` Pedestrians CITY OF FALLS CHURCH Traffic Calming Bicyclists ADA Assessment Pedestrian, Bicycle, and Traffic Calming Strategic Implementation Plan Strategic Plan Policy Safe Routes to School Appendix D Public Comments and Responses March 2012 DRAFT
APPENDIX D - PUBLIC COMMENTS AND RESPONSES Appendix D contains the public comments received during the planning process for the Pedestrian, Bicycle and Traffic Calming Strategic Implementation Plan as well as the team s responses to the comments. This appendix also contains the summary results from the Interactive Web Tool. The public input on this project was significant. The City received over 800 comments on the project, which indicates that residents value walking and biking and would like to see improved and/or new pedestrian and bicycle facilities throughout the City. Many comments stated concerns about specific locations and recommended improvements. Responses on the web tool indicated that the most popular destinations are the shopping centers, City Hall, parks, and downtown. Sidewalks are the most important amenity to walkers. Survey respondents indicated that sidewalks are missing along important routes where people want to walk and/or that existing sidewalks are often cracked or blocked by overgrown vegetation, which makes walking difficult. In addition, respondents indicated that the top five most difficult intersection crossings are: 1. W&OD Trail at N. West Street 2. W&OD Trail at Fairfax Drive (outside the City) 3. W&OD Trail at Great Falls Street 4. Lee Highway/Cavalier Trail /S. Maple Avenue and 5. Pennsylvania Avenue/Rees Place. Survey responses from persons with disabilities focused on the need for additional accessibility improvements including compliant curb ramps, audible and vibrating signals and sidewalks without obstacles. Those responding to the questions about bicycle accommodations indicated support for more bicycle lanes separated from traffic. The public input received for this project provided invaluable guidance for the project team in identifying projects and setting priorities. The pages that follow contain the full list of comments and the team s responses to those comments. The majority of the comments have been addressed in the Plan. Appendix D - Public Comments and Responses 1
APPENDIX D Question 1. What are your pedestrian destinations? 1 Donald Frady Park 2 City Center, 300 Park Ave 3 Cherry Hill Park It is the closest park with playground equipment from our end of town. The walk down route 7 with children/dogs is scary. The sidewalk is narrow and the cars speed recklessly 300 Park Ave (almost daily). Cherry Hill Park, Community Center, Library, and City Hall are all big walking destinations A HAWK signal is proposed at the intersection of E. Broad St and E. Fairfax St (intersection closest to the Donald Frady park). The City sidewalk policy for E. Broad St is to provide a minimum of 10 foot sidewalk (sidewalk and buffer) on E. Broad Street. However, due to relative priority of each project and limited budget the implementation will take place in phases. Appendix C details the rankings for each sidewalk segment. 4 City Center, 300 Park Ave crossing Virginia and Great Falls is dangerous. Cars accelerate into turn, sidewalks are missing, traffic on Virginia never stops at the stop sign (cannot see traffic until they have entered the traffic lane on Great Falls) The plan shows intersection improvements to Great Falls and Virginia including curb radii reduction with splitter islands. The goal is to calm traffic turning onto the street and create better visiblity and safety for pedestrians. 5 Falls Church Churchyard Destination The falls Church. You can only cross 7 by foot at either cherry st. or Washington St. I d like to cross closer to Fairfax or Lawton street (or in the middle). I see tons of people crossing here on Sundays 6 Cherry Hill Park Dog walking 7 East Falls Church Metro East Falls Church Metro 8 Giant, CVS, ABC, Staples (regularly) -- Haandi, Hair Fall Church Shopping Cuttery, Baskin Robbins (irregularly, but in past Center year) 9 Devonshire Park Good place to take dog. Cut-through in woods A HAWK signal is proposed at the intersection of E. Broad St and E. Fairfax St. Appendix D - Public Comments and Responses 2
APPENDIX D Question 1. What are your pedestrian destinations? 10 11 12 W&OD Trail at N Van Buren St Buxton Rd and Tyson Corner N Spring St between Fulton and Park Ave 13 Falls Church Park 14 City Center, 300 Park Ave Hard to get to from our street with children. Many missing sidewalks and not clear crossings making it stressful. Hidden corner - where cars come flying around both directions. Home (where I start or end) I enjoy walking on the Crossman Park walking path. It is provides a pleasant, safe walk next to Four Mile Run. I run/walk around the city for exercise. I mainly use the streets/bike path north of Broad street and from my home in Broadmont over to the city center. The City's policy is to install sidewalks on both sides of collectors and arterial streets and on one side of local and residential streets. The existing conditions inventory revealed that there were 354 locations in the City where there are no sidewalks. While the City understands that every location without a sidewalk should receive a sidewalk at some point, there needs to be a ranked list in order to identify the relative priority of each project and also due to the limited budget for implementation. Chapter 6 shows the locations of all new sidewalks based on priority. Appendix C details the rankings for each sidewalk segment. The City will review this issue and consider measures as appropriate. 15 Governors Ct and Little Falls St 16 400 South Maple Ave 17 Cherry Hill Park 18 19 Lincoln Park @ Great Falls St and Lincoln Ave City Center, 300 Park Ave I walk from Gresham Place to the Farmers Market on Saturdays. N Washington St is heavily travelled by fast moving, noisy cars and trucks. The sidewalks are narrow and close to the street. I try to avoid walking along N Washington St. I walk from my home on N. Virginia to my office on S. Maple Ave several times per month I walk from my home on N. Virginia with my kids to Cherry Hill Park several times per month I walk from my home on N. Virginia with my kids to Lincoln Park several times per month I walk from my home on N. Virginia with my kids to the Farmer s Market most Saturdays The City sidewalk policy for N. Washington St is to provide a 20 foot streetscape (10 ft sidewalk and 10 ft buffer) on N. Washington Street. Appendix D - Public Comments and Responses 3
APPENDIX D Question 1. What are your pedestrian destinations? 20 2800 Graham Rd Magruder s Grocery store. Sidewalk along city side of Lee Highway/S Washington St overgrown on way to light at Graham. The City has adopted a goal to 'Develop and implement a walkway maintenance program that includes annual sidewalk inspections' which will take care of these issues. Further all existing sidewalk deficiencies such as heaving, settling, buckling, etc have been identified in the existing conditions report (Chapter 4) and are scheduled to be remedied through the ADA Transition Plan. 21 Shopping Center, 352 West Broad St Many cars speed down our cul de sac looking for access to 29. They turn around and speed out again. The population of children continues to increase and the street becomes more dangerous 22 West Falls Church metro Metro Stop. Like marked crossing on Haycock Need more information to address the comment. It is not clear which cul-de-sac is referred to. 23 24 25 Fall Church Shopping Center Broad St between S Lee St and Penn Ave Broad St between Little Falls and N. Maple Ave My family and I walk from our home on N. Virginia to the Falls Plaza Shopping Center about once per month. My family and I walk from our home on N. Virginia to the shops on Broad St. several times per month My family and I walk from our home on N. Virginia to the shops on Broad St. several times per month. 26 27 N Washington between Fairfax Drive and N. Westmoreland St Library, 120 N Virginia Ave 28 115 East Fairfax St 29 Shopping Center on Broad St between Spring and Oak St My family and I walk from our home on N. Virginia up to Bear Rock Cafe about once a month My family walks from our home on N. Virginia to the library several times per month My wife and I walk our kids to school (the Day School) from our home on N. Virginia several times per month. New Post Office is not easily accessible from Broad Falls Apartments by foot. Additionally, car turning in and out of the P.O. frequently inhibit cars from making a left turn out of Broadfalls Plaza The City will review this issue and consider measures as appropriate. Appendix D - Public Comments and Responses 4
APPENDIX D Question 1. What are your pedestrian destinations? 30 Falls Park No sidewalk on one side of Seaton Lane, so many people cross at end of W Rosemary to get to sidewalk, including children going to TJ. No street crossing warning for cars. Why?? Lots of kids cross here 31 Roberts Park Our new Mt. Daniel bus stop due to construction on Randolph 32 370 West Broad St pancake house 33 Cherry Hill Park 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 Panera, Spectrum, Library, Post Office, Rt. 7 businesses, State theatre, Clare & Don s and Argia s, Browns, Ireland s Four Provinces, RedWhite&Bleu, etc. Pedestrian sidewalk needed for the length of Park Ave from N. West St to N. Washington St. Shopping Center, on Broad St b/w Penn Ave PNC Bank/Vantage Fitness & N Virginia Ave Forest Drive and Tyson Dr Post Box Shopping Center on Broad St between Spring Post Office and Oak St Shopping Center on Post Office Walking not bad except at building PO is Broad St between Spring located where there is a driveway with poor and Oak St visibility of sidewalk. Summerfield Rd & Cavalier Trail Quality Auto Parts Shopping Center, 352 Restaurants and Stores - La Caraquena, Anthony s, West Broad St and nearby - Starbucks, Kinkos, etc. Broad St between Little Restaurants and stores - Maneki Neko, Natalia s, Falls and N. Maple Ave CVS, etc. Hunan Café, 7175 Lee Highway S Washington St sidewalks often sandy/messy. Shopping Center, 352 West Broad St Starbucks Seaton Lane is a walking route to TJ Elementary School, and as such it is included in the City Safe Routes to School Plan for new sidewalks. However, due to relative priority of each project and limited budget the implementation will take place in different stages in the priority as described in Chapter 6 of the Plan. The Plan recommends the construction of the missing sidewalk links of Park Ave from N. West Street to N. Washington Street. The City will review this issue and consider measures as appropriate. Appendix D - Public Comments and Responses 5
APPENDIX D Question 1. What are your pedestrian destinations? 43 Shopping Center, 352 West Broad St Starbucks, Anthony's, chipotle Shopping Center on 44 Hillwood Ave between Stores - Lebanese Butcher, Halal Market, Red, Hot & Douglas Ave and Blue, etc. Annandale Rd This is a walking path where all can enjoy nature. 45 Falls Church Park Bicyclists who use this gravel path go too fast...causing problems and putting adults and children in danger of being hit or run over 46 TJ Elementary School TJ Elementary school (daily) 47 Broad St and Shreve Rd (c/w on Shreve Rd) Traffic lights do not prioritize walkers crossing Route 7. Pedestrians should have priority to cross and enough time. 48 Fowler St and Railroad Ave Walk to bike trail...to walk some more. 49 East Falls Church Metro Walk to EFC metro from Yucatan St. 50 Walk to Poplar Heights swimming pool and woods. Kennedy St and Crane St Like wide marked shoulders on West St 51 TJ Elementary School Walking down Randolph to get to Thomas Jefferson Elementary is dangerous. No sidewalks, cars parked on both sides, blind curve, seasonal blocks that require us to walk in the middle of the road (leaf piles, snow, garbage day, yard waste pick-ups) 52 TJ Elementary School walking to TJ Elementary 53 Grandmart, 6326 we like to go to grandmart for the selection of Arlington Boulevard product w/o having to walk through 7 corners 54 Broad St between S Oak We walk everywhere but often walk to downtown and S Lee St falls church to eat, shop, etc. 55 Shopping Center, on Broad St b/w Penn Ave & N Virginia Ave We walk regularly to restaurants. 56 Fall Church Shopping We walk to Giant from Pennsylvania Ave to do our Center shopping. Appendix D - Public Comments and Responses 6
APPENDIX D Question 1. What are your pedestrian destinations? 57 Community Center, 223 Little Falls St 58 West Falls Church Metro West Falls Church Metro 59 West Falls Church metro West Falls Church metro 60 West Falls Church metro Fall Church Shopping 61 Center on Broad St between Haycock Rd and Birch St 62 Broad St and Birch St 63 Fall Church Shopping Center 64 Kennedy St and Sewell Ave 65 Broad St and Falls Ave 66 1063 Broad St, Shopping Center 67 1064 Broad St, Shopping Center 68 1065 Broad St, Shopping Center 69 Wachovia Bank, 1000 Broad St 70 Sunoco, 934 West Broad St 71 Roberts Park Shopping Center on 72 Broad St between Spring and Oak St 73 N Spring St between Fulton and Park Ave 74 W&OD Trail near Lee St We walk to the community center and the park with our children on a daily basis Appendix D - Public Comments and Responses 7
APPENDIX D Question 1. What are your pedestrian destinations? 75 W&OD Trail near Cedar St 76 Lincoln Park @ Great Falls St and Lincoln Ave 77 W&OD Trail near Riley St Cherry Hill Park (On 78 Great Falls between N. Virginia Ave and Little Falls St) 79 East Falls Church Metro 80 East Falls Church Metro 81 East Falls Church Metro 82 East Falls Church Metro 83 W&OD Trail and 19th St 84 Falls Church Park 85 Crossman Park 86 Falls Church Park 87 Benjamin Banneker Park 88 Benjamin Banneker Park 89 Eden Center, 6763 Wilson Boulevard 90 Grandmart, 6326 Arlington Boulevard 91 Grandmart, 6326 Arlington Boulevard 92 Donald Frady Park 93 E Columbia and N Washington St 94 327 N Washington St 95 282 N Washington St # 100 96 Madison Park 97 Madison Park Appendix D - Public Comments and Responses 8
APPENDIX D Question 1. What are your pedestrian destinations? 98 State Theatre, 220 N. Washington St 99 State Theatre, 220 N. Washington St 100 State Theatre, 220 N. Washington St 101 State Theatre, 220 N. Washington St 102 127 East Broad St 103 Falls Church Churchyard Shopping Center on 104 Hillwood Ave between Douglas Ave and Annandale Rd 105 7139 Lee Highway 106 Wallace St & S. Washington St 107 Wallace St & S. Washington St 108 Tinners Hill & S. Maple Ave 109 400 South Maple Ave 110 Cavalier Trail Park 111 TJ Elementary School 112 Seaton Lane and Sherrow Ave 113 Broad St between S Lee St and Penn Ave 114 Broad St between S Lee St and Penn Ave 115 Broad St between S Lee St and Penn Ave 116 Rees Pl & Rees Place 117 100 Rees Place Appendix D - Public Comments and Responses 9
APPENDIX D Question 1. What are your pedestrian destinations? 118 Penn Ave between Broad St and Park Ave Shopping Center, on 119 Broad St b/w Penn Ave & N Virginia Ave Shopping Center, on 120 Broad St b/w Penn Ave & N Virginia Ave Shopping Center, on 121 Broad St b/w Penn Ave & N Virginia Ave Shopping Center, on 122 Broad St b/w Penn Ave & N Virginia Ave 123 Library, 120 N Virginia Ave 124 Library, 120 N Virginia Ave 125 Library, 120 N Virginia Ave 126 Shopping Center, 352 West Broad St 127 Shopping Center, 352 West Broad St 128 Shopping Center, 352 West Broad St 129 Shopping Center, 352 West Broad St 130 Shopping Center, 352 West Broad St 131 Cherry Hill Park 132 Cherry Hill Park 133 Cherry Hill Park 134 Cherry Hill Park 135 Cherry Hill Park 136 Cherry Hill Park Appendix D - Public Comments and Responses 10
APPENDIX D Question 1. What are your pedestrian destinations? 137 Cherry Hill Park 138 City Center, 300 Park Ave 139 Community Center, 223 Little Falls St 140 Community Center, 223 Little Falls St 141 US Post Office, 301 West Broad St 142 US Post Office, 301 West Broad St 143 Broad St between Little Falls and N. Maple Ave 144 Broad St and N. Maple Ave Broad St between N. 145 Maple Ave and N. Washington Ave Broad St between N. 146 Maple Ave and N. Washington Ave Broad St between N. 147 Maple Ave and N. Washington Ave Broad St between N. 148 Maple Ave and N. Washington Ave Broad St between N. 149 Maple Ave and N. Washington Ave Broad St between N. 150 Maple Ave and N. Washington Ave S. Maple between 151 Annandale Rd & Broad St Appendix D - Public Comments and Responses 11
APPENDIX D Question 2. What are your bicycle destinations? 152 Great Falls Street and Little Falls Street To promote bike travel and commuting, propose we deter. what roads could support bike lanes. We could review the standards for rd. width, markings and signage applied by Arlington and DC. Some possibilities Little Falls, Great Falls, Park, West, Lincoln,Hillwood, Timber, Annandale Rd The City developed a proposed network of bicycle facilities. The new bicycle route includes almost ten miles of new dedicated on-street bicycle lanes, ten miles of shared bike lane markings (sharrows) and four miles of signed bike routes. Chapter 6 provides information on the streets planned for bicycle facilities. The City also identified 5 potential locations for a pilot Capital Bikeshare program (Phase 1). Bike lanes are proposed on Little Falls, West, Lincoln, Hillwood. Sharrows are proposed on Great Falls and Park. 153 154 Hillwood Rd and Annandale Rd W. Columbia Street cul-desac 7-11 off of 29/Fairfax. Not easy to bike down Hillwood. Need bike lane. Access to Bike Trail important 155 W&OD Trail Anywhere on the WO&D trail 156 East Falls Church Metro Station Bike lanes up lee highway and along broad to get to metro 157 S. Oak Street and S Lee Street Bike to school with your child Bike lanes are proposed on both sides of Hillwood Avenue from the City limits to S. Washington Street. Chapter 6 provides information on the streets planned for bicycle facilities. The City developed a proposed network of bicycle facilities. The new bicycle route includes almost ten miles of new dedicated on-street bicycle lanes, ten miles of shared bike lane markings (sharrows) and four miles of signed bike routes. Chapter 6 provides information on the streets planned for bicycle facilities. The City developed a proposed network of bicycle facilities. The new bicycle route includes almost ten miles of new dedicated on-street bicycle lanes, ten miles of shared bike lane markings (sharrows) and four miles of signed bike routes. Chapter 6 provides information on the streets planned for bicycle facilities. The City developed a proposed network of bicycle facilities. The new bicycle route includes almost ten miles of new dedicated on-street bicycle lanes, ten miles of shared bike lane markings (sharrows) and four miles of signed bike routes. Chapter 6 provides information on the streets planned for bicycle facilities. 158 N. Spring and Fulton Avenue Bike trail going East 159 W&OD Trail Bike trail going West 160 City Center, 300 Park Avenue Cherry Hill Park, Famer s Market,etc. 161 City Center, 300 Park Avenue Farmer s market, Gov. t/community events 162 City Center, 300 Park Avenue Farmers Market 163 Sewell Avenue and Fowler Street 164 1230 W. Broad Street Giant 165 1230 W. Broad Street Giant Getting from Randolph to bike path is difficult at West. Need a crosswalk to safely access the bike path. Randolph Street is along the proposed bicycle route. The street is also proposed to receive a sidewalk (along with Kennedy on the north side of S. West Street) to provide connectivity to the W&OD trail. Appendix D - Public Comments and Responses 12
APPENDIX D Question 2. What are your bicycle destinations? 166 1230 W. Broad Street Giant, CVS Hidden corner - where cars come flying 167 Tyson Drive and Buxton Road around in both directions... The City will review this issue and consider measures as appropriate. Wood Mist Ln and Hollywood 168 Home Road 169 N. Spring and Park Avenue Home (where I start or end my rides) 170 West Falls Church Metro I bike to the metro 171 West Falls Church Metro I bike to WFC Metro (and will more often now that George bus will be gone), and it s very treacherous. The City developed a proposed network of bicycle facilities. The new bicycle route includes almost ten miles of new dedicated on-street bicycle lanes, ten miles of shared bike lane markings (sharrows) and four miles of signed bike routes. Chapter 6 provides information on the streets planned for bicycle facilities. The plan proposes sharrows for Grove Avenue, which leads to the WFC Metrorail station. 172 173 Virginia Sq. GMU Metro Station Broad Street and Washington Street I bike to work 174 120 N Virginia Avenue Library 175 19th Rd and N Van Buren Road I suggest PR campaign by City Gov. to City businesses to promote biking by their customers. Businesses could be encouraged/receive incentives to add bike racks, offer discounts to bikers Need better bike trail to get to the WO&D from Ridge Place. This is one of the goals stated in Chapter 3 of the plan. There are 11 parks within the City, as well as the W&OD trail, which runs through the City. In 2005, the Task Force on Open Space Acquisition developed a map of existing and proposed trails to connect the City s parks. Building on that effort, the City created the Parks Connectivity Map, which designates on-road and off-road paths to connect all of the parks and trails. Chapter 5 shows the Park Connectivity Plan which has connections to W&OD Trail (from the intersection of Ridge Place and N. Roosevelt Street). 176 E. Jefferson and Little Falls Street Need bike lane up Little Falls from bike trail to get to restaurants and shops. The City developed a proposed network of bicycle facilities. Little Falls Street is part of the proposed bicycle route (for bike lanes) as shown in the Bicycle Route Map in Chapter 6. Appendix D - Public Comments and Responses 13
APPENDIX D Question 2. What are your bicycle destinations? 177 Broad Street and N. Washington Street No reasonable way to bike down Broad or Washington St. except sidewalk where Bikes should not be allowed. The City developed a proposed network of bicycle facilities. The new bicycle route includes almost ten miles of new dedicated on-street bicycle lanes, ten miles of shared bike lane markings (sharrows) and four miles of signed bike routes. Bicycle facilities are shown on routes parallel to Broad and Washington rather than on the main corridors. Chapter 6 provides information on the streets planned for bicycle facilities. 178 Broad Street and Rees Place On a bike it is difficult to cross from Park to the other side of route 7. Sewell Avenue and Kennedy 179 Street Poplar heights pool via the W&OD N. Lee Street and Broad 180 Street Post Office 181 800 West Broad Street Post Office 182 1230 West Broad Street shopping destination 183 Cherry Hill Park 184 E. Columbia Street and N Van Buren Street Suggest we promote and provide facilities for biking for public events, such as concerts in the park, and holiday festivals. W&OD The new signal at Penn/Broad will facilitate better crossing of Route 7 in this location. The City will review this issue and consider measures as appropriate. 185 W&OD Trail between Great Falls Street and N. Oak Street we like to ride down great falls st to get to the trail... very hard w/o a bike lane The City plans to install sharrows and a new sidewalk on Great Falls Street. Also, some of the intersecting side streets will be retrofitted with smaller curb radii to slow turning vehicles, reduce pedestrian crossing distances and increase the visibility of pedestrians. Additionally, the City plans to redesign the W&OD trail crossing (raise the crosswalk and provide additional signage) to warn approaching motorists to slow down and to alert them to the presence of trail users. It is anticipated that all these improvements will narrow the roadway width and help to calm traffic and provide a safe pedestrian environment. Chapter 6 shows the concept plans for Great Falls Street. 186 126 N Virginia Avenue We need more bicycle racks at the library. The City will review this issue and consider measures as appropriate. 187 N. Lee and Broad Street We need more bicycle racks near Panera Bread and Mad Fox Brewery. The City will review this issue and consider measures as appropriate. Appendix D - Public Comments and Responses 14
APPENDIX D Question 2. What are your bicycle destinations? 188 Upton Hill Regional Park (Not part of Study Area) 189 6270 Arlington Blvd (not part of Study Area) 190 501 Roosevelt Boulevard 191 Falls Church park Roosevelt Street and W & OD 192 Trail East Falls Church Metro 193 Station East Falls Church Metro 194 Station East Falls Church Metro 195 Station East Falls Church Metro 196 Station E. Jefferson Street and N 197 Washington Street 198 Madison Park Broad Street and Maple 199 Avenue Douglas Avenue and E Fairfax 200 Street 201 Cherry Hill Park 202 City Center, 300 Park Avenue 203 120 N Virginia Avenue 204 121 N Virginia Avenue 205 122 N Virginia Avenue 206 123 N Virginia Avenue 207 124 N Virginia Avenue 208 125 N Virginia Avenue 209 N Lee and Park Avenue 210 Falls Park Appendix D - Public Comments and Responses 15
APPENDIX D Question 2. What are your bicycle destinations? 211 W&OD Trail 212 W&OD Trail 213 W&OD Trail Hughes Court and Buckelew 214 Drive 215 Lynn Pl and Randolph Street 216 West Falls Church Metro Appendix D - Public Comments and Responses 16
APPENDIX D Question 3. Where is bicycle parking missing or insufficient? 217 Broadale Village Shopping Center Is there bike parking here? The City will consider installation of additional bicycle parking as appropriate. 218 Broadale Village Shopping Center The City will consider installation of additional bicycle parking as appropriate. 219 Falls Plaza Shopping Center All along shopping plaza The City will consider installation of additional bicycle parking as appropriate. 220 Falls Plaza Shopping Center Current defacto bike parking in front of the Giant is in conflict with other pedestrian uses of the space The City will consider installation of additional bicycle parking as appropriate. 221 Falls Plaza Shopping Center The City will consider installation of additional bicycle parking as appropriate. 222 Gresham Road South of Lee Highway (Outside City Limits) The City will consider installation of additional bicycle parking as appropriate. 223 Madison park Would be nice to have a place to lock up my bike here The City will consider installation of additional bicycle parking as appropriate. 224 S. Spring St and W. Broad St Post Office The City will consider installation of additional bicycle parking as appropriate. 225 226 Shopping Plaza to the SE corner of W. Broad Street and S. Maple Avenue W & OD trail north of Broad Street The City will consider installation of additional bicycle parking as appropriate. The City will consider installation of additional bicycle parking as appropriate. Appendix D - Public Comments and Responses 17
APPENDIX D Question 4. Where are there damaged sidewalks? 227 W. Annandale Ave between W. Broad St and S. Maple Ave It seems, perhaps, that recent heavy rains and associated runoff may have contributed to shifting a huge block of sidewalk pavement UP at this location on the NORTH side of W. Annandale Road adjacent to the down-ramp exit to the old Post Office. The ADA Transition Plan includes a prioritized list of approximately 36 miles of sidewalks that need to be repaired or replaced. The ADA Plan anticipates phased implementation to achieve compliance with the ADA s program accessibility requirements. The implementation will take place in different stages in the priority as described in Chapter 6 of the Plan. Please refer to the stand alone Self Evaluation Update and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Transition Plan for Public Rights of Way for more details. 228 West St and Grove Ave Major cracks and breaks between the entries to Shreve and the side entry to the 7-Eleven lot. See response to comment above. 229 230 Lincoln Ave between N. West St and N. Spring St Lincoln Ave between Meridian St and Yucatan St cracked, broken and missing sidewalk sections in front of 913 Lincoln Avenue. Lincoln Avenue See response to comment above. See response to comment above. 231 Little Falls St between Great Falls St and Park Ave Trees in sidewalk breaking up sidewalk; also not ADA compliant in several places due to tree See response to comment above. and poles 232 Little Falls St between Great Falls St and Park Ave Almost everywhere the sidewalks have some problems - but nothing that would prohibit access even by wheelchair. See response to comment above. Appendix D - Public Comments and Responses 18
APPENDIX D Question 4. Where are there damaged sidewalks? 233 Great Falls St between Riley St and Little Falls St Tree cuts into narrow sidewalk that is frequented by wide strollers, bikes, etc., and traffic is pushed close to sidewalk 234 Park Ave between Bricks sinking around an underground access to Pennsylvania Ave and utilities. N. Virginia Ave 235 Park Ave between N. Oak St and N. Spring St Damage especially noticeable on the ingress/egress ramp to St. James parking lot. 236 Cracks and misalignments on south side of Park Ave between street in this block. Cracks and a noticeable Pennsylvania Ave and slant towards the street on the north (and N. Lee St truncated) sidewalk. The ADA Transition Plan includes a prioritized list of approximately 36 miles of sidewalks that need to be repaired or replaced. The ADA Plan anticipates phased implementation to achieve compliance with the ADA s program accessibility requirements. The implementation will take place in different stages in the priority as described in Chapter 6 of the Plan. Please refer to the stand alone Self Evaluation Update and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Transition Plan for Public Rights of Way for more details. 237 Park Ave between Little Falls St and N. Maple Ave Heaving on S.W. side of Park between Maple and Little Falls, but closer to corner w/ Maple 238 Broad St between S. West St and S. Lee St Old concrete sidewalk segments on Route 7 (W Broad) between S West Street and S Lee Street need to be replaced with updated paver sidewalks to join "uptown" and "downtown" Falls Church "main street" and improve ADA access and pedestrian safety. Appendix D - Public Comments and Responses 19
APPENDIX D Question 4. Where are there damaged sidewalks? 239 E. Broad Street and W&OD Trail The boards on the pedestrian/bicycle bridge over Broad Street have become badly warped making the ride over extremely bumpy. 240 W. Broad St and N. Virginia Ave Bricks popping up on sidewalk in front of bus stop at corner of W. Broad and N. Virginia. 241 N. Washington between E. Columbia St and Great Falls St Problems along both streets around corner, incl. misalignments, e.g., at manhole cover, and cracked pavement. 242 243 244 245 246 N. Washington St between E. Broad St and Great Falls St Lawton St between E. Columbia St and E. Broad St E. Columbia between N. Cherry St and Noland St N. Cherry St. between E. Columbia Stand E. Broad St Roosevelt Blvd between N. Roosevelt St and Wilson Blvd Lots of cracks/damage/sinking of broken pieces of sidewalk along east side of N. Washington from intersection w/ Broad to Sun Rise Retirement Home. Damaged driveway apron and sidewalk surrounding same. Very rough. Lots of cracks and crumbling and sinking of cracked/crumbled pieces of sidewalk up and down E. Columbia. Plenty of cracked uneven sidewalk along Cherry St. between E. Columbia and E. Broad Streets. The ADA Transition Plan includes a prioritized list of approximately 36 miles of sidewalks that need to be repaired or replaced. The ADA Plan anticipates phased implementation to achieve compliance with the ADA s program accessibility requirements. The implementation will take place in different stages in the priority as described in Chapter 6 of the Plan. Please refer to the stand alone Self Evaluation Update and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Transition Plan for Public Rights of Way for more details. Appendix D - Public Comments and Responses 20
APPENDIX D Question 4. Where are there damaged sidewalks? 247 N. Cherry St. between E. Columbia St and E. Broad St 248 249 N. Cherry St. between E. Columbia St and E. Jefferson St N. Washington St between E. Columbia St and Great Falls St The ADA Transition Plan includes a prioritized list of approximately 36 miles of sidewalks that need to be repaired or replaced. The ADA Plan anticipates phased implementation to achieve compliance with the ADA s program accessibility requirements. The implementation will take place in different stages in the priority as described in Chapter 6 of the Plan. Please refer to the stand alone Self Evaluation Update and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Transition Plan for Public Rights of Way for more details. 250 S. Lee St between W. broad St and S. Lee St 251 Tripps Run behind TJ (near Seaton Ln between Sherrow Ave and W. Cameron Rd) The asphalt path along Tripps Run behind TJ is heavily damaged in this location. The nearby bike/ pedestrian bridge also needs repair. The City will review this issue and consider measures as appropriate. Appendix D - Public Comments and Responses 21
252 11th St between N. Underwood St and N. Tuckahoe St APPENDIX D Question 5. Where are the missing sidewalk links? 253 254 18th Street between N. Van Buren St and N. Underwood St E. Columbia St between N. Roosevelt Blvd and Forest Drive No where that I have really cared about in the city. Sidewalks are not needed except on main streets as long as the streets are reasonably wide. (I can't type my comments because of char limit.) Sidewalk ends on right side (towards Arlington), but picks up across the street (towards Arlington) forcing walkers to cross the street or walk in the street. The City's policy is to install sidewalks on both sides of collectors and arterial streets and on one side of local and residential streets. The existing conditions inventory revealed that there were 354 locations in the City where there are no sidewalks. Chapter 6 shows the implementation schedule for all new sidewalks based on priority. Appendix C details the rankings for each sidewalk segment. 255 E. Jefferson St between N. Cherry St and Cul-de-sac See response to comment above. 256 Great Falls St between Lincoln Ave and W&OD trail Great Falls needs a sidewalk from the corner of Lincoln & Great Falls to the W&OD Bike trail so that kids don't have to cross the street twice to get to the W&OD bike trail heading east. 257 258 259 Great Falls Street between N. Maple Ave and Little Falls St Great Falls Street between N. Maple Ave and N. Washington St Great Falls Street between N. Maple Ave and N. Washington St The City plans to install a new sidewalk on Great Falls Street. Chapter 6 shows the concept plans for Great Falls Street. Appendix D - Public Comments and Responses 22
APPENDIX D Question 5. Where are the missing sidewalk links? 260 Great Falls Street between N. Virginia Ave and Little Falls St 261 Great Falls Street between Pennsylvania Ave and Little Falls St Sidewalks are missing on the northeast side of great falls street to get to the bus stop. there are lots of kids on this side of the street that have no way to get to the bus stop. The City plans to install a new sidewalk on Great Falls Street. Chapter 6 shows the concept plans for Great Falls Street. 262 263 Hollywood Rd between Wood Mist and Broadway Dr. Lawton St between E. Broad St and E. Columbia St Missing sidewalk between Wood Mist and Broadway. Sidewalk to nowhere on side of office building along Lawton. This location is outside the City Limits. The City will forward this issue to the appropriate department in Fairfax County. 264 265 Lawton St between E. Broad St and E. Columbia St Lincoln Avenue between Meridian St and N. Yucatan Ave Neither adults nor children should have to cross Lawton (or a number of other F.C. streets) in the middle of the block to stay on a sidewalk. Sidewalk ends on north side of Lincoln Avenue one house east of Walden Court. The City's policy is to install sidewalks on both sides of collectors and arterial streets and on one side of local and residential streets. The existing conditions inventory revealed that there were 354 locations in the City where there are no sidewalks. Chapter 6 shows the implementation schedule for all new sidewalks based on priority. Appendix C details the rankings for each sidewalk segment. 266 Little Falls St between W&OD Trail and W. Jefferson St There is a nice path along the stream next to the fire station but it is accessible from Little Falls/W&OD only via the fire station driveway. A sidewalk here would be great. There are 11 parks within the City, as well as the W&OD trail, which runs through the City. In 2005, the Task Force on Open Space Acquisition developed a map of existing and proposed trails to connect the City s parks. Building on that effort, the City created the Parks Connectivity Map, which designates onroad and off-road paths to connect all of the parks and trails. Chapter 5 shows the Park Connectivity Plan which has connections to W&OD Trail (near Falls Church Fire Dept.) Appendix D - Public Comments and Responses 23
APPENDIX D Question 5. Where are the missing sidewalk links? 267 N. Roosevelt St between Broad St and N. Roosevelt Blvd No sidewalk along cemetery fence. 268 N. Roosevelt St between Broad St and N. Roosevelt Blvd Sidewalks just end after the Oakwood Apts. and don't pick up again until after Ridge Pl. N. Roosevelt St is one of the streets proposed for traffic calming. The concept plans are detailed in Chapter 6. 269 N. Roosevelt St between Broad St and N. Roosevelt Blvd Many walk from Oakwood to East Broad -- needs sidewalk on cemetery side of N. Roosevelt St. 270 N. Virginia Ave between Great Falls St and Park Ave Virginia AVE - connecting great falls & park should definitely have a sidewalk - there is a bus stop on this road and it is unsafe for children to be crossing a street with no sidewalks between parked cars 271 N. Virginia Ave between Great Falls St and Park Ave Sight distance is limited by parked cars, so ped/bike travel is unsafe along N. VA Ave, especially around the corners of Riley St and Park Ave. Paint a lane along one side of N. VA Ave as a cost-effective measure to provide a safe ped/bike path. The Plan recommends installation of a sidewalk on N. Virginia Avenue as well as intersection improvements to Great Falls/Virginia and Great Falls/Riley. Appendix D - Public Comments and Responses 24
APPENDIX D Question 5. Where are the missing sidewalk links? 272 Oak St between Park Ave and W. Broad St 273 Oak St between W&OD trail and Lincoln Ave From W&OD trail, north on Oak St. The sidewalk on Oak just ends for about 100 feet until the sidewalk picks up again at Oak & Lincoln. 274 275 Park Ave between Lee St and Virginia Ave Park Ave between N. Virginia Ave and Little Falls St No walk on north side of street from mid-block after Lee St. all the way to past either turn onto Virginia Ave. One side of Park, right near Cherry Hill Park, there's no sidewalk - if you park 2 bikes away with kids, it's hard to walk there The City's policy is to install sidewalks on both sides of collectors and arterial streets and on one side of local and residential streets. The existing conditions inventory revealed that there were 354 locations in the City where there are no sidewalks. Chapter 6 shows the implementation schedule for all new sidewalks based on priority. Appendix C details the rankings for each sidewalk segment. 276 Park Ave between N. Virginia Ave and Little Falls St dangerous walking spot between Cherry Hill park and Park Avenue town homes 277 Park Ave between N. Virginia Ave and Little Falls St Sidewalk ends at Park and N. VA Ave. from the townhouses until Cherry Hill park. Right at the intersection of Park and N. VA there should be sidewalks Appendix D - Public Comments and Responses 25
APPENDIX D Question 5. Where are the missing sidewalk links? 278 Park Ave between N. Virginia Ave and Little Falls St no sidewalks on the cherry hill park side of park ave to N. Virginia 279 280 281 Pine St between Lincoln Ave and Highland Ave S. Lee St between S. Oak St and W. Broad St Seaton Ln between George Mason Rd and Greenway Blvd Pine St needs sidewalks and Lincoln from Pine to West needs improvements. Also, West needs sidewalks on both sides of the street. The City's policy is to install sidewalks on both sides of collectors and arterial streets and on one side of local and residential streets. The existing conditions inventory revealed that there were 354 locations in the City where there are no sidewalks. Chapter 6 shows the implementation schedule for all new sidewalks based on priority. Appendix C details the rankings for each sidewalk segment. 282 W. Westmoreland Rd between Sherrow Ave and S. Washington St The area from the bridge to the bike path needs to be improved/leveled. There is a big dip that the newer bikers need to climb off their bikes to cross. The City will review this issue and consider measures as appropriate. 283 Yucatan St between Lincoln Ave and N. Wyoming St Yucatan St (Mostly Arlington Co) has a sidewalk that abruptly ends at 312 Lincoln Ave (Falls Church). Please extend the sidewalk to Lincoln Ave. The City's policy is to install sidewalks on both sides of collectors and arterial streets and on one side of local and residential streets. The existing conditions inventory revealed that there were 354 locations in the City where there are no sidewalks. Chapter 6 shows the implementation schedule for all new sidewalks based on priority. Appendix C details the rankings for each sidewalk segment. Appendix D - Public Comments and Responses 26
284 11th St between Van Buren St and N. Roosevelt St APPENDIX D Question 6. Where are new sidewalks needed? The City's policy is to install sidewalks on both sides of collectors and arterial streets and on one side of local and residential streets. The existing conditions inventory revealed that there were 354 locations in the City where there are no sidewalks. Chapter 6 shows the implementation schedule for all new sidewalks based on priority. Appendix C details the rankings for each sidewalk segment. 285 Buxton Rd between Forest Drive and E. Broad St Children and strollers are in the street, even at blind curves 286 Buxton Rd between Forest Drive and E. Broad St Sidewalk along 100 block Buxton would enhance safety 287 288 289 290 291 292 Buxton Rd between Forest Drive and E. Broad St Buxton Rd between Forest Drive and E. Broad St Buxton Rd between Forest Drive and E. Broad St Buxton Rd between Forest Drive and E. Broad St Buxton Rd between Forest Drive and E. Broad St Buxton Rd between Forest Drive and E. Broad St There are no sidewalks on Forest Dr., Buxton RD., Villa Ridge, or Tysons. Children and strollers walk in the street, even at blind curves (Forest/Buxton). From Broad street to walk to the Metro is difficult as there are no sidewalks on Buxton (which includes a steep hill and blind curve which makes for limited visibility) or Forest. Sidewalk along 100 block Buxton would enhance safety The City's policy is to install sidewalks on both sides of collectors and arterial streets and on one side of local and residential streets. The existing conditions inventory revealed that there were 354 locations in the City where there are no sidewalks. Chapter 6 shows the implementation schedule for all new sidewalks based on priority. Appendix C details the rankings for each sidewalk segment. Appendix D - Public Comments and Responses 27
APPENDIX D Question 6. Where are new sidewalks needed? 293 E Broad from S. Washington St to City limits the entire length of E Broad from Washington to the eastern boundary of the city has poor sidewalks that limit pedestrian and bicycle connections from locations east of city center. The ADA Transition Plan includes a prioritized list of approximately 36 miles of sidewalks that need to be repaired or replaced. The ADA Plan anticipates phased implementation to achieve compliance with the ADA s program accessibility requirements. The implementation will take place in different stages in the priority as described in Chapter 6 of the Plan. Please refer to the stand alone Self Evaluation Update and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Transition Plan for Public Rights of Way for more details. The City developed a proposed network of bicycle facilities. The new bicycle route includes almost ten miles of new dedicated on-street bicycle lanes, ten miles of shared bike lane markings (sharrows) and four miles of signed bike routes. Chapter 6 provides information on the streets planned for bicycle facilities. The City also identified 5 potential locations for a pilot Capital Bikeshare program (Phase 1). It is anticipated that the bike network will act as an incentive to attract new bicyclists within the City as well as from Arlington and Fairfax Counties by providing connections to regional bike network. 294 295 296 E. Columbia St between S. Washington St and N. Roosevelt St E. Columbia St between S. Washington St and N. Roosevelt St Forest Drive between Villa Ridge Rd and E. Columbia St No sidewalk on the north side of E. Columbia St. all the way to the Arlington line. Heavily traveled E. Columbia St has no sidewalks on its north side. Traffic can get busy during rush hour. Sidewalks would allow kids to play outside better & allow a safe place for walkers/dog walkers, etc. The City's policy is to install sidewalks on both sides of collectors and arterial streets and on one side of local and residential streets. The existing conditions inventory revealed that there were 354 locations in the City where there are no sidewalks. Chapter 6 shows the implementation schedule for all new sidewalks based on priority. Appendix C details the rankings for each sidewalk segment. 297 Forest Drive between Villa Ridge Rd and E. Columbia St Appendix D - Public Comments and Responses 28
APPENDIX D Question 6. Where are new sidewalks needed? 298 299 300 Great Falls St between Lincoln Ave and Little Falls St Great Falls St between N. Maple Ave and Little Falls St Great Falls St between N. Maple Ave and N. Washington St We desperately need sidewalks on the non-park side of Great Falls St. It is a very busy/dangerous street. Because of our house we must walk on that side of the street and have young The City plans to install bike sharrows and a new sidewalk on Great Falls Street. Also, some of the intersecting side streets will be retrofitted with smaller curb radii to slow turning vehicles, reduce pedestrian crossing distances and increase the visibility of pedestrians. Additionally, the City plans to redesign the W&OD trail crossing (raise the crosswalk and provide additional signage) to warn approaching motorists to slow down and to alert them to the presence of trail users. It is anticipated that all these improvements will narrow the roadway width and help to calm traffic and provide a safe pedestrian environment. Chapter 6 shows the concept plans for Great Falls Street.See response to comment PB_MP_194 301 Irving St between Ellison St and parker Avenue On Irving Street 302 303 Lincoln Ave between Great Falls St and City Limits Lincoln Ave between Meridian St and Great Falls St 304 Midvale between Noland Street Need sidewalk from Meridian down to Great Falls Street The City's policy is to install sidewalks on both sides of collectors and arterial streets and on one side of local and residential streets. The existing conditions inventory revealed that there were 354 locations in the City where there are no sidewalks. Chapter 6 shows the implementation schedule for all new sidewalks based on priority. Appendix C details the rankings for each sidewalk segment. 305 N. Cherry St between E. Broad St and E. Columbia St no comments, no comments, no comments 306 N. Cherry St between E. Broad St and E. Columbia St this sidewalk is really narrow. very hard to pass people w/o walking on the s The ADA Transition Plan includes a prioritized list of approximately 36 miles of sidewalks (177 obstacles, 765 driveways, and 742 changes in level) that need to be repaired or replaced. The ADA Plan anticipates an approximate 20-year implementation period to achieve compliance with the ADA s program accessibility requirements. The implementation will take place in different stages in the priority as described in Chapter 6 of the Plan. Please refer to the stand alone Self Evaluation Update and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Transition Plan for Public Rights of Way for more details. Appendix D - Public Comments and Responses 29
APPENDIX D Question 6. Where are new sidewalks needed? 307 308 N. Fairfax St between E. Broad St and N. Cherry St N. Fairfax St between E. Broad St and N. Cherry St On N Fairfax St, we do not have a sidewalk. This is a problem as cars speed up and down our street during rush hour as a cut through to and from the metro. If new sidewalks are not possible, speed bumps would be a good way to slow down rush hour cut through traffic. The City evaluates residential streets for traffic calming through the Neighborhood Traffic Calming (NTC) Program, which is administered by the Citizens Advisory Committee on Transportation (CACT). The City's policy is to install sidewalks on both sides of collectors and arterial streets and on one side of local and residential streets. The existing conditions inventory revealed that there were 354 locations in the City where there are no sidewalks. Chapter 6 shows the implementation schedule for all new sidewalks based on priority. Appendix C details the rankings for each sidewalk segment. 309 310 311 N. Fairfax St between E. Broad St and N. Cherry St N. Fairfax St between E. Broad St and N. Cherry St N. Lee St between park Ave and Fulton Ave The City's policy is to install sidewalks on both sides of collectors and arterial streets and on one side of local and residential streets. The existing conditions inventory revealed that there were 354 locations in the City where there are no sidewalks. Chapter 6 shows the implementation schedule for all new sidewalks based on priority. Appendix C details the rankings for each sidewalk segment. Appendix D - Public Comments and Responses 30