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August 26, 2020
August 26, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
The Livability 22202 Route 1 Working Group held its first virtual community engagement on August 26, 2020, with approximately 70 attendees.
Carol Fuller introduced the session. Mike Dowell presented the draft project goals and tied them in with the overall Livability 22202 goals. Dana Bres introduced the audience to a brief survey instrument that the group is using to collect information on how the community currently crosses Route One, as well as which crossings are avoided. Emily Norton presented an historical overview of the relationship between the 22202 community and Route One, with Pamela Van Hine as a co-author. Darren Buck gave us an updated vision of 6 possibilities for reinventing Route One – from markets underneath the highway to parks and even high-rises on decks over the highway. Check out his slides! Arthur Fox updated us on the VDOT proposal, a feasibility study of bringing Route One down to grade compared to leaving the existing road or following the Crystal City Section Plan, which does not recommend bringing the highway down to grade.
The presentations were followed by a lively discussion and noted next steps. County staff ensured us that VDOT will use the Pentagon City transportation data in the Route 1 analysis: https://projects.arlingtonva.us/plans-studies/pentagon-city-planning-study/pentagon-city-planning-study-transportation-analysis/
The meeting video is viewable on the Livability22202 YouTube channel. Please watch the presentation, and then complete the online Route 1 survey by Thursday, September 10. Send us your comments on the draft goals, visions, current challenges with Route One, and anything else you’d like to share.
The next community meeting of the Livability 22202 Route 1 Working Group will be on September 30. Among the meeting topics: BID staff will present their Reimagine Route One proposal, we will have an analysis of the survey results, and we hope to have an update on the VDOT proposal.