Newsletter #1 1 Mar/Apr 2018 977 fax County ir Since 1 ving Fa Ser BRT Phase I - BRT Huntington to Hybla Valley Phase II - BRT to Fort Belvoir Hybla Valley Station Potential BRT Locations

LEGEND free of charge by contacting FCDOT at 703- free of charge by contacting FCDOT 711. 877-5600, TTY and On-site Child Transportation Care Assistance from Sacramento is offered Transportation South County Neighborhood Center, and Hybla Valley Government Center, Elementary School. On-site childcare is also available, request, per for children over the April age of 3. Requests are accepted until 12 by contacting Maria Franco-Nativi at 703- or by email at maria. 711, TTY 704-6700, [email protected]. fairfaxcounty.gov/alerts/ fairfaxcounty.gov/alerts/ Project Updates” BRT “Richmond Highway Select: PROJECT NEWSLETTER PROJECT Join us to learn about the background for the of benefits and components the project, BRT You systems, and the design process. BRT can also give your input on the project! will be available at At each meeting, staff an open house from 6:30-8:30 PM, with a presentation at 7:00 PM. Please join us at any time! Translation Spanish translation will be available for the presentation and meeting displays. If you would benefit from translationlanguage, those services can be requested to another UPCOMING PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETINGS UPCOMING PUBLIC INFORMATION 7PM) 7PM) fairfaxcounty.gov/transportation fairfaxcounty.gov/transportation BRT” “Richmond Highway Keyword: (Cafeteria) (Cafeteria)

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Project Manager, 4050 Legato Road, Suite 400, Fairfax, VA, 22030. 22030. 4050 Legato Road, Suite 400, Fairfax, VA, Project Manager, to Fairfax County Dept. of Transportation, Richmond Highway BRT Richmond Highway BRT Transportation, to Fairfax County Dept. of send input using a comment form. If you prefer, you may mail comments send input using a comment prefer, form. If you sign up for email/text updates through Fairfax Alerts, and you may also sign up for email/text updates through Fairfax for our upcoming open house meetings! On the website, you can also for our upcoming open house meetings! Public input will be a critical component in this process. Please join us Please Stay Involved! page for a high-level, tentative project schedule. currently planned to be completed 2028. Please see the reverse by be completed by the end of 2019. Construction of the first phase is The environmental review and preliminary design are scheduled to The environmental review and preliminary Timeline design, will be determined in later phases of the project. design, will be determined in later phases system. The exact number and locations of the stations, as well as their system. bicycle facilities as well as other amenities to support the proposed communities along the corridor. The project will include pedestrian and The project will include pedestrian communities along the corridor. to major employment centers, shopping to major employment centers, shopping centers, and residential The proposed BRT system will have multiple stations and connect system The proposed BRT much like rail service, with a dedicated transitway, but uses bus vehicles. a dedicated transitway, much like rail service, with reliable, and more convenient than traditional bus routes. BRT operates bus routes. BRT reliable, and more convenient than traditional BRT is a high-quality public transportation system designed to be fast, BRT What is BRT? Huntington to Hybla Valley in the longer term. in the longer Valley Huntington to Hybla near-term alternative, with the addition of a Metrorail extension from with the addition of a Metrorail extension near-term alternative, alternatives for Richmond Highway and identified BRT as the preferred as the preferred alternatives Richmond for and identifiedHighway BRT collaboration with Fairfax County. The analysis The analysis examined transit collaboration with Fairfax County. the Route 1 Multimodal Alternatives Analysis (completed 2015), in Alternatives the Route 1 Multimodal The Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation conducted Transportation Department of Rail and Public The Virginia Project Background Kings Highway from Huntington Metrorail Station to Fort Belvoir. Huntington Metrorail Station to Fort Belvoir. Kings Highway from a Bus Transit (BRT) system and North Richmond Highway along (BRT) Transit a Bus Rapid Fairfax County Department of Transportation (FCDOT) is implementing (FCDOT) Transportation Department of Fairfax County

(BRT) TRANSIT RAPID BUS RICHMOND HIGHWAY RICHMOND Newsletter #1 2 Mar/Apr 2018 977 fax County ir Since 1 ving Fa Ser (New York, NY) (New York, 2029 sbX (San Bernardino, CA) 2028 34th Street 34th Street Select Bus Service 2027 2026 (Las Vegas, NV) (Las Vegas, The photos below show examples of some BRT of some BRT below show examples The photos Phase 2 Construction 2025 Healthline (, OH) Strip-Downtown Express/SDX Strip-Downtown Express/SDX 2024 There are many BRT systems in place and under and under systems place many BRT There are in development. systems in the United States. features for existing PROJECT NEWSLETTER PROJECT Phase 1 Construction 2023 that allow Phase 2 Final Design and Right-of-Way Phase 2 Final Design and Right-of-Way Acquisition 2022 with features such as that prioritize reliable, 2021 Phase 1 Final Design and Right-of-Way Phase 1 Final Design and Right-of-Way Acquisition 2020 designed for improved passenger comfort and designed for improved passenger comfort 2019 Environmental Evaluation Preliminary Design

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Note: Timeframes and durations for design, utilities, ROW, and durations for design, utilities, ROW, Timeframes Note: vehicle procurement, and construction will vary depending on the availability of funding and the project delivery method. 2018 frequent, and efficient service. frequent, and efficient Dedicated lanes & traffic signal priority free-flow travel, minimize traffic-related delays, reliability. travel times, and enhance reduce overall systems Information technology innovative fare collection, and more. real-time bus tracking, which offering Improved stations easier boarding to improve accessibility, off-board fare collection to expedite boarding, and high-quality pedestrian connectivity to enhance safety and access. buses New additional passenger capacity. System-wide branding to establish a unique and recognizable identity for the system. Service plans & frequencies

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» » » » » » Conceptual imagery adapted from DRPT’s Multimodal Alternatives Alternatives Multimodal Conceptual imagery adapted from DRPT’s provided This graphic is for illustrative purposes only and does Analysis. not represent a proposed station design.

» » » » » » alternate format, contact FCDOT at 703-877-5600, TTY 711. alternate format, contact FCDOT at 703-877-5600, TTY with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). If you need this information in an Americans with Disabilities Act of 1964 and the VI of the Civil Rights with Title Fairfax County Department of Transportation (FCDOT) ensures nondiscrimination in all programs and activities in accordance (FCDOT) ensures nondiscrimination in all programs and activities Fairfax County Department of Transportation include: designed, but key elements of BRT systems often systems BRT of key elements but designed, The Richmond Highway BRT system has not yet been yet been not system has BRT Highway The Richmond

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