BID Strategy Group and

Stakeholders Meeting

April 17, 2018

Agenda

▪ Meeting Objectives

▪ Background

▪ Short-Term Improvements

▪ Long-Term Study Goals

▪ Data Review

▪ Schedule & Next Steps

▪ Open House

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Meeting Objectives

3

Meeting Objectives

Gather YOUR feedback on:

▪ Existing Conditions Analysis

▪ Does this represent what you see in Rosslyn?

▪ What did we miss?

▪ Forecast Analysis

▪ Do the forecasts seem reasonable?

▪ What did we miss?

▪ Neighborhood Needs

▪ What’s changed since the Sector Plan’s

Adoption?

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Background

5

Rosslyn Sector Plan

VISIONThe best possible balance

among all travel modes

to meet transportation

needs and support

Rosslyn’s future growth

IMPLEMENTATION

Design

Input

Analysis

Ideas/Public Process

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Timeline

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Sector PlanAdoption 2015

Short-Term

Long-Term: Core Study

March 2017

Community

Transportation

Workshop

2017-2018

Neighborhood

Improvement

Projects

April 2018

Public Kick

Off & Data

Workshop

2018-2019

Core Study

Development &

Public Workshops

Summer 2019

Final Study

Recommendations

& Next Steps

Short-Term vs. Long-Term Action

Short-Term Action

▪ Based on Community

Transportation Workshop

▪ Implement 2017-2018

▪ “Low-hanging fruit”

Long-Term Action

▪ Core of Rosslyn

Transportation Study

▪ Implement Beyond 2018

▪ Minor/major construction

Examples

▪ Additional space for

pedestrians and bikes

▪ Repurposing lanes

▪ Markings, paint,

delineators, planters

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Examples

▪ Signals

▪ Curb line

▪ Streetscape

▪ Tunnel

Short-Term Improvements

9

Thanks for Your Feedback!

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0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%

Resident of Rosslyn

Worker in Rosslyn

Commuter through Rosslyn

Visitor in Rosslyn

Business owner or commercial property

owner in Rosslyn

Other (please specify)

Over 200

Responses to

2018 March-April

Call for Feedback

on Short-Term

Improvements

Lee Highway and Fort Myer Drive

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17

%

45

%

31

%

7%

0%

V ERY EFFECTIVE S OMEWHAT

EFFECTIVE

NEUTRAL NOT EFFECTIVE A D VERSELY

EFFECTIVE

Responses

Fort Myer Drive and 19th Street N

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Fort Myer Drive and 19th Street N

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19

%

53

%

13

%

14

%

1%

V ERY EFFECTIVE S OMEWHAT

EFFECTIVE

NEUTRAL NOT EFFECTIVE A D VERSELY

EFFECTIVE

Responses

Fort Myer Drive and Fairfax Drive

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25

%

42

%

17

%

8%

8%

V ERY EFFECTIVE S OMEWHAT EFFECTIVE NEUTRAL NOT EFFECTIVE A D VERSELY EFFECT IVE

Responses

Long-Term Study

Purpose: To Evaluate…

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Goals

▪ Analyze multimodal transportation

conditions and needs

▪ Engage the public and stakeholders in the

analysis process

▪ Evaluate concepts for street network design

to achieve the Sector Plan’s objectives

▪ Arrive at a final alternative concept to move

through the County’s design process

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Schedule

Sept 2017

Core of Rosslyn Transportation Study Kick-Off

Spring 2018

Existing/Baseline Conditions

Meeting

Summer/Fall 2018

Alternative Concepts Workshop

Fall/ Winter2018

Preferred Alternatives Workshop

Winter/ Spring 2019

Final Design Workshop

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TODAY

Study Area

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Transportation Study Focus Areas

Economic Development

Urban Design

Curb Space

Vehicles

Pedestrians

Transit

Bicycles

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Performance Measures

▪ Align with overall transportation goals

▪ Assess performance of potential

transportation network concepts

▪ Consider each focus area

▪ Measure qualitatively or quantitatively

▪ Allow for comparative assessment between

baseline conditions and concepts

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Data Review

Commuting Patterns

▪ Common Destinations for Rosslyn Residents

▪ Tysons Corner

▪ Rosslyn-Ballston Corridor

▪ Downtown DC

▪ Common Origins for Rosslyn Employees

▪ I-66 Corridor

▪ South Arlington

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TO ROSSLYN

FROM ROSSLYN

Rosslyn Mode Share: Residents

Source: American Community Survey commuting data (2011-2015) for two census tracts generally representing Study Area

Drove

alone

36%

Carpooled

4%Public

Transportation

47%

Walked

8%

Bicycle

2%

Taxicab, motorcycle, other

<1%

Worked at

home

3%

▪ Rosslyn’s public transit and active mode shares are almost double that of the County as a whole

▪ Accommodating public transit and active modes is critical in Rosslyn

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FROM ROSSLYN

Drive Alone

42%

Transit

40%

Bike/Walk

9%

Carpool/Vanpool

6%

Telework/CWS

3%

Rosslyn Mode Share: Employees

▪ Almost equivalent percentages of non-auto and public transit trips

▪ Public transit is a vital link for commuters who work in Rosslyn

Source: Arlington County Building Survey (2016) for buildings in the Rosslyn Study Area

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TO ROSSLYN

Regional Gateway

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Source: MWCOG regional travel forecast model and StreetLight origin-destination data

▪ 80% of peak

period vehicle trips

move through

Rosslyn

▪ Key opportunity for

visibility and

economic growth

Development and Growth in Rosslyn

Source: Arlington County, CPHD, Planning Division, Center for Urban Design and Research, December 2017.

▪ From 2015 to

2030

▪ 42% Population

Growth

▪ 34% Employment

Growth

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Trip-Making Patterns (PM Peak Period)

Sources: Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Trip Generation Model (10th Edition), MWCOG Version 2.3.7 Travel Demand Model with Round 9.1 cooperative forecasts for

Arlington County

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Schedule & Next Steps

Schedule & Next Steps

▪ Develop Alternative Concept Designs▪ Workshop in Summer/Fall 2018 > Collaborate

▪ Refine Alternatives

▪ Workshop in Fall/Winter 2018 > Involve

▪ Assess Final Design Alternative

▪ Workshop in Winter/Spring 2019 > Consult

▪ Arrive at Final Design Recommendation

▪ Released in Spring/Summer 2019 > Communicate

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Open House

Open House and Comment Form

▪ Instructions

▪ Materials located around the room

▪ County, BID, and Consultant staff

available for questions/comments

▪ Comment form to be completed and

returned prior to departure

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PLEASE RETURN

YOUR FORM!!!