Active Fairfax Transportation Plan Study
PLUS Record Number:
PA-2025-00001
Countywide Policy Plan Amendment
On May 13, 2025, the Board of Supervisors authorized the consideration of a Comprehensive Plan amendment to incorporate the Active Transportation and Trails Plan, including updates to the Transportation Element of the Policy Plan to align technical terms, definitions and facility type recommendations, map notes and to remove references to the Countywide Trails Plan and Bicycle Master Plan. Additionally, amendments to Special Area Plans and other elements of the Comprehensive Plan may be necessary to reflect updated references and maintain internal consistency across planning documents.
Since initiated in July 2019, the FCDOT ActiveFairfax Transportation Plan study has focused on updating and consolidating the Comprehensive Plan’s Bicycle Master Plan and Countywide Trails Plan into a single, comprehensive document titled the Active Transportation and Trails Plan. More information about the ActiveFairfax Transportation Plan study is available on the FCDOT ActiveFairfax Transportation Plan study website.
Outreach
The ActiveFairfax Transportation Plan included a comprehensive public outreach effort in 2021 and 2024 that informed the development of the draft map, supporting materials, and network recommendations. Since the authorization of this Plan Amendment, the Draft Active Transportation and Trails Plan Map (May 2025) was published on the FCDOT ActiveFairfax Transportation Plan study website. In Summer 2025, the updated Draft Active Transportation and Trails Plan Map (August 2025) was available for public comment along with a survey and quick guide. The public outreach comment period concluded on September 19, 2025. Public hearings for adoption of the proposed ActiveFairfax Transportation Plan are anticipated for Spring of 2026. A staff report containing the final Plan Map and related materials will be published prior to the public hearings.
Related Resources
Active Transportation and Trails Plan Map (November 2025)
Proposed Policy Plan Text for the Active Transportation and Trails Plan (November 2025)
ActiveFairfax Active Transportation Toolkit (November 2025)