Citizens Advisory Committee on Transportation
Regular MeetingFalls Church, VA · December 14, 2022
Minutes
November 2022 Citizens Advisory Committee on Transportation Meeting
Minutes
1) Meeting is called to order at 7:00 p.m.
2) Administration
a. Roll call
a. Dave Gustafson (Chair) - Present
b. Jason Garman (Vice Chair) - Absent
c. Arthur Agin (Member) -Present
d. Jessica Hegenbart (Member) – Present
e. Andrew Olesen (Member) – Present (Virtually)
f. Erin Kampschroer (Member) – Present (Virtually)
g. Stuart Whitaker (Member) - Present
h. Zoe Larive (Staff Liaison) - Present
i. David Snyder (City Council Liaison) – Absent
j. Andrea Caumont (Planning Commission Liaison) – Absent
k. Lauren Thomas (Member of the Public)
b. Review agenda
c. Review November Minutes
d. Discussion of minute taking procedure, informal decision to proceed with the Liaison taking
brief minutes
3) Public Comment
a) Comment from Lauren Thomas expressing disappointment in the traffic calming efforts E.
Columbia street, specifically the length of time the speed trailer was deployed
4) NTC December Update
a) Decision to change agenda order made by chair
b) Continued discussion of E. Columbia St., disappointment as to length of projects, question of
whether someone is monitoring the effect of the speed trailer, if the city could deploy cones
to create pinch points
c) Liaison gave updates from NTC Living document
d) Concern over the process and length of Greenway downs, lack of understanding of the
engineering delay and why that hadn’t been considered prior to VDOT Submission
e) Brief discussion of permit parking projects
5) East End Small Area Plan Comment Letter
a) Introduction of letter and main points
b) Request to include stronger language about bike/ped infrastructure on E. Broad Street
c) Clarification from liaison that action is needed, but small changes can be made after as long
as it is identified in the motion. Significant changes cannot be made after the letter has been
approved.
d) Request for additional language regarding accessible sidewalks be added.
e) Concerns from Stuart over lack of strong language in the plan relating to the need for transit
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f) Explanation of the Small area plan process and timeline from liaison, review of the drafted
chapter on transportation upon request from the chair and other members
g) Motion from Erin to approve the proposed comment letter with the addition of the three
discussed edits: stronger verb choice, additional bullet point encouraging the addition of bike
lanes where possible, and the addition of a bullet point calling for increased transit and
consideration of transit on climate change and equity.
h) Motion seconded.
i) Vote called:
i) Dave Gustafson (Chair) - Yes
ii) Arthur Agin (Member) - Yes
iii) Jessica Hegenbart (Member) – Yes
iv) Andrew Olesen (Member) - Yes
v) Erin Kampschroer (Member) – Yes
vi) Stuart Whitaker (Member) – Yes
j) Motion passes 6-0.
6) Annual Report
a) Chair offers to draft report to be voted on next month
b) Deadline for members to send notes to be included set as the end of the month
7) Member Reports
a) Andrews Dashboard pushed to upcoming meetings, with discussion of mentioning it in the
Annual Report
8) Items Tabled
i) Due to rearrangement of Agenda and time constraints all other items were tabled
ii) Deadline for edits on the staff write up of the NTC program update SWOT analysis with
CACT set for the end of the month
9) Chair announcement
a) Chair announces he is stepping down as chair and from the Committee following a
replacement being found.
10) Adjourn (approx. 9:50 p.m.), passes 5-0
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Agenda
Citizens Advisory Committee on Transportation Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, Dec. 14th, 2022 v 7 p.m.
In Person Meeting: DOGWOOD CONFERENCE ROOM, 300 PARK AVENUE
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Written comments may be submitted to zlarive@fallschurchva.gov. Comments received before
4:00pm Tuesday, November 8th will be forwarded to the CACT. Comments received after that time
will be summarized during the meeting.
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1) Call to Order (approx. 7:00 p.m.)
2) Administration
a. Roll call
b. Review agenda
c. Review November minutes
d. ACTION ITEM: Meeting Minutes Process
e. ACTION ITEM: CACT Comment Letter on East End SAP
3) Public Comment (up to 3 minutes per person)
4) Project Reviews (approx. 7:15 p.m.):
a. NTC Program Update – notes from CACT October session and staff October session
b. ACTION ITEM: Annual Report to Council
i. 2021 Report
ii. 2020 Report
iii. 2019 Report
5) NTC Administration (approx. 7:45 p.m.):
a. Information Item – NTC December Update
b. Information Item – Lawton Street After Action Report
7. Liaison and Member Reports and Updates (approx. 8:00 p.m.):
a. City Council Liaison, Dave Snyder
b. Planning Commission Liaison, Andrea Caumont
c. CACT Member Reports
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i. Information item: Summary of Virginia Tech Bike Studio Presentation
ii. Discussion item: November DPW discussion follow up
iii. Discussion item: CACT Member Dashboard (Andrew)
b. Information Items:
i. The rise of the roundabout and which state has the most (Washington Post), forwarded by
Vice Mayor Hardi
ii. A driver killed her daughter in a D.C. crosswalk. She won’t let the world forget. (Vox)
iii. DC approves making buses free, but what happens next? (WUSA)
iv. Solar sidewalk keeps lights on at Tampa intersection (WFTS)
v. These Cities’ Car-Free Streets Are Here to Stay
vi. Traffic shift on I-66: 3 people required to use HOV lanes (Washington Post)
vii. What’s Driving the US Traffic Safety Crisis? (Bloomberg CityLab)
viii. Where ‘Vision Zero’ Is Working (Bloomberg CityLab)
8. Agenda Setting (approx. 8:30 p.m.)
a. January 11 CACT Meeting
i. Action: Election of Chair and Vice Chair
ii. Information Item: Review of CACT Roles and Responsibilities
iii. Information Item: Review of Open Meetings and Public Records Laws
iv. Information Item: Primer on Robert’s Rules of Order
v. Information Item: Review of Existing Transportation Policies – Comp Plan, SAPs,
Master Plans, etc.
vi. NTC Program Update
vii. Action item: Annual Report
9. Correspondence
10. Adjourn (approx. 9:0 p.m.)
Next scheduled meeting: Wednesday, Jan. 11th, 2032 v 7 p.m. (in-person meeting with virtual access for
the public)
CACT Staff Liaisons:
Zoe Larive, zlarive@fallschurchva.gov
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