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Meeting Community Sustainability Goals Through Coordinated Development and Transportation Strategies

May 20, 2013

Jefferson Davis Corridor – 1970s Jefferson Davis Corridor – 2008

The Community Sustainability – Transportation Question

• Can communities support increased economic activity,

improved environmental performance and quality of life while reducing reliance on auto travel and associated VMT growth?

– In Arlington, the answer is yes, but it takes commitment and continued innovation – Transportation infrastructure investments and services must be closely aligned with development

• Are there other ancillary community benefits?

– The reduced reliance on auto travel yields many other community benefits: more efficient use of land, reduced environmental impacts, lower energy use, a lower carbon footprint, improved public health

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Topics to be covered

• Overview of development and transportation in

Arlington

• Overview of the Jefferson Davis Corridor and

adjacent neighborhoods

• Transportation Systems & Data Collection
• Transportation Demand Management
• Capital Program Investments
• Lesson learned

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Context

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• Arlington, Virginia – 25.8 sq. miles in area including federal lands
• At the confluence of major regional transportation facilities
• Located in the core of a rapidly growing Washington region (over 6 million

residents, 3 million jobs and 1,200 sq. miles of urbanized area)

• Continuing to grow – with over 276,000 residents and 308,000 jobs projected

by 2040 (212,900 residents and 228,700 jobs in January 2013)

• Over 88.5% of all housing/household/population growth and 96% of all

employment growth forecasts for established transit districts (Rosslyn- Ballston, Jefferson Davis and Columbia Pike Corridors)

100,000 200,000 300,000 400,000

1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030 2040

Households Residents Jobs

Development Concepts

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• Concentrate high and mid-

density redevelopment around transit stations (highly targeted) and taper down to existing neighborhoods

• Encourage a mix of uses and

services in station areas

• Create high quality pedestrian

environments and enhanced

• pen space
• Preserve and reinvest in

established residential neighborhoods

General Land Use Plan

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Rosslyn-Ballston Corridor Jefferson Davis Corridor

Columbia Pike

Development Characteristics

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• 44.5 million sq. ft. of office space*, 41 million sq. ft. in Metro station areas*

with over 4 million sq. ft. of supporting retail & services

• 108,000 housing units (over 43,000 in Metro station areas)
• Over 3,250 housing units, 1.6 million sq. ft. of office, 190,000 sq. ft. of retail

under construction as of January 2013. * Includes the Pentagon @ 5 million sq. Ft.

Arlington’s Master Transportation Plan

The Master Transportation Plan (MTP)

• Adopted in eight parts
• Goals & Policies element and MTP Map –

adopted in 2007

• Bicycle, Pedestrian and Demand and Systems

Management elements - adopted in 2008

• Transit and Parking and Curb Space

Management elements - adopted in 2009

• Streets element – adopted in 2011

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Significance of the MTP

• Part of Arlington County’s Comprehensive Plan.

Similar to the General Land Use Plan (GLUP) and Public Spaces Master Plan

• Provides policy guidance for development of
• ther plans and projects
• Periodic reviews and amendments to the MTP

undergo a public review process including hearings at commissions and County Board

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Transportation Facilities & Services – Expanding Travel Options

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• 1,094 lane-miles of streets and 19

miles of HOV lanes

• Over 5,300 on-street metered

parking spaces

• 12 miles of Metrorail lines and 11

stations

• VRE commuter rail
• Extensive regional (Metrobus) and

local bus (ART) service

• And expanding car-share program

with over 80 cars

• A growing bikesharing program with

50 stations w/ 36 additional stations funded

• 50 miles of multi-use trails and 36

miles of on-street bike lanes and sharrows

• Extensive and growing network of

sidewalks

• Residents

– Over 212,900 in January 2013 – Over 140,000 workers with 70% working

• utside the County

– Lowest resident drive-alone commute rate in all VA regions – 46% residents use non-SOV as primary commute mode

• Employees commuting to Arlington-based

jobs

– Over 228,700 jobs in 2013 – 200,000+ jobs clustered around transit in Arlington’s high-density corridors. – 160,000+ workers commute into Arlington daily Over 40% take transit, walk or bike to work.

• Visitors

– 4 million plus visitors to Arlington National Cemetery – Over 10,500 hotel rooms used as a base for visitors from outside the region – Many daily visitors from adjacent jurisdictions

• Through travelers & commuters

Transportation System Users

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Transportation System Use

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• > 4 million vehicle-miles of travel per day
• 220,000 Metrorail boardings/alightings
• > 64,000 bus trips
• > 3,000 commuter rail boardings/alightings
• > 7,700 car-share members
• > 200,000 transit-related walking trips
• < 50% of all resident and worker trips in the

Metro Corridors by SOV

Transportation Strategies to Influence Travel Patterns

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• Concentrate mixed use

development around transit stations

• Create environments rich in travel

choices

• Time transportation improvements

including expansion of transit service to development

• Provide comprehensive travel

information and encouragement

• Expand development-specific TDM

requirements

• Increase focus on parking

management (supply and pricing)

Creating Environments Rich In Travel Choices

• Site Plan Development
• County Infrastructure Investments
• Expanded Transit Service
• Support for Emerging Travel Options

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Providing Comprehensive Travel Information and Encouragement

• Sales – Arlington

Transportation Partners

• Retail Commuter Information

and Support – three commuter stores, one mobile store

• Marketing
• Operations & Logistics
• Special Initiatives –

BikeArlington, WalkArlington, Carsharing, Bikesharing

• Transportation research –

Mobility Lab

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Requiring Development-Specific Transportation Demand Management

• Participation in County-

wide Commuter Services programs

• Transit subsidies
• On-site improvements

including sidewalk/streetscape and bicycle facilities

• On-site travel information
• Parking management
• Transportation

performance surveys

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EPA – Potomac Yard (completed 2006) ATP participant Employee transit subsidies Dedicated transitway and station Sidewalk and bicycle improvements Market-rate parking charges On-site transportation coordinator

Managing Parking

• Management of the on-street

supply – Residential permit parking – On-street metered parking

• Influence off-street private

parking – Parking information – Shared/public parking – Pricing – Amount provided

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The Jefferson Davis Corridor

(Blue and Yellow lines)

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One square mile area

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2 stations (Pentagon City, Crystal City)

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Adjacent to the Pentagon and National Airport

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12.8 million sq. ft. of office space

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13,300 housing units

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2.5 million sq. ft. of retail space

Population, Households and Jobs (2010)

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• 23,000

10,915 5,828* 12,457 4,333 2,202 998 2,416 922* 246 3,668 1,569* 1,904 5,231 2,452* 42,628

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#,### - Population #,### - Households #,### - Jobs

22202 Totals Population = 26,563 Households = 12,973 Jobs = 89,280

Population, Households and Jobs (2040)

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15,413 (41%)

• 23,992 (93%)

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• 3,129 (64%)

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• 59,398 (39%)
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22202 Totals Population = 35,197 (33%)

• Jobs = 119,828 (34%)

Transportation Attributes (Street Network)

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Transportation Attributes (Bus and Rail)

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Transportation Challenges & Opportunities

• Rebuild our arterial network of streets in this area to better

support the complete range of multi-modal users.

• Break up the large block structure of Pentagon and Crystal

City, improving pedestrian and vehicular connectivity.

• Improve Metrorail and other transit connectivity to other parts
• f Arlington, particularly Rosslyn and the R-B corridor.
• Improve VRE facilities and station capacity at the Crystal City

station.

• Support the increasing demands for transit oriented mixed-

use neighborhoods were people can live and work in the same place.

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Transportation Field Data Collection and Analysis

• Intelligent transportation systems – real-time

information

• Periodic field surveys

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Transportation System Monitoring

• Intelligent Transportation System (ITS)

– Fiber optic network – CCTV camera program – Emergency vehicle signal pre-emption – Transit signal priority – Automated traffic count station program – Automate bicycle and pedestrian count station program – Real time transit vehicle tracking and reporting – Real time transit information displays

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Traffic Trends - Arterial Streets

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Street Segment Street Type 1996 2001 2006 2009 2011/2012 % Change 1996-2012

Columbia Pike w/o Glebe EW 5-lane arterial 32,000 22,612 28,000 28,000 NA

• 12.5%

Columbia Pike e/o Wash. Blvd. EW 4-lane arterial NA 13,000 12,000 12,000 10,000

• 23.0%

Glebe Rd. s/o Columbia Pike NS 4-lane arterial 29,000 32,000 28,000 26,000 27,000

• 6.0%

Hayes Street n/o 15th St. NS 6-lane arterial 21,426 14,200 13,900 NA 13,540

• 36.8%
• S. Eads Street

n/o 18th St. NS 4-lane arterial NA 9,140 8,270 NA 9,230 .98% Jeff Davis Hwy n/o Glebe Rd NS 6-lane arterial 52,000 NA 44,000 43,000 44,000

• 15.4%

Arlington Ridge Rd s/o 23rd Street NS 2-lane arterial 14,584 12,570 13,250 NA 13,680

• 2.3%
• No dicernable pattern of growth on the local road system over the 15 year period

CCTV Program

• 145 CCTV locations,
• ver 20 in the JD

Corridor and S. Glebe Road (highest density

• f cameras in VA)
• Multiple functions:

– Identification of

• perational issues

– Traffic studies – Incident management – Special events

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Permanent Traffic Monitoring

• 20 active, 40 under

construction and an additional 54 planned (4 stations operational and 4 in testing in the study area)

• Real time traffic data

collection

• Collect speed,

classification and volume

• Provides ongoing data

365 days per year

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Permanent Traffic Monitoring

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Traffic Monitoring on Crystal Drive

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1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 9000 M T W T F Average Daily Volume

NB Crystal Drive - Avg. Weekday Volumes By Month

Feb-12 Feb-13 Mar-12 Mar-13 Apr-12 Apr-13

Automatic Bicycle & Pedestrian Counting Equipment

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Transit Ridership Trends – Arlington- Related Trips

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FY1996 Actual FY 2001 Actual FY 2006 Actual FY 2009 Actual FY2012 Actual FY2013 Projected % Growth Metrorail Arlington Stations

45,335,000 56,278,412 60,864,000 61,935,000 61,014,000 61,929,275

36.6% Metrobus Arlington Routes

12,049,000 11,614,599 13,221,100 16,135,000 15,056,000 15,206,378

26.2% VRE – Crystal City

567,000 586,069 992,600 998,903 1,142,000 1,154,800

103.7% Arlington Transit (ART)

105,000 147,813 926,600 1,428,800 2,537,000 2,780,000

2,648% Total Annual Ridership

58,076,000 68,626,893 76,004,300 81,916,996 79,749,000 81,070,453

39.6%

• 2+% average annual growth across all transit services over the 17 year period
• 40% of Virginia’s total annual transit ridership is from Arlington related trips

Growth in ART Local Transit Ridership

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674,806 926,574 1,060,441 1,225,427 1,428,827 1,990,402 2,261,100 2,537,000 2,780,000

500,000 1,000,000 1,500,000 2,000,000 2,500,000 3,000,000

FY 05 FY 06 FY 07 FY 08 FY 09 FY 10 FY 11 FY 12 FY 13

Fiscal Year Annual Ridership * Two of the highest ridership routes serve Pentagon City and the Pentagon (ART 42 and ART 87)

Transportation Demand Management

• Site-based programs tied to County approvals and

permits:

– Plans & ongoing reporting required for all site plans/use permits and public facilities – Plans require on-site management, facilities, information services, transit subsidies and other elements to maximize use of transit, carpool/vanpool, telework, flex schedules, walking and biking – All site plan requirements are actively tracked for compliance – County staff/contractors also maintain ongoing outreach and support to building tenants in the case of employment sites – Sites with robust transportation demand management plan implementation can achieve a 20% drive-along share reduction over similar sites without TDM programs, hotel and residential properties

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Transportation Demand Management –

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• County-wide programs (Arlington County

Commuter Services:

– Ongoing education, research, sales, marketing, web information/transaction support for transportation options at employment, hotel and residential properties – Most employers, all hotels and most multi-family properties participate – Most comprehensive TDM program in Virginia and in the Washington region responsible for removing over 45,000 daily vehicle trips from Arlington streets (scope is greater than all regional and local government TDM programs combined)

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Neighborhood Resident and Employee Surveys

• 2010 Household Transportation Survey
• 2008 Commercial Building Survey

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Auto Driver Auto Passenger Transit Walk/ Bike School Bus/Other Core District of Columbia 7.0 37.0 14.4 18.3 27.5 2.5 2.6 12.8 13.60% Arlington 7.8 52.9 16.5 10.7 16.6 3.3 4.1 21.6 5.26%

• Rosslyn-Ballston Corridor

6.0 45.0 13.4 19.0 19.7 2.9 2.7 17.4

• Jefferson Davis Corridor

5.6 35.2 11.2 20.6 29.2 3.8 2.0 10.9

• Columbia Pike

6.5 58.2 16.0 11.3 12.1 2.4 3.9 21.2

• Shirlington

6.2 64.5 8.2 12.3 13.9 1.1 4.0 19.3

• Arlington outside activity center

9.6 56.0 18.5 6.8 15.1 3.6 5.4 26.1 Alexandria 7.1 56.1 16.9 9.2 15.9 1.9 4.0 22.1 3.60% Inner Suburbs Fairfax County 9.1 61.1 25.0 4.0 5.4 4.4 5.6 35.2 19.27% Montgomery County 9.4 57.4 23.0 5.7 9.4 4.5 5.4 33.3 18.89% Prince Georges County 8.3 58.1 25.2 6.5 5.8 4.5 4.8 36.3 16.80% Outer Suburbs Loudoun County 8.8 63.3 26.4 1.3 3.9 5.2 5.6 50.1 5.42% Prince William County 9.9 59.7 28.9 2.2 4.1 5.1 5.9 51.0 8.13% Frederick County 9.8 64.7 25.0 1.3 4.8 4.2 6.3 57.4 2.67% Charles County 9.4 64.5 24.9 1.8 2.5 6.2 6.1 65.6 4.50% Regional Average VMT per HH 34.19 Arlington Ave HH VMT/Region Ave HH VMT 63.18% Arlington Metro Corridors HH VMT/Regional Average HH VMT 45.70%

updated - June 1, 2011 Uses expanded Arlington dataset with new regional weighting factors Results updated only for Arlington

% of of Daily Household Trips by Mode of Travel Jurisdiction in the Greater Metropolitan Washington Region Average Weekday Trips per Household Average Weekday Auto Driver Trips* Average Weekday Auto Driver VMT % of Regional HH

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Just Over a Third of Trips to Rosslyn-Ballston Corridor

and Jeff Davis Corridor are Drive Alone

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Primary Mode by Area

The DA rate was similar for Ballston, Rosslyn, and Crystal City, but dramatically higher (79% ) for areas outside Metro corridors. Crystal City had the highest transit share, but Ballston had much higher bike/walk use. CP /VP use was similar in the three Metro corridors and lower in "Other" areas.

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Primary Mode by Urban Level

The DA rate was much higher for Low Urban areas than for areas

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Urban likely reflects the large role of Crystal City in this group.

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Primary Mode by Metro Distance

DA rates were much lower and transit use was considerably

higher for respondents who worked within 5 blocks of a Metrorail stations than for respondents who worked farther away from

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Primary Mode by Total TDM Level

The DA rate dropped substantially as TDM level rose Low TDM - 62%

DA, Moderate TDM - 47% DA, High TDM - 40% DA

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Primary Mode by Parking Ratio

The DA rate increased as the parking ratio increased - as more parking was available, more employees chose to drive to work. But the most dramatic increase was when parking was available to all employees.

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Primary Mode by Parking Fee (Perceived by Employee)

Parking fee seemed to have little impact on DA rates, until the fee climbed above $100. At that point, DA rates fell sharply.

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Transportation Capital Program in the Jefferson Davis Corridor

• Over $300 million in street and transit

investments underway or planned in the County’s 10-year Transportation CIP

• Includes funding for rebuilding most of the

arterial streets in Pentagon City and Crystal City

• Includes major Metrorail station access and high

capacity surface transit investments

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Pentagon City Complete Streets

• Army Navy Drive Complete Street Project – S.

Joyce St. to 12th St S.

• Redesign Army Navy Drive roadway to provide safer

pedestrian crossings, improved pedestrian space and separated two-way cycle track.

• Pentagon City Multi-Modal Project – S. Hayes St

from Army Navy Dr. to 15th St. S.

• In-construction – Redesign S Hayes St to include

Mid-block crossings, HAWK Signals, Green Bicycle Lanes, Street Lighting, Transit and Bicycle Amenities

• South Joyce Street Improvements (Construction

Complete 2013)

• Completed Spring 2013 – Improved, street lighting,

bicycle and pedestrian facilities north of S. Joyce St./Army Navy Dr.

• Army Navy Drive Tour Bus Center (Department of

Defense)

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Crystal City Complete Streets

• Crystal Drive Two-Way Conversion (Construction 2013-2014)
• Redesign Crystal Drive from one direction to two directions, bicycle lanes,

signals, street lights

• South Clark-Bell Street Extension (Construction FY 2014)
• Create better connections to 15th Street South, bicycle facilities, new street

lighting and traffic signals

• 15th Street South Realignment (Construction FY 2014)
• Realignment of 15th Street South to include new bicycle facilities, on-street

parking, new signals and street lighting

• 12th Street South (Construction FY 2014) – Private Developer
• Projects in Concept Design: South Eads Street, 23rd Street South, 18th Street

South, 33rd Street South

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Complete Streets Projects in Adjacent Areas

• Boundary Channel Interchange Project (Construction 2015)
• Roundabout Design will reduce congestion on I-395, design improves regional pedestrian and

bicycle facilities

• Columbia Pike Realignment to Washington Blvd. (Concept Design)
• Redesign roadway to create seamless travel from Columbia Pike to Pentagon City
• Columbia Pike/Washington Blvd. Interchange (Concept Design)
• Improve connection from/to Washington Blvd. to Columbia Pike through realigned interchange

ramps

• Route 110 Trail Connection
• Improve regional trail connection between Mount Vernon Trail, Route 110, the Pentagon and

Memorial Bridge

TSM Fiber Optic and Wireless Networks

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• Crystal City Potomac Yard Transitway
• Columbia Pike Streetcar
• Crystal City Streetcar
• Pentagon City Station Second Elevator
• Pentagon City Pedestrian Tunnel
• Crystal City Station Access Improvements
• Crystal City Multimodal Center
• Bus Stop Improvement Program
• Transit Service Planning
• ART Facilities

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Pentagon City Station Second Elevator

• Additional elevator to Pentagon City Metrorail

Station, west side of S Hayes St

• Fully funded with federal, state, and local

sources

• Currently in preliminary engineering

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Crystal City Multimodal Center

• Expanded capacity for buses and shuttles to

serve Crystal City Metrorail Station and vicinity

• Interim solution in advance of streetcar and

redevelopment

• Fully funded with local and state sources
• Currently in concept development

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Crystal City Station Access Improvements

• Additional access point to Crystal City Metrorail

Station in vicinity of Crystal Drive

• Improve access for all users and modes of

access

• Currently in conceptual planning

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Location Stop Design (North End) Stop Design (South End)

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Crystal City - Potomac Yard Transitway

Rendering of Proposed 12th Street Station Example of Streetcar Elsewhere Location of Planned Alignment

• Rte. 1/Crystal City Streetcar

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Corridor Streetcar Investments – Increasing Capacity

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Lessons Learned

• Arlington’s strategies have yielded substantial economic, transportation, and

environmental benefits - allowing continued growth with less reliance on auto trips, and more use of transit and other travel options.

• It isn’t just one policy but many that contribute to enhanced performance such

as:

– Building mixed use environments with highest densities around transit stops – Expanding viable and attractive transportation options – Making user information readily available and providing ongoing education and encouragement – Sustaining and strengthening transportation demand management (TDM) – Actively managing parking

• Sustaining community performance requires ongoing investments in

infrastructure and on-going monitoring.

• It’s not a short term commitment - to achieve the full benefits, it requires

sustaining and enhancing programs and policies over time

• It also requires ongoing community and institutional exposure to/and

assimilation of best practices from other communities in the US and abroad

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Effectiveness Coordinated Development & Transportation Strategies

Contact Information:

Dennis M. Leach, AICP Director of Transportation Arlington County Department of Environmental Services Division of Transportation & Development 703-228-0588 dleach@arlingtonva.us

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