City of Falls Church seeing potential to improve the W&OD?

[mstone]

Some parts of falls church realize that their only long term hope is to increase density and make the place less of a drive-through exurb, others do not. Every little improvement like this is a no-brainer as well as a political fight with the people who think that things can just stay the same forever. We’ll see what happens.

[ursus]

I think pages 11 – 17 are the parts of the Master plan being referred to. http://www.fallschurchva.gov/DocumentCenter/View/2145

[bentbike33]

More details here: http://www.fallschurchva.gov/1655/WOD-Master-Plan;

and here: http://www.fallschurchva.gov/DocumentCenter/View/4718.

Includes separated pedestrian and cycling trails. Now, if only we could be assured that the ninja joggers would use the pedestrian trail…

[adamx]

@lordofthemark 130667 wrote:

http://fcnp.com/2015/12/29/stoddard-offers-wod-trail-green-street-master-plan/

Is this serious? Sounds good to me.

Followed up with Paul Stoddart; Open House on 23 Jan to discuss improvements
As for the W&OD, that effort is in the planning/grant application phase. There’s an upcoming meeting on Saturday, January 23 (flyer attached). The project page, with the latest draft plan, can be found here: http://www.FallsChurchVa.gov/WODMasterPlan. The City has grant applications in for next fiscal year (starting July 2016) to begin work on plazas and two of the crosses. We should know about those funds in the next few months.
W&OD Master Plan:
The City’s Greenest Street
Meeting
233 Little Falls St, Falls Church
Community Center, Community Room
Saturday January 23, 2016
10:00 AM – 10:15 AM – View Information Boards
10:15 AM – 11:15 AM – Presentation with Question and Answer
11:15 AM – 11:30 AM – View Information Boards

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