Planning Commission

Fairfax County, Virginia

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Jill G. Cooper,
Executive Director

Urban Development and Placemaking Committee

Meetings will be held in Conference Room 11 of the Fairfax County Government Center unless announced otherwise.

2023 Urban Development and Placemaking Committee Members

John Carter, Chair

Daren Shumate, Vice Chair

John Ulfelder

Mary Cortina

Philip Niedzielski-Eichner 

Timothy Sargeant (Alt)

Walter Clarke (Alt)


Next Meeting:

  • TBA

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PREVIOUS MEETINGS:

March 8, 2023

The Tysons Committee was constituted. Commissioner John Carter was elected Chairman and Commissioner Daren Shumate was elected Vice Chairman.

 

January 12, 2023

Meeting Agenda

The committee received a presentation from the Department of Planning and Development regarding the Tysons Tracker platform. Staff discussed the conclusions derived from the tracker and where the data is within the tracker that informs such conclusions. The Committee then discussed the issues raised in this presentation.

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July 14, 2022

Meeting Agenda

The committee received a presentation from the Department of Planning and Development regarding accessibility and ADA standards in urban areas, such as Tysons and Reston. There was also a presentation given by John Colby, an advocate for issues related to accessibility. The Committee then discussed the issues raised in both presentations.

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June 16, 2022

Meeting Agenda

The committee was constituted with Commissioner Philip Niedzielski-Eichner elected as Chairman and John Carter elected as Vice Chairman. Deputy County Executive, Rachel Flynn, introduced Donald Shoup, a Professor at the University of California Los Angeles, and Victor Dover, Dover, with Kohl & Partners Town Planning, who gave presentations on parking policies within urban and suburban developments.

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December 9, 2021

Meeting Agenda

The committee was constituted with Commissioner Philip Niedzielski-Eichner elected as Chairman. Deputy County Executive, Rachel Flynn, gave a presentation to the committee on placemaking. The committee discussed the ideas that were presented with Ms. Flynn and made suggestions for future planning in Tysons as well as throughout the county. 

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November 5, 2020

Meeting Agenda

The committee was constituted with Commissioner Philip Niedzielski-Eichner elected as Chairman and Commissioner John Ulfelder elected as Vice Chairman. Staff discussed with the committee the Tysons Development Overview. The committee also discussed the current Comprehensive Plan and its progress in the Tysons community.

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