Reston Metrorail Access Group (RMAG)Status Report

Board of SupervisorsTransportation Committee

November 29, 2011

•Purpose– Consider the current status and future access needs in the vicinity of

the two stations – Provide pedestrian and bicycle access, and effective bus feeder

service, and – Manage vehicular traffic projected in the area of the stations

•Study Area– Reston-Wiehle Avenue and Reston Town Center station areas

•Design Periods– Wiehle Ave Station – 2013 – Reston Town Center Station – 2017– Other conditions - 2030

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• Public input was developed through the RMAG monthly meetings

• Four public meetings:– Initiation of the study– Existing conditions– Preliminary findings– Final recommendations

• Priority at station areas was given to:– Pedestrians– Bicyclists– Transit Users (buses)– Private Vehicles (drivers and carpools)

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Northside bus routingNorthside bus routing

Southside bus routingSouthside bus routing

Proposed Street Grid at Wiehle Avenue Station Proposed Street Grid at Wiehle Avenue Station

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• Project Prioritization

– Based on Metrorail Opening Date• Reston-Wiehle Ave – December 2013• Reston Town Center – early 2017

– Projects required by the Record of Decision– Project required by Comstock development– Linkage between projects– Availability of funds– Longer term needs

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• Board Approved Funded Projects– Sunrise Valley Drive, add curb-abutted sidewalk on south side from

Soapstone Drive to South Lakes Drive - - 5,000 feet– Sunrise Valley Drive, upgrade asphalt sidewalk on north side from

Soapstone Drive to South Lakes Drive - - 4,500 feet– Wiehle Ave, upgrade to curb abutted sidewalk on west side from

Sunrise Valley Drive to Station entrance - - 500 feet– Wiehle Ave and Isaac Newton Square South, add signalized

crosswalks and median– Isaac Newton Square West and WO&D Trail, upgrade and add

asphalt sidewalk on west side to Sunset Hills Road – Wiehle Avenue, add sidewalk along east side from Chestnut Grove

Square to North Shore Drive (south) - - in design

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• Improvements Required by Record of Decision

– Additional left turn lane from Wiehle Ave northbound at station entry

– Additional left turn lane from DTR eastbound ramp at Wiehle Ave and the addition of interim bus bays

– Widen Sunset Hills Rd from Wiehle Ave to Isaac Newton Sq and install left turn lane from Sunset Hills Rd westbound to Isaac Newton Sq (south)

– New entry from Isaac Newton Sq (south) into station area– Intersection and pedestrian improvements at Wiehle Ave and Sunset

Hills Road– Improvements to right turn lane from Sunrise Valley Dr (westbound)

to Wiehle Ave (northbound)

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• Project Funding for RMAG Recommendations– Total RMAG funding requirement is approximately $111 million

• Roadway improvements: $74 million• Pedestrian/bike improvements: $29 million• Transit improvements: $ 8 million

– Currently $4 million in Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) fund for the previously mentioned projects

– $21 million in Regional Surface Transportation Program (RSTP) funds are programmed through FY 2017 for additional RMAG projects

– Future redevelopment in the Reston area may generate developer contributions toward the RMAG projects

– Additional federal, state, regional and local funding opportunities will be explored as they become available