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Transportation Planning Administrative Guidelines Update

Department of Transportation and Environmental Services Transportation Planning Division

Why is the City updating its Guidelines?

• Provide avenue for input from partner firms and the

larger public

• Improve clarity for all parties (City staff, developers,

attorneys, consultants & general public)

• Reevaluate requirements that are not currently

recognized & consider additions (if warranted)

• Ensure consistency with City Code, updated VDOT

standards, current trends, etc.

• Generate ideas about future policy directions

Provide avenue for input

Participation from:

• Alexandria Federation of Civic Associations
• Virginia Department of Transportation
• City Staff in T&ES and P&Z
• Three transportation engineering/planning firms

active in Alexandria

Im Improve clarity

• Better standardizes requirements
• Eliminates irrelevant requirements
• Improved policy statement on mitigation conditions

with a focus on:

• balancing all stakeholder needs
• improving understanding about the City Vision
• acknowledging the trade-offs often associated with

driver vs. non-driver capital improvements

Reevaluate requirements

Benefits for City Staff:

• Timing that allows for appropriate staff review
• Proposes parking study requirements at small study

level to help justify projects at Planning Commission

• Future submission requirements for electronic data

Reevaluate requirements

Improvements for the Development Community:

• Flexibility for DSUP/CDD/SAP coordination
• Reduces transit data requirements
• Reduces bicycle/pedestrian/transit study area

requirements for large studies

• For multiphase projects, medium studies no longer

required to run scenarios for phase II +6 (unless required per VDOT)

Ensure consistency

• Updates language to note new VDOT chapter and

regulations

• References VDOT Traffic Operations and Safety

Analysis Manual’s Software Selection Tool as a guide for determining study parameters

• Does not address TMP 11-700; will be examined

through future study as resources become available

Generate ideas

Renaissance Planning Group’s White Paper:

• Pro Rata Share Districts
• Synchronizing Transportation Management Plan

and Transportation Study Requirements

• Consideration of Person Trips vs. Vehicular Trips
• Integrating Parking Management with Assumptions
• Considering Vehicle Miles Traveled
• Effects of Autonomous Vehicles

Questions

Thank you!

patrick.reed@alexandriava.gov