Northern Virginia 2030 Transportation Plan April 2006 Draft Plan Table of Contents Table of Contents..................................................................................................................................... i List of Tables .......................................................................................................................................... iii List of Figures......................................................................................................................................... iv 1 Overview of the TransAction 2030 Plan Study................................................................................ 1 1.1 Study Background ..................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 TransAction 2030 Plan Process ................................................................................................ 4 1.3 Plan Organization ...................................................................................................................... 8 2 Transportation Challenges in Northern Virginia .......................................................................... 9 2.1 Highway and HOV System Challenges ................................................................................... 11 2.2 Transit System Challenges...................................................................................................... 14 2.3 Park-and-Ride Lot Challenges ................................................................................................ 25 2.4 Bicycle and Pedestrian System Challenges ............................................................................ 28 2.5 Multimodal Corridor Challenges .............................................................................................. 30 3 TransAction 2030 System Evaluation.......................................................................................... 38 3.1 TransAction 2030 Projects ...................................................................................................... 38 3.2 System Level Performance Evaluation Criteria ....................................................................... 45 3.3 System Performance for 2005, 2030 CLRP and TransAction 2030 Networks ....................... 47 3.3.1 Integrated Multimodal System ................................................................................. 47 3.3.2 Personal Mobility...................................................................................................... 49 3.3.3 Personal Accessibility .............................................................................................. 72 3.3.4 Transportation-Land Use Linkage ........................................................................... 75 3.3.5 Environment............................................................................................................. 85 4 Prioritization of TransAction 2030 Plan Projects ...................................................................... 90 4.1 Prioritization Methodology ....................................................................................................... 90 4.2 Prioritized Project Lists by Corridor ......................................................................................... 96 4.2.1 Corridor 1: Dulles/VA 7 Corridor .............................................................................. 97 4.2.1 Corridor 1: Dulles/VA 7 Corridor (continued) ........................................................... 98 4.2.2 Corridor 2: Tri-County/Loudoun County Parkway and VA 234/VA659 Corridor ...... 99 4.2.2 Corridor 2: Tri-County/Loudoun County Parkway & VA 234/VA659 Corridor (continued)............................................................................................................... 99 4.2.3 Corridor 3: VA 28 Corridor ..................................................................................... 101 4.2.3 Corridor 3: VA 28 Corridor (continued) .................................................................. 102 i Table of Contents 4.2.4 Corridor 4: Prince William Parkway (VA 3000) Corridor ........................................ 103 4.2.5 Corridor 5: Fairfax County Parkway (VA 7100) Corridor........................................ 104 4.2.6 Corridor 6: I-66/US 29/US 50 Corridor................................................................... 105 4.2.6 Corridor 6: I-66/US 29/US 50 Corridor (continued)................................................ 106 4.2.6 Corridor 6: I-66/US 29/US 50 Corridor (continued)................................................ 107 4.2.6 Corridor 6: I-66/US 29/US 50 Corridor (continued)................................................ 108 4.2.7 Corridor 7: I-495 (Beltway) Corridor....................................................................... 109 4.2.7 Corridor 7: I-495 (Beltway) Corridor (continued).................................................... 110 4.2.8 Corridor 8: I-95/I-395/US 1 Corridor....................................................................... 111 4.2.8 Corridor 8: I-95/I-395/US 1 Corridor (continued).................................................... 112 4.2.9 Other Major Improvements (Outside Major Corridors)........................................... 112 4.2.9 Other Major Improvements (Outside Major Corridors)........................................... 114 4.2.9 Other Major Improvements (Outside Major Corridors)........................................... 115 4.2.9 Other Major Improvements (Outside Major Corridors)......................................... 116 4.3 Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) ............................................................................... 117 4.4 Public Involvement and Telephone Survey Inputs................................................................. 124 5 Cost Estimates for TransAction 2030 Plan Projects.................................................................. 137 5.1 Cost Estimation Methodology................................................................................................ 137 5.2 Corridor Cost Summaries...................................................................................................... 138 Corridor 1: Dulles/VA 7 Corridor............................................................................................ 139 Corridor 2: Tri-County/Loudoun County Parkway and VA 234/VA 659 Corridor ................... 140 Corridor 3: VA 28 Corridor..................................................................................................... 141 Corridor 4: Prince William Parkway (VA 3000) Corridor........................................................ 142 Corridor 5: Fairfax County Parkway (VA 7100) Corridor ....................................................... 143 Corridor 6: I-66/US 29/US 50 Corridor................................................................................... 144 Corridor 6: I-66/US 29/US 50 Corridor (continued)................................................................ 145 Corridor 7: I-495 (Beltway) Corridor....................................................................................... 146 Corridor 8: I-95/I-395/US 1 Corridor ...................................................................................... 147 Other Major Improvements (Outside Major Corridors) .......................................................... 148 Other Major Improvements (Outside Major Corridors) (continued) ....................................... 149 6 Study Conclusions and Next Steps........................................................................................... 150 6.1 Study Conclusions................................................................................................................. 150 6.2 Next Steps............................................................................................................................. 153 Glossary............................................................................................................................................... 155 Acronyms............................................................................................................................................. 156 Acknowledgements............................................................................................................................. 158 ii Table of Contents List of Tables Table No. Description Page 1 Activity Centers’ Characteristics...................................................................................... 11 2 Regional Park-and-Ride Usage, Current Conditions and 2030 CLRP ............................ 25 3 Multimodal Transfer Station Summary ............................................................................ 49 4 Grade System of LOS from A to G and Associated V/C Ranges for Freeways and Arterials................................................................................................. 56 5 V/C Ratios of 14 Subregional Screenlines....................................................................... 58 6 Percent of Transit and HOV Trips by Activity Center....................................................... 86 7 ITS Goals and Objectives.............................................................................................. 121 7 ITS Goals and Objectives (continued)........................................................................... 122 7 ITS Goals and Objectives (continued)..........................................................................