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June 22, 2010
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The Transportation Advisory Commission (TAC) presented its 2009 Transportation Achievement Award to Charlie Strunk during today’s Board of Supervisors meeting.Strunk is the bicycle coordinator for the Fairfax County Department of Transportation.
He was selected based on his efforts planning facilities to allow “non-motorized” or bicycle transportation options. In 2009, Strunk managed the following projects:
- Creating 10 new miles of bike lanes on Gallows Road, Westmoreland Street, Lawyers Road and other streets.
- Completing the bicycle and pedestrian bridge on Wolftrap Road near Joyce Kilmer Middle School, providing non-motorized access between Tysons Corner and the town of Vienna.
- Purchasing 150 new bike racks for locations across the county.
- Securing a $104,000 federal grant to create the Sully District Historic Sites Bike Map, a guide to family-friendly bike routes that highlight Civil War and historic sites in western Fairfax County.
- Winning a Virginia Department of Health grant to buy and give away 200 bike helmets to children.
Since 2006, Strunk has served as the county’s first bicycle coordinator; he oversees efforts to incorporate bicycle facilities as part of the county’s transportation infrastructure. As a result of the bicycle program, Fairfax County offers:
- Bike racks on the front of all Fairfax Connector buses
- Bike storage lockers at the county’s Herndon-Monroe and Reston East park-and-ride lots.
- Bike map with on- and off-road routes across the county.
For more information about the award or TAC, contact Bob Owolabi, Fairfax County Department of Transportation, 703-877-5662, TTY 711.
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