FAIRFAX COUNTY TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMISSION
AGENDA
Regular Meeting – 7:30 PM, October 20, 2015
Fairfax County South County Center, 8350 Richmond Highway, Suite 221AB, Alexandria, VA 22309
Note-Taker: Roger Hoskin Backup: Alan Young/Jenifer Joy Madden
7:30 Welcome Commissioner Donald Kissinger, Fairfax Area Disability Services Board’s Representative on the TAC
7:35 Acceptance of the August 18 and September 15, 2015 Regular Meeting Notes
7:40 Richmond Highway Alternatives Analysis Next Steps – Leonard Wolfenstein, Jane Rosenbaum and Doug Miller (FCDOT)
8:30 Update on Motions on Transit Accessible Meetings (TAM)
· Should the TAC write a letters
o To other advisory groups urging them to consider holding Transit Accessible Meetings as we are trying to do?
o Or to the BOS urging them to ask other advisory groups and county agencies to look for opportunities to hold meetings in transit accessible locations?
8:50 Summary of the Board Transportation Committee Meeting from October 13, 2015
8:58 TAC Achievement Award Subcommittee
· Presentation by the Board of Supervisors – November 17, 2015 at 10:30 am
9:00 Comment & Feedback on Previous Meeting’s Presentations:
· Envision Route 7 Program
9:10 Planned Agenda for next meeting:
· November 17, 2015: Legislative/HB 2 Update – Noelle Dominguez (FCDOT)
Topics for Future Meetings (Candidates for holding meetings at alternate location indicated in bold):
· December 1, 2015: Joint Meeting with Trails & Sidewalks Committee – Funding for Maintenance
· December 15, 2015: I-495 and I-95 Express Lanes Performance/Progress – Michael McGurk (Transurban)
· January 19, 2016: CTB Determination of Corridor of Statewide Importance
· February 16, 2016: Huntington Area Transportation Study – Leonard Wolfenstein and Arpita Chatterjee (FCDOT)
· March 15, 2016: Route 7 Core Widening – Tad Borkowski, FCDOT)
· April 19, 2016: Countywide Transit Network Study – Leonard Wolfenstein and Arpita Chatterjee (FCDOT)
· TBD: Comprehensive Plan and Transportation staff and Planning Commission discussions with TAC on what their vision is for future development and any changes in planning and zoning guidelines that may be needed to account for future work environment given the pace and impacts of technology advances (including guest speaker to explain impact of self-driving/smart cars, buses and trucks on traffic, roadways and intersections). Joint meeting date with the Planning Commission’s Transportation Committee will be determined.
· TBD: Comprehensive Plan and Transportation staff and Planning Commission discussions with TAC on how planning for areas currently planned for future rail stations reflects the designation of the areas as future rail stations
9:20 Announcements:
9:30 Adjourn
Public Hearing: N/A
Upcoming Events:
Ongoing Braddock Road Multimodal Study
October 26, 2015 Soapstone Connector Public Information Meeting
November 15, 2015 Comments due on Final Recommendations for North Kings Highway Intersection Improvements
November 17, 2015 10:30 am TAC Achievement Award Presentation at the Board
December 1, 2015 10:00 am Board Transportation Committee Meeting
Through Spring 2016 Share ideas and opinions as part of the Route 7 Corridor Transit Study
Upcoming Meetings:
November 3, 2015 7:30 pm TAC Work Session (FCDOT)
November 17, 2015 7:30 pm TAC Regular Meeting (FCDOT)
December 1, 2015 7:30 pm TAC Work Session (FCDOT)
December 15, 2015 7:30 pm TAC Regular Meeting (FCDOT)
January 4, 2016 7:30 pm TAC Work Session (FCDOT)
January 18, 2016 7:30 pm TAC Regular Meeting (FCDOT)
February 2, 2016 7:30 pm TAC Work Session (FCDOT)
February 16, 2016 7:30 pm TAC Regular Meeting (FCDOT)
March 1, 2016 7:30 pm TAC Work Session (FCDOT)
March 15, 2016 7:30 pm TAC Regular Meeting (FCDOT)