Proposed NoVi Trail Network

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"Hangin' with Nature - Just for Kids!" had to be cancelled on April 20 due to heavy thundershowers. Thanks to all the people who might have attended. Nature apparently had other plans. While this event will not be rescheduled stay tuned for other trail events.


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On November 6, 2007, Fairfax County voters approved a transportation bond referendum which funded many sidewalk and trail projects countywide, including Phase I of the NoVi Trail Network.

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What Is the NoVi Trail Network?

The neighborhoods of northern Vienna are home to outstanding public places such as Wolf Trap National Park, Meadowlark Botanical Gardens, ten Fairfax County parks, and the W&OD and Cross-County Trails. A feasibility study was performed to determine whether the community would benefit by making these places safer and easier to reach by foot or on a bike. This would be accomplished by connecting the bits and pieces of sidewalks and trails which already exist into a continuous network of trails, also known as “The NoVi (pronounced noe-vee for Northern Vienna) Trail Network”.

Phase I of the NoVi Trail Network is proposed along Beulah Road from Abbotsford Road to Meadowlark Gardens, with a spur on upper Clarks Crossing Road.

In a report released November 2006, a citizen advisory committee determined that Phase I of the NoVi Trail Network trail is feasible due to favorable existing conditions, widespread community support, and ample publicly-held land along the route. See links below and details.

What's New

• A pedestrian bridge has been designed to span the Dulles toll Road between Wolf Trap National Park and the Barns of Wolf Trap that will connect with the proposed Northern Vienna (NoVi) trail network. The No Vi Trail effort is noted by the Wolf Trap Foundation in its new environmental initiative.
• The 2007 Transportation Bond Referendum included funds to construct a section of trail within Segments A, B, and C of Phase I of the NoVi Trail Network. See Phase 1 Segment Map link below.
• Federal Transportation Enhancements grant funding will be used to fund Segment D of Phase I: a multi-purpose trail and crossing at Meadowlark Botanical Gardens, identified as the 830' proposed trail on the Phase 1 NoVi Trail Network Segment D Map.
• The Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority (NVRPA) is installing a trail link between the W&OD Trail and Meadowlark Botanical Gardens via Meadowlark Road, using existing public rights-of-way and its parkland.(See Parks and Facilities Map in study)
• The Fairfax County Park Authority is asking you to provide comments and suggestions about its park facilities as part of its Great Parks, Great Communities improvement program. See Comment Form.