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Wiehle Avenue/Reston Parkway
Submitted to
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AcknowledgementsThisprojectistheaccumulationofmanymonthsofwork,noneofwhichwouldhavebeenpossible
withoutthehelpandsupportofthecommunity. Theprojectteamwouldliketoextenditssincerest
thankstothemanymembersoftheRestoncommunitywhoparticipatedinthisplanningprocess,
includingthosewhoprovideduswithinvaluablefeedbackthroughtheseriesofcommunitymeetings
thatwere
apart
of
this
project.
Most
especially,
we
would
like
to
thank
the
members
of
the
Reston
MetrorailAccessGroup(RMAG),whoadvisedtheevolutionofthesestationaccessplansonamonthly
basis,andtoSupervisorCathyHudginsforunderstandingtheneedforthisprojectinthecommunityand
forassemblingsuchadedicatedandhardworkinggroup.
PattyNicoson,Chair FaitmahAllahdoust,VirginiaDepartmentofTransportation MichaelBatt,GreaterRestonChamberofCommerce DanielBibeault,WinterportClusterPresident JenniferBlackwell,RestonAssociationBoardofDirectorsPresident AndrewCamarda,NewbridgeClusterPresident RobertDeans,HuntersGreenClusterPresident DaveEdwards,RestonAssociationTransportationCommittee
Baba
Freeman,
League
of
Women
Voters
KeithGoodman,FairfaxCountyDepartmentofTransportation JimLarsen,DullesAreaTransportationAssociationExecutiveDirector JoeLeighton,WethersfieldClusterAssociationPresident DianaLord,DisabilityServicesBoard KathrynMartin,RestonAssociationTransportationCommittee BrianMcMillan,HunterMillCommunityCoalition ColinMills,RestonCitizensAssociationBoard YousifMostafa,BostonRidgeClusterPresident MerrilyPierce,HunterMillDistrictStaff MaryPlunkett,HamptonMeadowClusterPresident KateRudacille,NorthernVirginiaRegionalParksAuthority
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FigureES 1:RecommendedStationAccessManagementActions
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NewconnectorbetweenSoapstoneRdandtheWiehleAvestation SunsetHillsRdbetweenWiehleAve&OldRestonAve
Planninglevel
cost
estimates
have
been
developed
for
each
of
these
projects.
The
total
cost,
including
anallowanceforrightofwayacquisitionandothercontingencies,isestimatedtobealmost$70million
in2007dollars. Evenwiththeserecommendedactions,theareasimmediatelysurroundingthestations
willexperienceheavycongestionduringpeakperiods. Thefulldemandwillnotbeaccommodatedand
manytravelers,particularlythosewhodonothaveanoriginordestinationwithinthestudyarea,will
finditdesirabletochangetheirroute,theirmodeoftravelortheirtimeoftravel. Policiesandprograms
thatencourageothermodesoftravel,includingacomprehensiveTDMprogramwillbeakeyelementin
accommodatingresidents,employeesandvisitorsinReston.
B. Pedestrians and BicyclistsAsetofgeneralrecommendationshasbeendevelopedthatshouldbeappliedtoallroadwaysand
intersectionsinthewholestudyarea. Basedontheproposedroadworknetwork,intersection
infrastructuredeficienciesandmissinglinksinthepedestrianandbicyclenetworksalongthesepaths
wereidentifiedandrecommendedimprovementswerehighlighted. Thirtythreeintersectionsandsix
trailcrossingswereanalyzedindetailwithspecificrecommendationsdevelopedforeach. The
recommendationsreflectthedesiretocompletethenetworkofpedestrianandbicyclefacilitiesin
Reston.On
street
bike
lanes,
currently
absent
in
Reston,
were
also
recommended
for
inclusion
on
severalroadways.
Pedestrianandbicyclerecommendationsweredevelopedtoimprovecirculationandsafetythroughout
theRestoncommunity,notonlyforpeopleaccessingthestationsdirectly. Internaltripswithinthe
Restoncommunityareexpectedtoaccountforalargeportionofpedestrianandbicycletraffic. Access
toandaroundtheRestonTownCenterwasaddressed,inadditiontopedestrianandbicycleaccess
acrosstheDIAAH. Intotal,theserecommendationsareestimatedtocostover$27milliontoconstruct.
Themajor
types
of
recommended
actions
included:
Crosswalks,pedestriancountdownsignalsandmedianrefuges. Additionalsidewalks. Sharedusetrails. Onstreetbikelanes.
Severalfeaturesofeachintersectionincludingusersafety,distancetotheMetrorailstationsand
communityinputwereusedtoprioritizetheserecommendations. Manyoftheserecommendedactions
wouldbe
appropriate
and
necessary
regardless
of
whether
or
not
Metrorail
comes
to
Reston,
as
pedestrianactivityisstilllikelytogrowintheareaandshouldbeencouragedtoavoidintolerable
congestion.
C. Transit and Feeder BusOpportunities for expanded bus service to feed the newMetrorail stations and provide local access
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FigureES 2:RecommendedPeakPeriodTransitRouteStructure North
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FigureES 3:RecommendedPeakPeriodTransitRouteStructure South
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EstimatesoftotalbusridershipintheRestonareawasdevelopedaspartoftheFEIS. Theseridership
levelsinadditiontofieldobservationsoflandusepatternswereusedtodeterminethenecessary
service
frequencies
on
each
of
the
recommended
routes.
Routes
with
higher
ridership
levels
were
recommendedtooperateathigherfrequenciesinordertoprovideadequatecapacity. Busfrequencies
weresetasmultiplesofsevenminutes(trainfrequencies)sothatthebuseswouldbeabletomatchthe
arrivalsofpassengersontheMetrorailtrains.
Estimatesforthenumberofvehicles,drivers,mechanicsandsupervisorystaffneededtooperatethis
newsystemweredevelopedbasedontheexistingservice,theestimatedtrafficspeedsin2030andthe
necessaryheadways. Itisestimatedthatanadditional14buseswillbenecessaryin2030,whichwill
require
a
corresponding
increase
in
operational
and
maintenance
staffing
levels.
The
recommended
serviceisestimatedtocostanestimated$15.2milliontooperatefortheyear2030(in2007dollars).
D. Integrated PrioritiesAnintegratedandprioritizedlistofalltherecommendationsdevelopedduringthecourseofthisstudy
forallpotentialmodes. Thisincludesadiscussionofthemajortradeoffsandpotentialfuturesolutions
forsomeoftheremainingunsolvedissues. TravelDemandManagement(TDM)strategies,which
encouragetravelers
to
switch
from
single
occupancy
vehicles
(SOV)
to
another
mode
of
travel,
are
also
discussed. Whileprioritizingprojectsinorderofimportance,thischapteralsodiscussestherealityof
implementationwhichdictatesthatsomeprojectswillbelongtermsolutionsthatcannotbe
implementedwithoutsignificantstudyandanalysis.
Therecommendedprogramisdividedintothreegroupsbasedonthedateofimplementation. Thefirst
group(showninFigureES 4)includesallprojectsthatarerequiredattheopeningoftheWiehle
Avenuestation. AlloftheroadwayprojectsaroundtheWiehleAvenuestationthatwerepartofthe
RODmitigation
efforts
are
included
in
this
group.
In
addition,
the
proposed
Soapstone
Connector
is
includedinthisgroupasadditionalconnectionacrosstheDIAAHintotheWiehleAvenuestation. Local
transitserviceshouldalsobetransitionedtothesystemproposedinthisreportaspartofthisgroup.
ThesecondgroupofprojectsincludesallprojectsthatarerequiredforaccesstotheRestonParkway
stationandshouldbeconstructedbythestartofPhaseIIservice. TheprojectsareshowninFigureES
5andincludeanarrayofpedestrianandbicycleimprovementsincludingsidewalks,trailconnections
andbikelanes.
Thethirdgroupofprojects,showninFigureES 6,areallprojectsthatarenotstrictlyrequiredfor
accesstoeitherstationbutarerecommendedtoimproveoverallaccessibilityinthestationareas. This
groupincludesmanyofthelargescaleprojectsthatrequiremajorrightofwayacquisitionofother
majorinvestments. Eachprojectinthisgroupshouldbecompletedassoonasanopportunitybecomes
available,whetherbeforeoraftertheopeningofeitherMetrorailstation. Themajorprojectsinthis
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willbecauseddirectlybythepresenceoftheMetrorailstation,manyoftheroadwayenhancement
projectswillbenecessaryanywayby2030. Additionally,manyofthebicycleandpedestrianfacilities
are
recommended
for
implementation
as
soon
as
possible
and
will
help
to
enhance
the
existing
pedestrianorientationoftheRestoncommunity. DespitetheobstaclespresentedtotheDullesRail
extensionasaproject,manyoftheprojectsdetailedinthisreportshouldstillbepursuedbyFairfax
County.
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FigureES 4:WiehleAvenueStationProjects
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FigureES 6:OtherRecommendedProjects