Citizens Advisory Committee on Transportation

Citizens Advisory Committee on Transportation March 14, 2018 - 7:00 pm- 10:00 pm TJ Elementary School Media Center Draft Meeting Minutes Attendance CACT Members Member Present City Staff Andrea Caumont (Chair) Yes 1. Paul Stoddard 2. Kerri Oddenino Paul Baldino (Vice-Chair) Yes Bill Ackerman Yes Doug Devereaux Yes Addison Heard No Steve Knight Yes Dave Gustafson Yes Liaisons Liaison Present David Snyder Yes (City Council) N/A (Planning Commission) N/A (Youth Representative) Agenda 1. Public Comment 2. Action Item: Approval of Minutes of February 2018 3. Committee Member Reports 4. Staff Reports 5. Information Item: CACT 2017 Priority Tracking Sheet 6. Discussion Item: Annual Report to Council- Feedback Discussion 7. Information Item: BikeShare Update 8. Discussion Item: Sustainable Transportation Panel 9. Information Item: Walk and Bike to School Day 10. Discussion Item: Street Lighting and Walkability 11. Information Item: Pace Car Program (see Pace Car Brochure from Greenwich CT.) 1. Public Comment: There was no public comment. 2. Action Item: Approval of Minutes for the February 2018 The minutes for the February 2018 CACT meeting were held for later. The meeting minutes for March 2017 were accepted, but not approved. 3. Committee Member Reports: • Paul Baldino reported that he attended a meeting about Council priorities and these included fiscal and economic policy, as well as transportation and walkability. Council asked about the City’s plans for “Walk or Bike to School Day”. • Paul Baldino reported on an article published by BikeArlington about recent pedestrian and bicycle enhancements in Arlington. He also suggested a tour to see examples of these enhancements. • The Committee discussed the bike racks at the East Falls Church Metrorail Station, and inquired about why they had not been installed yet. • Andrea reported that the CBC had reached out, and would be happy to have a youth representative at the Committee this year. • Andrea reported that she is now a member of the Village Preservation and Improvement Society (VPIS). She reported that VPIS wants permission to co-market the Play Streets Initiative. • Paul Stoddard reported that with the Transportation Engineer position still vacant in the Department of Public Works (DPW), there is currently no City staff member running the Play Streets Initiative. • Dave Gustafson asked if there was a list of neighborhood listservs in the City. “Next Door”, the eFocus, school announcements and PTSA newsletters were mentioned as possible listservs to use for Play Streets outreach. • Andrea reported that the Environmental Sustainability Council (ESC) is organizing a trip to see Olli, the autonomous shuttle, at National Harbor. 4. Staff Reports: • Paul Stoddard reported on the West Falls Church project. He reported that the City now has applications in through NVTC Commuter Choice to get the 3T running again, and for  traffic calming, intersection improvements and pedestrian improvements adjacent the future West Falls Church development site. • Kerri Oddenino reported that the City also has an application through NVTA for $15.7 Million in multimodal improvements adjacent the West Falls Church future development site. • Paul Stoddard reported about work underway at the S Washington St, Roosevelt St and Roosevelt Blvd, and Oak Street Bridge projects. He also reported that the Railroad Cottages site has been cleared. • The Committee discussed a potential joint meeting with the Human Services Advisory Committee. Committee members inquired about what kind of “accessibility” HSAC wanted to meet about, and the potential for having an expert on “accessibility” to come in and talk. 5. Information Item: CACT 2017 Priority Tracking Sheet: • The Committee discussed PACE car decals. The Committee reported that “cling” decals or magnet decals were preferred over bumper stickers. • Paul Stoddard reported that there is funding available for PACE car decals through the TDM grant. • The farmers market was suggested as a location for handing out PACE car stickers. The idea of having stickers adhered to a pamphlet was also discussed. The Committee suggested running the pamphlet through OCOM if it is going to have the City seal. • The Committee discussed submitting a Walkable City application, and asked whether the City’s walkability survey could be submitted in support of the application. • The Committee expressed interest in supporting the City Cycling event. • The Committee discussed 6. Election of Officers for 2018: Andrea Caumont was re-elected as Chair-Person and Paul Baldino was re-elected as Vice-Chair for 2018 by a vote of 5-0. 7. Discussion Item: Annual CACT Report to City Council for 2017: The Committee reviewed the CACT Annual Report for 2017 which will be presented to the City Council on February 26th. In addition to the report attachments will include the Walkability Survey, Memo on Parklets and memo on lower speed limits. 8. Information Item: Envision Route 7-Phase III Conceptual Engineering Study: Included in the CACT meeting package was a draft report on Phase III of the Envision Route 7 Transit Alternative Project being conducted by NVTC. The project has selected an alternative mode (bus rapid transit) and alignment (Tysons to Mark Center via EFC Metrorail). Phase III will  further define cost, identify areas of concern, develop typical sections and identify right of way needs for the project. The City is being asked to participate in Phase III by the contribution of a portion of the study cost and having the City Manager sign a Memorandum of Agreement. The project will take about a year once the consultant is selected. 9. Discussion Item: Nelson/Nygaard Report on Small Area Planning Area 8 (Schools Parcels) This is a transportation study funded with a TAP Grant, the Nelson/Nygaard report on the small area plan for the Schools Parcels looks at the mobility and accessibility of the site for future schools and commercial mixed- use development. The study looks at ways to accommodate travel demand to and from the site, provides better connections to local and regional transportation facilities such as Rt. 7, the WFC Metrorail station, I-66 and the W&OD Trail. The goals of the study are to increase mode choice and reduce reliance on vehicles, increase walkability and community connectivity, support infill and support transit oriented development. The study acknowledge challenges to site development including significant barriers to walking and bicycling, lack of street connectivity and poor access and wayfinding to the nearby Metrorail Station. The report makes a series of recommendations to meet the identified challenges and to meet the goals of the study.