WEST FALLS CHURCH STATION PLANNING AREA West Falls Church TSA Study - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

September 17, 2019 WEST FALLS CHURCH STATION PLANNING AREA West Falls Church TSA Study Area Plan Amendment 2018-II-1 Tax Map Parcels: 40-4 ((1)) 13; 40-4 ((2)) 1 & 2; 40-3 ((1)) 83, 84, 92 and 92A

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN TODAY  Progress Update  Development Strategy  Next Steps

PROGRESS UPDATE  WMATA and VT proposed an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan  Performing planning and design analysis to support mixed-use, transit-oriented development  Coordinating with adjoining City of Falls Church development  Conducting traffic survey, preparing existing conditions reports, and modeling future scenarios and mitigations  Status of development projects  City of Falls Church Economic Development Project – Interim Development Agreement: FCGP Development (EYA, Hoffman, and Regency)  Virginia Tech – selection of HITT/Rushmark team  WMATA – considering proposal from a team consisting of EYA, Rushmark, and Hoffman

TIMELINE Ongoing monthly WFC Task Force meetings Sept 2019 WFC July 2020: Task Force: Present Planning Winter 2019/20: Commission development WFC Study proposals Hearing impact analysis Winter 2019/20: Spring/Summer Sept 2020: WMATA and VT 2020: Task Force Board of submit traffic and county staff Supervisors study to VDOT recommendations hearing to update Comp Plan

REGIONAL OVERVIEW

DEVELOPMENT PROPERTIES

WFC Commons Drive: 0.35 miles Mosaic District – District Ave.: 0.34 miles Georgetown M Street: 0.43 miles Old Town Alexandria – King St.: 0.4 miles

PLACEMAKING CONCEPT People Space Place

AREA VISION Active Streets Woonerfs & Alleys Landscape  A dynamic, mixed-use neighborhood with… Education, research and innovation at its heart  (Middle School, High School, VT, HITT HQ) New spaces to preserve and grow communities  (apartments, condos, micro housing, senior housing, etc.) Multifamily Townhomes Mixed Uses New offerings and amenities that serve the  surrounding neighborhoods and region  Create a unified site plan and approach to traffic management for all 3 properties  Develop 3 distinct development clusters Retail, Restaurants, & Cafes Urban Parks Transportation WMATA Virginia Tech Apartments/Condos Classrooms • • Townhouses Research Labs • • Retail Housing • • Office Retail • • Office •

GENERAL SITE PLAN & ACCESS POINTS W1 Transit & Neighborhood Destination N1 W2 S2 Academic Destination N2 STRATEGIC APPROACH Reduce reliance on Haycock/SR7 intersection • Improve safety and pedestrian connectivity • Retail & Cultural Destination Establish unique open spaces that complement • N3 the three (3) thematic clusters Create compatible transitions between existing • communities S1 Limit need for additional parking, but provide flex • space should it be necessary

ROAD NETWORK

VEHICULAR CIRCULATION

GEORGE MASON HIGH SCHOOL SITE: GROUND FLOOR USES

GEORGE MASON HIGH SCHOOL SITE: UPPER FLOOR USES USE SF UNITS

WFC STATION AREA

VIRGINIA TECH

HITT CONTRACTING

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SMART CONSTRUCTION

PROPOSED HEIGHT DIAGRAM 45’ – 150’ 75’ 75’ – 115’ 75’ – 125’ 75’ – 135’ 135’ 75’ – 125’ 45’ – 85’ 45’ – 75’ 75’ – 155’ 90’ – 135’

NEXT STEPS  October  Development team presents vision for redevelopment of the site  Update on preliminary traffic analysis

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