The Fairfax County Department of Transportation has launched its 2050 Countywide Transit Network Study. This study includes a survey of the public to develop recommendations for where Metrorail should be extended, where streetcars, light-rail or other transit modes are appropriate, and where dedicated lanes that allow buses to move faster could be built. The study will recommend transit improvements in various corridors that work together to improve/facilitate movement throughout the county, as well as how these transit modes can be phased-in and funded over time.
In Southeast Fairfax Development Corporation's recent survey of opinions about Richmond Highway, the overwhelming majority of respondents wished to see improved traffic conditions. Here is a chance for local residents to voice that opinion directly to county leaders.
For more information on the 2050 Countywide Transit Network Study, visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/fcdot/2050transitstudy. On that website there are links on the right side that allow residents to take the survey and share their opinions. There will be additional opportunities for public involvement throughout the duration of the study.
The study is anticipated to take approximately 18 months, with an estimated completion timeframe of summer 2013.