The Fairfax County Department of Transportation is proposing a road diet for Kingstowne Village Parkway between Beulah Street and Hayfield Road as part of a repaving project. The road diet would reduce the number of vehicle travel lanes from four to three and reallocate the space for bike lanes and pedestrian safety improvements. The department is seeking public input on the proposal and presented information on how similar road diets have improved safety and traffic flow on other roads. Next steps include gathering community feedback, finalizing the design, and completing construction in summer 2015.

1. County of Fairfax, Virginia
Department of Transportation
Proposed Street Design Updates
VDOT Summer 2015 Repaving
February 18, 2015

2. County of Fairfax, Virginia
Department of Transportation
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Overview
• Why are we here?
• What are we asking today?
• What projects are being proposed?
• Where are we in the process?
• What are the next steps?

3. County of Fairfax, Virginia
Why are we here?
• VDOT Summer repaving includes Kingstowne Village
Parkway. Project limited to restriping existing pavement.
– Kingstowne Village Parkway from Beulah Street to South Van
Dorn Street is scheduled to be repaved
• Opportunity to improve vehicular safety, improve traffic flow,
add bicycle facilities, improve pedestrian safety
– Beulah Street to Hayfield Road
• Low to no cost for the County
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4. County of Fairfax, Virginia
What are we asking today?
• Your input and feedback
– Support, questions, concerns, ideas
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Photo Credit:
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5. County of Fairfax, Virginia
Project List
• Kingstowne Village Parkway Road Diet
– Beulah Street to Hayfield Road
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6. County of Fairfax, Virginia
Road Diets
• Removing travel lanes from a roadway and reallocating
the space for other uses
• Rule of thumb: Roads with less than 20,000 vehicles per
day don’t need four travel lanes
• Kingstowne Village Parkway: 5,300 vehicles per day
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7. 48’
12’ 12’ 12’ 12’
48’
12’ 12’ 6’6’ 12’
EXISTING PROPOSED

8. Road Diet Advantages
• Improved safety and mobility for cyclists and pedestrians
• Reduction in fastest speeds
• 20% to 50% crash reduction

15. A B C D E F
KVP & Beulah
KVP & Beulah
MORNINGEVENING
0 10 20 10030 40 50 60 70 80 90sec
Traffic Signal Performance
KVP & Hayfield
KVP & Hayfield

16. EULAHST.EULAHST.

17. Existing Proposed
Morning 37 38
Evening 24 24
Average Delay at Beulah Signal (seconds)

18. HAYFIELDRD.HAYFIELDRD.

19. Existing Option
Morning 39 37
Evening 35 42
Average Delay at Hayfield Signal (seconds)

20. Lawyers Road Diet

21. Lawyers Road Diet Results
• Average speeds dropped by 1 mph
• Vehicles over 50 mph declined from 13% to 1% of traffic
• No change in traffic volume

22. 0
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10
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Year 5 Year 4 Year 3 Year 2 Year 1 Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5
Crashesperyear
Property Damage
Injury
Crashes in the Road Diet Section of Lawyers Rd.
B E F O R E A F T E R
Average 16 total crashes per year
Average 6 injury crashes per year
5 crashes per year
67%

23. Lawyers Road Survey
• 851 responses, non-scientific, one year after implementation
• Does the road feel safer?
• Do you cycle more often on Lawyers?
• Do your auto trips take more time?
• Have auto speeds dropped?
• Did the project improve Lawyers?
Yes: 69%
Yes: 47%
No: 69%
Yes: 59%
Yes: 74%

24. County of Fairfax, Virginia
Bicycle Master Plan
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Fairfax County’s first Bicycle Master Plan
was adopted by the Board of Supervisors
on October 28, 2014.
Calls for bike lanes on
Kingstowne Village Parkway

25. County of Fairfax, Virginia
What are the next steps?
• Gather community input tonight and next
several weeks with option for 2nd
meeting
• Redesign plans as necessary and come to
final conclusion
• Design completion: April 2015
• Projects go to construction: Summer 2015
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26. County of Fairfax, Virginia
Thank You
Questions/Comments?
adam.lind@fairfaxcounty.gov
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