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The Missing Link
At just less than a quarter mile long, the Pickett Road Connector Trail (funded and in design) is an important missing link in the city’s trail network. The new trail will connect more than 40 miles of regional trails, providing safe, off-street access to public transit, shopping and dining areas, employment centers, and parks.
Running north/south between Thaiss Memorial Park and the intersection of Fairfax Boulevard and Pickett Road, the new trail will connect the Wilcoxon and Cross-County Trails to the City of Fairfax Connector Trail, which leads to the Vienna/Fairfax-GMU Metro Station.
The 10-foot-wide, fully-accessible trail will provide a safe alternative to the narrow sidewalk along busy Pickett Road. Walkers and joggers, cyclists, and parents with strollers will enjoy the smooth, level surface interspersed with sections of boardwalk over wetland areas. The trail alignment was selected to minimize environmental impacts and create a memorable experience for trail users.
The estimated total cost for this project is approximately $6 million. The city was awarded funding from Virginia Smart Scale, a federal funding source for improving bicycle and pedestrian trails, highways, and Park and Ride facilities, and expanding transit and rail capacity.
Please use the tools below to ask questions and provide comments, and sign up to receive project updates.
The Missing Link
At just less than a quarter mile long, the Pickett Road Connector Trail (funded and in design) is an important missing link in the city’s trail network. The new trail will connect more than 40 miles of regional trails, providing safe, off-street access to public transit, shopping and dining areas, employment centers, and parks.
Running north/south between Thaiss Memorial Park and the intersection of Fairfax Boulevard and Pickett Road, the new trail will connect the Wilcoxon and Cross-County Trails to the City of Fairfax Connector Trail, which leads to the Vienna/Fairfax-GMU Metro Station.
The 10-foot-wide, fully-accessible trail will provide a safe alternative to the narrow sidewalk along busy Pickett Road. Walkers and joggers, cyclists, and parents with strollers will enjoy the smooth, level surface interspersed with sections of boardwalk over wetland areas. The trail alignment was selected to minimize environmental impacts and create a memorable experience for trail users.
The estimated total cost for this project is approximately $6 million. The city was awarded funding from Virginia Smart Scale, a federal funding source for improving bicycle and pedestrian trails, highways, and Park and Ride facilities, and expanding transit and rail capacity.
Please use the tools below to ask questions and provide comments, and sign up to receive project updates.
July 2018: City Council Approved Funding Application
Pickett Road Connector Trail has finished this stage
Project Design
Pickett Road Connector Trail is currently at this stage
Design through 2022
Design Public Hearing
this is an upcoming stage for Pickett Road Connector Trail
A design public hearing will be held fall/winter 2021. The purpose of this hearing is to update City Council and the public about the project and receive comments about the design. Staff will respond to comments prior to advancing into final design. No Council action will be taken at the public hearing.
Trail Installation
this is an upcoming stage for Pickett Road Connector Trail
Construction of the trail will begin in summer/fall 2022, with a completion date in 2023.
Fairfax City Trails Map
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Multimodal Transportation Goals
Multimodal transportation goals in the city’s 2035 Comprehensive Plan include:
Expanding trail and bicycle networks to connect to regional facilities and destinations
Filling gaps in the existing trail network
Implementing projects proposed by the Parks & Recreation Master Plan
