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New Details on Construction of Route 7 Rapid Bus Stations, Lanes | WTOP Page 1 of 6 1. Item_0_Agenda_2019_09_10 Documents: ITEM_0_AGENDA_2019_09_10.PDF 2. Item_2_CACT_Draft_Minutes_For Nov 14_2019_(2)_(3) Documents: ITEM_2_CACT_DRAFT_MINUTES_FOR NOV 14_2019_(2)_(3).PDF 3. Item_10a_CACT_Letter_To_Council_On_Scooters Documents: ITEM_10A_CACT_LETTER_TO_COUNCIL_ON_SCOOTERS.PDF 4. Item_10b_CACT_Letter_To_Council_On_Using_Surplus_ Funds_For_Traffic Calming Documents: ITEM_10B_CACT_LETTER_TO_COUNCIL_ON_USING_SURPLUS_ FUNDS_FOR_TRAFFIC CALMING.PDF 5. Item_10c_New_Details_On_Route_7_Rapi Documents: ITEM_10C_NEW_DETAILS_ON_ROUTE_7_RAPI.PDF 6. Item_10d_Kids_In_Germa Documents: ITEM_10D_KIDS_IN_GERMA.PDF 7. Item_10e_The_Silver_Line Documents: ITEM_10E_THE_SILVER_LINE.PDF 8. Item_10f_Bolt_Bird_Lime_And_Razor_Scoot Documents: ITEM_10F_BOLT_BIRD_LIME_AND_RAZOR_SCOOT.PDF AGENDA CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION Wednesday, December 11, 2019 - 7:00 PM City Hall Dogwood Room 300 Park Avenue, Falls Church, VA 22046 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1. Public Comment: 2. Action Item: Approval of Minutes of October and November 2019 meeting 3. Committee Members Reports:: 4. Staff Reports: 5. Information Item: CACT 2019 Priority Tracking Sheet 6. Information Item: Update of Fast Tracking of Neighborhood Traffic Calming Projects 7. Action Item: Pace Car Program 8. Discussion Item: Annual CACT Report to Council (2018 Report enclosed) 9. Information Item: Letter on Biking and Walking (Susan Dimock) 10. Correspondence and Articles: a. CACT letter to Council on Scooters b. CACT letter to Council on Using Surplus Local Funds for Traffic Calming Projects c. “New details on Rt.7 BRT project”, WTOP d. “Kids in Germany redesign road to save lives” e. “The Silver Line’s Second Phase is Looking at a September Opening Date” f. “Bolt, Bird, Lime and Razor Scooters will be off DC Streets in 2020” The City of Falls Church is committed to the letter and spirit of the Americans with Disabilities Act. To request a reasonable accommodation for any type of disability, call 703-248-5027 (TTY 711). For more information call 703-248-5178. Please Do Not Remove Posted December 6, 2019 Citizens Advisory Committee on Transportation November 14, - 7:00 pm- 10:15 pm 300 Park Ave-Oak Room Draft Meeting Minutes Attendance CACT Members City Staff Member Present Andrea Caumont, Chair Yes Jeffrey Sikes Paul Baldino, Yes Bill Ackerman Yes Others in attendance: Doug Devereaux Yes Phil Duncan Addison Heard No Shaun Dakin No Dave Gustafson, Vice Chair Yes Liaisons Liaison Present David Snyder No (City Council) Melissa Teates No (Planning Commission) Sarah Fong Yes (Youth Representative) Agenda 1. Public Comment 2. Action Item: Approval of October 2019 Minutes 3. Committee Member Reports 4. Staff Reports 5. Information Item: CACT 2019 Priority Tracking Sheet 6. Discussion Item: Bike/pedestrian connection between West End Park and MEHMS/GMHS 7. Action Item: Letter to Council Recommending the use of surplus local funds for NTC projects in the queue 8. Information Item: Scooter Policy update 9. Action Item: Letter to Council on scooters 10. Information Item: W Annandale Rd/Gundry Dr NTC Project 11. Information Item: Great Falls/Little Falls NTC Project 12. Information Item: “DC residents weigh in on future of e-scooters in the Nation’s Capital”, Washington Post 13. Information item: “NTSB wants Mandatory Helmet Laws” 14. Information Item: “Separated bike Lanes” 1. Public Comment: Two residents of W Marshall Street asked for additional traffic calming measures for the street. Pamela Houghtaling, a driver safety instructor with AARP attended the meeting to observe and to learn about the issues that come before the CACT. She is a City resident and teaches driver safety classes for seniors at the Community Center. Her next classes are scheduled for March 2020. 2. Action Item: Approval of Minutes for October 2019: The minutes for October had not been completed by staff. 3. Committee Member Reports: Andrea reported that the Pace Car Program had made some progress. We will need to revise the brochure. Final product likely to be a brochure and magnet. Paul reported that the Arlington Board will be considering a 2 mile long dual W&OD trail expansion in Arlington at its next Board meeting. Doug commented on his recent trip to Boise where he observed scooters on sidewalks and their version of a Pace car program. Dave commented that he intends to reach out to the EDA on the Way Finding Program consultant. He also mentioned that construction had now resumed on the bike parking at EFC metro. 4. Staff Reports: Since many of the items on the agenda would be included in the staff report , there was no staff report. 5. Information Item: CACT 2019 Priority Tracking Sheet: The Priority tracking sheet was updated to reflect changes to the Pace Car program status and Scooter Policy. 6. Discussion Item: Bike-Ped Connection Between West End Park and MEHMS/GMHS: Andrea shared with the committee a proposal for a more direct bike/pedestrian connection from the W&OD Trail via West End Park to MEHMS/GMHS. The route would involve public streets and private property. The route would begin where the W&OD trail connects to West End Park, travel over the gravel lot to Falls Ave, follow Offutt Drive to Birch Street, cross Birch Street and use the alley behind the Giant Food shopping center to reach Haycock Road and the connection to the schools. This would be a long-term project and is included in the Small Area Plan for this area. 7. Action Item: Letter to Council Recommending the use of Surplus Local funds for NTC Projects in the Queue: The CACT has taken a position that a substantial portion of the local surplus funds (part of the $2.4 million) should be used to implement traffic calming projects currently active or in the “queue” awaiting selection. The proposal would concur with the City Manager’s proposal to use some of the surplus to fund an active project, and implement solution for projects which have qualified, but not yet been selected for implementation. Another set of projects in the part of the City where the streets intersect Rt. 29 would also have measures implements in a neighborhood wide approach. Funding for these projects would come from the federal grant. Staff will develop cost estimates for these projects. The CACT letter proposes that a substantial sum of the surplus be dedicated to the NTC program. A budget amendment is scheduled for Council consideration in January 2020. The letter was forwarded to the City Manager and Council and is included in this packet. 8. Information Item: Scooter Policy Update: The latest Staff Report on Scoter Policy dated November 12, 2019 was provided to the Committee. This report has a different recommendation compared to earlier versions. The latest staff recommendation now supports no riding of scooters on City sidewalks with the exception of sidewalks adjacent to Rt. 7 and Rt. 29. 9. Action Item: Letter to Council on Scooters: The CACT voted 5-0 to send a letter to Council indicating their strong support to allow scooters on sidewalks, but requiring scooter riders to not exceed 6 mph and requiring them to yield to pedestrians. This was the original staff recommendation previously presented to Council. The letter was forwarded to the Council and City Manager and is included in this packet. 10. Information Item: W Annandale Rd/Gundry Dr NTC Project Jeff reported on the status of the active NTC project on W Annandale Road and Gundry Drive. A concept plan for the intersection improvements was provided to the CACT. Staff plans to implement this project this calendar year, weather permitting. The concept plan was approved by the Winter Hill HOA and presented to residents at their October HOA meeting. Estimated cost for the project is $150,000. 11. Information item: Great Falls/Little Falls NTC Project: Jeff reported on another active NTC project: Little Falls and Great Falls Streets. A Working Group meeting was held on November 7th and the group was presented a refined concept plan for the project. Copies of the plan were also in the CACT materials packet. The Working Group voted to approve the concept plan, with the next step to hold a public meeting of residents in the study area. This will be held in January and then a petition seeking 67 percent approval will be circulated. If approved, construction could happen in summer 2020. Funding for the project would likely come from surplus local funds. 12. Information Item: “DC residents weigh in on future of e- scooters in the nation’s capital” 13. Information Item: “NTSB wants mandatory helmet laws” 14. Information Item: “Separated Bike Lanes” To: Mayor Tarter and members of City Council From: The Citizens Advisory Committee on Transportation Subject: Scooters should be permitted on sidewalks November 21, 2019 Dear Mayor Tarter and members of City Council: The Citizens Advisory Committee on Transportation is in favor of progressive people-centered transportation policies that expand mode choice for the citizens of Falls Church City. We strongly support a new pilot program for dockless scooters that will improve the ability of City residents to make short trips without the need of a car. At two square miles, Falls Church is an ideal candidate for alternative transportation modes such as scooters and bikes. Council should be doing everything in its power to support car-free and car-lite lifestyles in Falls Church City. We believe banning scooters from sidewalks would be a step in the wrong direction. Scooters should be permitted on sidewalks. However, they must yield to pedestrians. After an extensive review of the policies and experiences of neighboring jurisdictions, our City staff originally recommended limiting scooter speeds to 15mph and permitting them to ride on sidewalks throughout the City (at a reduced speed of 6mph). The CACT supports this original recommendation. Due to concerns about pedestrian conflicts, some members of Council have requested that our City code be amended to preemptively ban electric scooters and other motorized devices such as skateboards and e-bikes from using sidewalks throughout the City except on Route 7 and Route 29.
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