Ballston Station Multimodal Improvements Study Transportation Commission May 27, 2010
Summary • • • • • •
Needs & Issues Timeline Funding Scope Goals Next Steps
Needs & Issues • Competing uses of limited curb and sidewalk space • Safety of all users • Wayfinding • Attractiveness of public space • Future growth
Timeline Spring 2010
Summer 2010
Fall 2010
Winter 2010/11
Data collection and observations Transportation Commission Stakeholder Meeting #1
May 27
▲ June 10 ▲
Alternatives Development Stakeholder Meeting #2
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Concept Selection Commissions and Committees Public Meeting Board Adoption
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Funding • Concept Development: – $200,000 WMATA TIIF
• Preliminary Engineering: – $100,000 VDOT State Revenue Sharing – $100,000 Arlington County transportation bonds
• Design and Construction: – $3 million requested in Draft CIP
Scope • Study limits bounded by Fairfax Drive, N Stuart St, 9th St N, and N Stafford St • Horizon year 2015 • West entrance to Metrorail station is on hold pending redevelopment; excluded from study
Draft Goals • Goal: Increase traffic safety, particularly for vulnerable users – Objective: Decrease conflicts between buses and pedestrians – Objective: Improve bicyclist safety
Draft Goals • Goal: Improve transit circulation around the station – Objective: Decrease the number of buses parked in non-bus spaces – Objective: Improve the management of curbside operations
• Goal: Improve access and facilities for all users – Objective: Improve attractiveness of bus facilities to increase bus patronage
Draft Goals • Goal: Enhance design of public spaces – Objective: Increase user comfort – Objective: Improve retail viability
• Goal: Provide sustainable infrastructure – Objective: Enhance the attractiveness of transportation choices – Objective: Provide for low impact development, where possible
Next Steps • Immediate feedback • Stakeholder Meeting – Thursday June 10, 6 p.m. at the Metro escalator • Comments later? Contact Matthew Huston at
[email protected], 703-228-3267