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Rosslyn Sector Plan – Status Update Transportation Commission Meeting May 28, 2015

Presentation Purposes • Summarize status and process to date

• Introduce overall vision and main components addressed in the draft Rosslyn Sector Plan

• Review key transportation recommendations

• Discussion questions and Commission input

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Project Scope: Specific Elements to Address

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Project Schedule Planning Process and Timeline

Spring:

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Planning Process and Timeline Month

Meetings

April



Milestones

RAFOM C.A. (4/15)

May

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Process Panel (5/13) E2C2 (5/18) Rosslyn BID (5/20) LRPC (5/20, 5/21) Park and Recreation Comm. (5/26) Urban Forestry Comm. (5/28) Transportation Comm. (5/28)

June

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Planning Commission (6/3) Housing Commission (6/4) County Board (RTA) (6/13 or 6/16)

1st Draft Plan for Public Review

Staff revisits Advisory Commissions as requested

July

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Planning Commission County Board (Action) (7/18 or 7/21)

Rosslyn Sector Plan Update Adoption

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Project Evolving the Schedule Plan Framework into Sector Plan Rosslyn Plan Framework

Draft Rosslyn Sector Plan

 Vision Statement  Vision Principles  Policies

 Vision Statement  Vision Principles  Policy Directives

 Planning Recommendations NEW

 Design Guidelines  Implementation Actions 6

Project Schedule Sector Plan Organization

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Project ScheduleVision

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Illustrative Concept Plan

A Two-way Streets B 18th Street Extension C Metro Plaza D New Ped/Bike Bridge Connections E Gateway Park

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Illustrative Concept Plan

F Freedom Park G 18th Street Corridor of Parks and Plazas H Rosslyn Plaza Park I

Esplanade

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Project Two WaySchedule Streets (Lynn, Fort Myer, and Kent)

Project 18thSchedule Street Extension / Parks

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ProjectPlaza/Station Schedule Metro Enhancements

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Project Schedule Gateway Park Revitalization

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Project Schedule Freedom Park Expansion/Enhancement

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Project Schedule Esplanade I Esplanade

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Project Schedule Esplanade

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Project Schedule Building Height & Form / Land Use Peaks & Valleys Approach

• 13-14 million square feet of new mixed-use development (19-20 million square feet full build out; in 65 acres) Land Use •Goal of 4,0005,000 new housing units 18

Project Schedule Transportation

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ProjectTransportation: Schedule Goals • GOAL #1: Transform Rosslyn’s street system into an enhanced grid network of complete streets • GOAL #2: Enhance transit facilities, operations and connections serving Rosslyn, and make it one of the premier transit hubs in the region

• GOAL #3: Transform the pedestrian and bicycle network into a safer, more attractive and more accessible place to walk and bike • GOAL #4: Coordinate and manage the most effective and efficient performance of Rosslyn’s transportation network to support the area’s future growth 20

Project Access andSchedule Circulation recommendations  Street and Block Pattern  Master Transportation Plan Street Classifications  Street Cross Sections

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Project Access andSchedule Circulation recommendations A: 18th Street Corridor B: Rosslyn Plaza C: Clarendon-18th Street connecting corridors D: Nash St-Fort Myer Drive corridor

E: 17th St-Lynn St connection F: Fort Myer Drive tunnel G: Conversion to 2-way streets H: Extension of Nash St from 17th St to Fairfax Dr. 22

Project Access andSchedule Circulation recommendations 19th St between Fort Myer Dr and Lynn St (from Type B to Type A) Fort Myer Dr between Wilson and 19th St. (from Type B to Type A) Wilson Blvd. between Fort Myer Dr and Lynn St (from Type B to Type A) N. Lynn St between Wilson Blvd. and 19th St (from Type B to Type A) N. Nash St. between Key Blvd. and Lee Hwy wb (from Type B to Urban Center Local) 23

Project Access andSchedule Circulation recommendations • Rebalance allocation of right-of-way for wider pedestrian and/or bicycle facilities where feasible. • Accommodate bike lanes and/or protected bike lanes (i.e. cycle tracks) on priority bike routes. • Reduce travel lane widths to be as compact as possible per County standards. • Remove and reallocate excess street paving area and unneeded travel lanes to other purposes. • Expand and enhance sidewalks to include extra width for street trees, other plantings, and street furniture • Modify travel lanes to better support multimodal traffic 24

Project Schedule Transit Facilities recommendations Leveraging Metrorail Improvements

Bus Facility Improvements

Management of Bus, Taxi, Vans, and Ride Shares

Continued partnerships and enhanced connections to neighboring jurisdictions

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Project Improvement Schedule Pedestrian recommendations A] New routes with redevelopment B] Replace skywalk segments with 18th Street Corridor C] Signalized midblock crossing across Fort Myer Dr near Metro D]Enhance facilities at northern/southern gateways E] Elevators/escalators F]New ped/bike bridge G] I-66 Bridge downstream connect

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Project Improvement Schedule Pedestrian recommendations

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Project Schedule Bicycle Improvement recommendations A] Cycle tracks/protected bike lanes where feasible B] Reduce bike-vehicle conflicts at intersections C] Improve wayfinding D]Study costs/feasibility for Custis Trail underpass below Lynn Street E] Increase street-side bicycle parking F] Maintain and expand Bikeshare G] New ped/bike bridge toward trails/riverfront 28

Project Schedule TDM and Parking recommendations Priority Enhancements to TDM Policy

Off-Street Parking

Curb Space

Traffic Volume Management

Arterial Ramp Connections/Bypass

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Project Schedule Sidewalk/Streetscape Improvements Moving away from this….

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Project Schedule Sidewalk/Streetscape Improvements …towards something like this

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Project Schedule Implementation

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Project Schedule Implementation

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Planning Process and Timeline Month

Meetings

April



Milestones

RAFOM C.A. (4/15)

May

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Process Panel (5/13) E2C2 (5/18) Rosslyn BID (5/20) LRPC (5/20, 5/21) Park and Recreation Comm. (5/26) Urban Forestry Comm. (5/28) Transportation Comm. (5/28)

June

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Planning Commission (6/3) Housing Commission (6/4) County Board (RTA) (6/13 or 6/16)

1st Draft Plan for Public Review

Staff revisits Advisory Commissions as requested

July

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Planning Commission County Board (Action) (7/18 or 7/21)

Rosslyn Sector Plan Update Adoption

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Discussion

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