McLean Main Street Questionnaire - Fairfax County, Virginia

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The area of downtown McLean under discussion is bordered by Old Dominion Drive, Chain Bridge Road, Beverly Road and Ingleside Avenue. (Giant shopping center/Greenberry’s /McLean Hardware areas).

To have your views incorporated into the Visioning Process, please rank these items by order of importance, with '1' being most important. Where applicable, you may offer an additional choice using the "other" option. Include the ranking for your "other" choice within the "other" text field ( Example: Other: Include a food court - 5 ). You may provide further comments in the "Additional Comments" area below.

1.	What does "Main Street" mean to you? Please rank the items 1 - 5.
	A redevelopment that would create the core for a “Downtown McLean”
	A pedestrian-only street
	A pedestrian-oriented street with vehicular access and limited on-street parking
	A vehicular-oriented street with accommodations for pedestrians and bicyclists

Other:

2.	Which of the following uses should be on the site? Please rank the items 1 - 7.
	Retail, shopping, and dining establishments
	Offices (professional services, corporate, etc.)
	Residential (condos, town houses)
	Civic/community (Teen & Senior Center/Supervisor’s Office, etc.)
	Arts (theater, gallery)
	Plazas and outdoor open spaces

Other:

3.	Is it important that the following modes of transportation to the site are accommodated? Please rank the items 1 - 5.
	Walking
	Biking
	Driving
	Taking public transportation

Other:

4.	How high should the buildings be? Please rank the items 1 - 5.
	2 - 3 stories
	3 - 4 stories
	4 - 6 stories
	Range of heights, varying from 2-6 stories
	Over 6 stories

5.	How important is it to retain space for the current stores, restaurants and amenities? Please rank the items 1 - 5.
	Very important to retain in the new development
	Important to promote/encourage existing businesses to lease space in the new development
	Important to relocate within the McLean Central Business District
	Nice, but less important than making Main Street “special”
	Not important

If the implementation of the Main Street design requires the demolition of the Old Firehouse, would you be in favor of this demolition?
Check all that apply.

Yes

Yes, as long as some of the building elements are retained for use elsewhere

Yes, as long as some of the building activities are relocated

Additional Comments: