Crystal City-Pentagon City

Transportation Update

Department of Environmental Services –Transportation Division

June 23, 2015

Overview

• Crystal City streets program overview

• Capital investments for Crystal City-

Pentagon City

• County projects underway

• ART bus service enhancements

• Transit Development Plan and

opportunities for public input

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Crystal City Streets Program

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• Crystal City Sector Plan calls for an

ambitious series of projects dedicated to

improving mobility and access for residents

and workers

• Existing system of disconnected highway-

style one-way streets will be converted into

multimodal two-way streets and connected

at grade level and with enhanced:

Pedestrian and bicyclist mobility and safety

Transit access and routing

Streetscapes with modern lighting, new

textures and styles, and stormwater

features

• Crystal City Streets Program implements

the transportation network in the Sector

Plan created by staff, residents, and

employers, and adopted by the County

Board in 2010

Investing in Crystal City-Pentagon City

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Street Projects

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Transit Projects

Investing in Crystal City-Pentagon City

County Projects Underway

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• ART Bus Facility

‒ New facility at South Eads and 32nd Streets to provide crucial

operational space for ART’s growing bus fleet.

‒ Construction starts this month.

• Crystal City Multimodal Center

‒ Improving vehicle and pedestrian safety and traffic circulation

around Crystal City Metro, and expanding bus stop capacity.

‒ Construction starts this month.

• Crystal City Potomac Yard Transitway

‒ Providing faster, more reliable bus

service along Route 1 corridor.

‒ Outreach this summer to explain how

transit lanes will operate.

ART Service Enhancements

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Starting July 2015,

County is improving

ART service in:

• Columbia Pike

• Pentagon City

• Crystal City

And to destinations

in the Rosslyn-

Ballston corridor

and Shirlington

Near-Term Service Enhancements

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Crystal City-Pentagon City Service Improvements

Route

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Route

NameWeekday Saturday Sunday

Start

Date

42 Ballston /

Pentagon

Service Span:

6 am to 11 pm

• 17-min. peak period

frequency

• 36-min. frequency

midday; 35 min. at night

Service Span:

6:30 am to 11 pm

• Redirect service

from Pentagon

to Pentagon

City Metro

• 33-min.

frequency

New Service:

7 am to 7 pm

between Ballston

and Pentagon City

• 33-min.

frequency

January

2016

43 Crystal City /

Courthouse

Service Span:

5:55 am to 10:35 am & 3:20

pm to 7:47 pm

• 10-min. frequency

July

2015

87 Pentagon /

Shirlington

Service Span:

5:50 am to 11:30 pm

• 10-min. frequency peak

period between Arna Valley

and Pentagon

• 20-min. frequency peak

period between Arna

Valley and Shirlington

• 30-min. frequency midday

and night along entire route

Service Span:

7 am to 11:30 pm

• Redirect service

from Pentagon

to Pentagon

City Metro

• 30-min.

frequency

New Service:

7 am to 7 pm

between

Shirlington and

Pentagon City

• 30-min.

frequency

July

2015

Transit Development Plan (TDP)

• County is undertaking major update of TDP this year to:

‒ Re-examine transit needs and prioritize service and capital

improvements

‒ Develop ‘cost affordable’ 10-year plan for new services and

supporting capital improvements

‒ Ensure improvements are eligible for State funding

‒ Inform next update of County’s Capital Improvement Plan (CIP)

• Submission to Virginia Department of Rail and Public

Transportation required by spring 2016

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TDP Development Process

• Development of the TDP will involve:

– System-wide analysis of bus service (both ART and Metrobus

routes in the County)

– Detailed review of Columbia Pike and Crystal City-

Pentagon City corridors

– Coordination with other local and regional planning efforts

– Community input throughout

• TDP will outline additional efforts needed to refine and

implement transit strategies

– After TDP is adopted, County will undertake detailed planning

and engineering work to implement transit improvements

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TDP Community Input

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Timeframe TDP Activity Opportunities for Input

Fall 2015 Initial transit needs

assessment and possible

strategies

• Participate in public

meetings

• Attend County staff

presentations at

community groups and

commissions

Winter

2015

Draft findings and preliminary

transit recommendations

Spring

2016

County Board review and

approval of the TDP and

service and infrastructure

recommendations

Public comments to County

Board

Updates available online:

Visit arlingtonva.us and search “transit development plan”

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Questions?

Coming up…

Boundary Channel Drive Interchange presentation