update on TransAction 2040
- Since the last NVTA meeting was held, the members of the Jurisdiction and Agency Coordinating Committee submitted projects for consideration of inclusion into the TransAction 2040 Plan. The draft list of projects consist of some existing projects that were included in TransAction 2030 but have yet to be implemented, and new projects (i.e. HOT Lanes) that were not identified when TransAction 2030 was developed. The region’s Constrained Long Range Plan (CLRP) which is prepared by the National Capital Transportation Planning Board (TPB) will serve as the baseline for the TransAction 2040 Plan update. Therefore, any projects in the current CLRP will be reflected in the baseline.
- The Authority’s Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) met on March 23, 2011. The draft project list was released to the TAC for their review and comment. In addition to the TAC meeting, a kick-off meeting was held with the Planning Coordination Advisory Committee (PCAC) on March 30, 2011. The PCAC was given background on the TransAction 2040 update, informed of their role regarding the plan update, and, per the ‘charge’ of the PCAC, was given the draft list of projects for review and input.
- Other items discussed at both the TAC and PCAC meetings include the revised Public Involvement Plan for the study.
- The consultant team is scheduled to finalize the Prioritization Approach: Objectives, Strategies and Performance Measures and initiate travel demand forecasting on the draft list of projects by the end of this month.
- The draft list of projects available on line. The JACC is also seeking input from the Authority on the project list prior to the initiation of the travel demand modeling for the project.
- The 4th Circuit of the US court of Appeals reached a decision on 23 March 2011, upholding the lower Court in dismissing all of the claims brought by Chris Walker challenging the Dulles Rail Project.
- That brings to an end the last of the lawsuits challenging one or another aspect of the Dulles Rail Project.
- The Circuit characterized Walker's claims as being "generalized grievances" which did not present a true controversy that the Court could resolve but instead raised policy issues not appropriate for the Court.
- The only claim that they addressed directly was one that alleged that MWAA had violated Virginia's Freedom of Information statute. The Court affirmed the lower Court's conclusion that the Airports Authority, as an independent political body, was not subject to Virginia's FOIA statute.
- The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) met on 16 March to consider funding constraints on Phase 2 of the Dulles Rail project. They discussed:
- On 16 March 2011 Mark Tipton, the FCFCA representative to the Trails and Sidewalks Committee, provided:
- At the 16 March 10 DATA breakfast Dulles Corridor Rail Association (DCRA) President Patty Nicoson presented Ten Things Every Business Needs to Know about Dulles Rail PPT (30.5MB) pdf (9.2MB)
- At its 15 March 2011 meeting the Transportation Advisory Commission (TAC) was briefed on
- From the Board of Supervisors Transportation Committee meeting on 1 March 2011 the following presentations may be of interest:
- VDOT briefed on the I95 HOT Lanes proposal PDF
- The Staff briefed on their study on Alternatives for Improving Roadway Services PPT PDF
- The Fairfax County Transportation Advisory Commission, acting as a Citizens Review Committee, summarized their review on the Staff's proposal on Alternatives for Improving Roadway Services PPT PDF
- The TAC provided individual members comments on the Alternatives for Improving Roadway Services in Fairfax County Study
- FDOT briefed on Proposed Transportation Funding Policy Changes PPT PDF
- From the Board of Supervisors Transportation Committee meeting on 1 February 2011 the following presentations may be of interest:
- VDOT and the Federal Highway Administration gave a joint presentation on the status of BRAC transportation Improvements PDF
- VDOT then briefed on BRAC Successes and Remaining Issues PDF
- Gina Arlotto, of the Washington Area Bicyclists Association, briefed on the Safe Routes to School program in Fairfax CountyPDF
- At its 4 January 2011 meeting the Transportation Advisory Commission (TAC) received an update on the I-495 HOT Lanes Project PDF PPT
- FCDOT briefed the Federation at its 18 November 2010 membership meeting on the Tysons Corner Bicycle Master Plan
Presented by:
- Transportation Advisory Commission Briefings presented on 16 November 2010
- Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project Status Update PPT PDF
- Update on Study on Alternatives for Improving Roadway Services PPT PDF
- Tysons Corner Bicycle Master Plan PPT PDF
- TDM Proffer Study presented to the Planning Commission Transportation 20 October 2010 PPT PDF PDF with Notes
- Columbia Pike Transit Initiative Community Coordination Committee 7 October Meeting
- Transportation Advisory Commission Briefings presented on 5 October 2010
- The reports presented at the Northern Virginia Transportation Alliance 6th Annual What You Need to Know About Transportation Seminar on 20 September 2010 are available online. Topics presented include:
- The State of Transportation in Virginia, Sean Connaughton, Virginia Secretary of Transportation
- I-66: A New Look, Chris Collins, Location Study Program Manager, VDOT
- Are We Ready for BRAC Traffic? Tom Fahrney, Base Relocation and Closure (BRAC) Coordinator, VDOT
- Major Highway Construction Update, Helen Cuervo P.E., Acting Northern Virginia District Construction Engineer, VDOT
- What's Next on Capital Beltway HOT Lanes? Steve Titunik, Communications Director, Virginia Megaprojects, VDOT
- VRE: Progress Made and What's Ahead on the Tracks, Dale Zehner, CEO, Virginia Railway Express
- Dulles Rail Construction: Where's It Headed? Pat Nowakowski, Executive Director, Dulles Corridor Metrorial Project
- Rebuilding Metro's Foundation, Richard Sarles, Interim General Manager, WMATA
- The WMATA Governance Task Force, Jim Dinegar, President and CEO, Greater Washington Board of Trade
- A Public Information Workshop on Proposed Designs to Phase 2 of the Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project was held on 13 September 2010. The proposed design is available online.
- From the Board of Supervisors Transportation SubCommittee meeting on 20 July 2010 the following presentations may be of interest:
- VDOT briefed on the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Successes and Remaining Issues PPT PDF
- FHWA briefed on their efforts building the last leg of the Fairfax County Parkway PPT PDF
- Virginia DRPT briefed on their I-66 Transit Transportation Demand Management Study PPT PDF
- FDOT briefed on their Residential Traffic Administration Program Traffic Calming PPT PDF
FDOT provided a letter which basically says that after the current funding is exhausted the Commonwealth has provided no additional funding PDF
- At the 23 June 10 DATA breakfast the Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William counties transportation offices provided status reports:
- Fairfax provided an verbal report
- Loudoun: pdf ppt
- Price William: pdf ppt
- At its 4 May 2010 Transportation Advisory Commission (TAC) meeting it received the following presentations
- Fairfax County's TDM Proffer Study Project Update: PDF PPT
- Fairfax County's Transportation Funding and Roadway Service Delivery Study: PDF PPT
As part of the TAC's review of this study we had raised some questions, and the staff thought it needed clarification before it answer some of our queries. This Excel worksheet was prepared by the staff so we could provide additional guidance before it could respond to our questions.
- At its 2 March 2010 Transportation Advisory Commission (TAC) meeting it received an update on the I-495 HOT Lanes Project PDF PPT
- In mid February 2010 the Fairfax County Department of Transportation prepared Project Summary Reports by District:
Braddock Dranesville Hunter Mill Lee Mason Mt Vernon Providence Springfield Sully
- Both the Board of Supervisors Transportation Committee and the Transportation Advisory Commission (TAC) met on 16 February 2010. The following documents may be of interest:
- Transforming Tyson's: Overview of the Transportation Section of the Comprehensive Plan Amendment, 3rd Draft PDF
- Tyson's Connector - Lunchtime free bus service in Tyson's Corner: Update on Operations since Nov. 23, 2009 PDF
- Citizen’s Task Force: Study of Financial, Legal & Legislative Issues Associated with Improving Roadway Service Delivery PPT PDF
- Northern Virginia Transportation Authority 2010 Legislative Program DOC PDF
- 2010 General Assembly Session Transportation Funding/Allocation Bills XLS PDF
- The Planning Commissions Tyson's Corner Committee met on 28 October 09. They were briefed on the transportation infrastructure costs to support the "Transforming Tyson's" Study. Below are two documents that were handed out at the meeting:
After the Washington Post ran an article on the presentations , Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chair Bulova commented on the presentation
- The BOS Transportation Subcommittee met on 20 October 09. They were briefed on:
- Revisions to the Commercial Parking Restriction Program PDF PPT
- Tyson's Corner Projects and Transit Phases PDF PPT
- Roadway Services Study Presentation PDF PPT
- Roadway Services Study Scope of Work PDF DOC
- Regional Bus Rapid Transit PDF PPT
- Jeff Parnes, the Sully Transportation Advisory Commissioner, attended the The Northern Virginia Transportation Alliance 5th Annual What You Need to Know About Transportation's Seminar and Reception on 9 September 2009.
The presentations are available from their website:
- What's Next in the I-66 Corridor and Virginia's Transportation Funding Crisis Update by Virginia Transportation Secretary, Pierce R. Homer
- Meeting Metro's Maintenance Challenges by WMATA Director of Long Range Planning, Tom Harrington
- VRE to Gainesville/Haymarket by Virginia Railway Express CEO, Dale Zehner
- I-95 Corridor Update (HOT Lanes, Fourth Lane, Telegraph Road Interchange), Fairfax County Parkway by VDOT Regional Transportation Director, Ronaldo Nicholson, P.E.
- Status of Major Stimulus and Other Key Transportation Projects by VDOT Chief Construction Engineer, John D. Lynch, P.E.
- Phase II Dulles Rail Commercial Tax District Update by Western Alliance for Rail to Dulles Legal Counsel, C. Lee Fifer
- Surface Transportation Inaccessibility Threatens Dulles Airport's Economic Potential by Northern Virginia Transportation Alliance President, Bob Chase
- The BOS Transportation Subcommittee met on 15 June 09. They were briefed on:
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