Dulles Community Outreach Project Final Report Department of Planning and Zoning / September 16, 2015 Dulles Community Outreach Project | Final Report Table of Contents List of Figures ......................................................................................................................................... 2 Appendices .............................................................................................................................................. 3 Acronyms ................................................................................................................................................ 4 Acknowledgements ................................................................................................................................. 5 Executive Summary ................................................................................................................................ 5 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................. 7 Internal Team .......................................................................................................................................... 8 Summary of Outreach Efforts ................................................................................................................. 9 Surveys ................................................................................................................................................ 9 Focus Groups ....................................................................................................................................... 9 Community Work Sessions ............................................................................................................... 10 Electronic Outreach ........................................................................................................................... 10 Community Assets ................................................................................................................................ 11 North and South Dulles ......................................................................................................................... 16 Complete Community ........................................................................................................................... 17 Connectivity ...................................................................................................................................... 19 Placemaking ...................................................................................................................................... 23 Corridors ............................................................................................................................................ 26 Innovation .......................................................................................................................................... 29 Balance .............................................................................................................................................. 32 Recommendations Matrix ..................................................................................................................... 36 Input Analysis ....................................................................................................................................... 42 Surveys .............................................................................................................................................. 42 Focus Groups ..................................................................................................................................... 62 Community Work Sessions ............................................................................................................... 69 Crowdsourced Mapping .................................................................................................................... 75 Mind Mixer/mySidewalk .................................................................................................................. 78 Prioritization ...................................................................................................................................... 81 Page | 1 Dulles Community Outreach Project | Final Report List of Figures Figure 1. Dulles Community Map ......................................................................................................... 7 Figure 2. Project Timeline ..................................................................................................................... 7 Figure 3. Internal Team .......................................................................................................................... 8 Figure 4. Outreach Methods ................................................................................................................ 11 Figure 5. Dulles Community Assets .................................................................................................... 15 Figure 6. North and South Dulles Map ................................................................................................ 16 Figure 7. Themes ................................................................................................................................. 18 Figure 8. Bike Routes Map .................................................................................................................. 20 Figure 9. Age-Restricted Units ............................................................................................................ 33 Figure 10. What Residents Like Most about the Dulles Community. ................................................ 44 Figure 11. Resident Concerns about the Future of Dulles. .................................................................. 45 Figure 12. Resident Desires within the Community. ........................................................................... 45 Figure 13. Where Residents Travel for Services and Attractions ........................................................ 46 Figure 14. Satisfaction with the Road Network ................................................................................... 47 Figure 15. Needed Transportation Priorities of the Board of Supervisors ........................................... 47 Figure 16. Likelihood of Utilizing Bus and/or Rail ............................................................................. 48 Figure 17. Destinations Accessed by Bicycle or Foot ......................................................................... 49 Figure 18. Common Factors that Discourage Walking or Biking ....................................................... 50 Figure 19. Types of Housing Desired in the Dulles Community ......................................................... 51 Figure 20. Business Industries Represented on the Survey ................................................................. 52 Figure 21. Projected Business Growth in the Next Five Years ............................................................ 53 Figure 22. Factors Important to the Success of Businesses in the Community ................................... 53 Figure 23. Factors which Make the Dulles Community Location Less Attractive to Employers ....... 54 Figure 24. Concerns by Location ......................................................................................................... 55 Figure 25. Chances of Living in the Dulles Community Five Years from Now by Location ............. 56 Figure 26. South and North of U.S. Route 50 ...................................................................................... 56 Figure 27. Respondents by Age ........................................................................................................... 57 Figure 28. Highest Concerns by Age ................................................................................................... 57 Figure 29. Highest Rated Community Needs by Age Group ............................................................... 58 Figure 30. Community Facilities Desired by Age ............................................................................... 58 Figure 31. Support of County Housing Programs by Respondent’s Type of Housing ........................ 59 Figure 32. Type of Housing Desired by Type of Housing of Respondent........................................... 60 Figure 33. Summary of Correlations.................................................................................................... 60 Figure 34. How Residents Keep Informed ........................................................................................... 61 Figure 35. List of Representatives ....................................................................................................... 65 Figure 36. Business Leadership Group - Top Three Priorities ............................................................ 68 Figure 37. Dulles Community Workshop Map (Blank Original) ........................................................ 73 Figure 38. Dulles Community Compiled Suggestion Map .................................................................. 74 Figure 39. Dulles Community Assets and Needs................................................................................. 76 Figure 40. Compiled Crowdsourced Needs by Category..................................................................... 77 Figure