Fern Street Neighborhood Connection

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The project would construct a new biking and walking connection between Route 29 and Park Road in the Westmore neighborhood. The path and landscaping improvements would be installed in the grassy area owned by the city, adjacent to the Fairfax Junction shopping center parking lot.

This connection was recommended in the Kamp Washington Small Area Plan(External link), which was approved by City Council on Oct. 25, 2022. The small area plan was the product of a yearlong effort to develop specific recommendations for land uses, a street network, public amenities, and other related elements in the Kamp Washington Activity Center.

Priority Project
The Fern Street Neighborhood Connection project is included in the city’s FY2024-25 Two-Year Transportation Program, adopted by City Council on June 13, 2023. The projects in the program are eligible for regional, state, and federal funding consideration over the next 2-10 years. The projects recommended in the program balance local and regional transportation needs, improve connectivity, and facilitate livability.

Funding
The City Council will be asked to endorse an application for federal Transportation Alternatives funding for this project at their September 12 City Council meeting. Councilmembers will review feedback from the current outreach period when considering endorsement of the funding application. If the city is successful in receiving this funding, it would become available in 2024, with construction occurring in 2025-2026.

Open House
The city will hold an open house to discuss the type of path, landscaping, and other features with interested residents from 5-7 p.m. on July 19. Meet on-site in the grassy area between Route 29 and Park Road.

The project would construct a new biking and walking connection between Route 29 and Park Road in the Westmore neighborhood. The path and landscaping improvements would be installed in the grassy area owned by the city, adjacent to the Fairfax Junction shopping center parking lot.

This connection was recommended in the Kamp Washington Small Area Plan(External link), which was approved by City Council on Oct. 25, 2022. The small area plan was the product of a yearlong effort to develop specific recommendations for land uses, a street network, public amenities, and other related elements in the Kamp Washington Activity Center.

Priority Project
The Fern Street Neighborhood Connection project is included in the city’s FY2024-25 Two-Year Transportation Program, adopted by City Council on June 13, 2023. The projects in the program are eligible for regional, state, and federal funding consideration over the next 2-10 years. The projects recommended in the program balance local and regional transportation needs, improve connectivity, and facilitate livability.

Funding
The City Council will be asked to endorse an application for federal Transportation Alternatives funding for this project at their September 12 City Council meeting. Councilmembers will review feedback from the current outreach period when considering endorsement of the funding application. If the city is successful in receiving this funding, it would become available in 2024, with construction occurring in 2025-2026.

Open House
The city will hold an open house to discuss the type of path, landscaping, and other features with interested residents from 5-7 p.m. on July 19. Meet on-site in the grassy area between Route 29 and Park Road.

  • CLOSED: This survey has concluded.

    The City of Fairfax is developing a concept for a new biking and walking connection along the Fern Street corridor between Route 29 and Park Road. The path and landscaping improvements, recommended in the Kamp Washington Small Area Plan, would be installed in the grassy area owned by the city, adjacent to the Fairfax Junction shopping center. 

    City Council will be asked to endorse an application for federal Transportation Alternatives funding at the September 12 City Council meeting. If the application is successful, funding would become available in 2024, with construction in 2025-2026.

    Consultation has concluded
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