Move Fairfax City: Safe, Walkable, Thriving

Oct 27, 2025, UPDATE: Phase 1 of public engagement has concluded. Thank you to everyone who provided input online and in person! Your feedback will be used to help develop future recommendations and priorities.

An open house was held Oct. 8 at the City of Fairfax Regional Library. Watch a short video summary, view event photos, or download the open house exhibit boards.

Recommendations in this plan will also be based on an analysis of existing conditions, challenges and opportunities. Click here to scroll through the existing conditions analysis.

About the Project

The City of Fairfax was awarded a federal Safe Streets for All grant to develop Move Fairfax City, a plan to improve transportation safety and walkability throughout the city and in Old Town Fairfax. This plan has three components:

• A citywide Safety Action Plan, which will develop recommendations to improve roadway safety and reduce deaths and serious injuries for all users (drivers, pedestrians, bicyclists, transit riders).
• A citywide Pedestrian Master Plan, which will prioritize recommendations for pedestrian improvement projects.
• An Old Town Fairfax Circulation Study, which will evaluate the feasibility of alternative traffic circulation patterns and pedestrian improvements including those proposed in the Old Town Fairfax Small Area Plan and identify a preferred network and streetscape design for implementation.

All three plans will work together towards a safe, walkable, and thriving Fairfax.