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TAC Agenda for October 20, 2015, Meeting

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) 

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