Overview

The City of Fairfax is in the process of drafting a Transportation Plan that will develop transportation policies and project recommendations to serve the mobility needs of residents, workers, visitors and other travelers over the next 20 years. This plan is coordinated with the update of the Fairfax City Comprehensive Plan.
 
The draft concepts presented in the plan have been developed based on existing policies and stakeholder input. It is still a work in progress. The purpose of this survey is to present the main ideas of the draft plan and seek your input. The full draft plan is available here.
 
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
  • 72% of Fairfax City commuters drive alone to work every day.
  • 2/3 of participants contributing to this plan would like to be able to walk, bike or take transit to work and for every day errands.
  • 68,000 trips are made through Fairfax City without either beginning or ending within the city
  • 94% of Fairfax City households have at least one car and 66% have two or more; however, 6% of Fairfax City households live without access to an automobile.
  • Fairfax City residents commute an average of 12 miles one-way. This trip typically takes 35 minutes.
  • 27% of Fairfax City households include children under the age of 18. 36% of Fairfax City households include at least one senior.
  • The city has 104 centerline miles of streets; however, only 61% of them connect between neighborhoods or to major corridors.
  • Most transit services in Fairfax City operate at least 16 hours each day. Most have frequencies of 30 minutes or longer. 
  • In 2015, there were 837 automobile crashes in the city, most clustered on the major arterials and larger intersections. 
  • The maximum legal speed limit in the city is 25 MPH on local streets and 35 MPH on most major streets.

For more information on existing conditions in Fairfax City, please see the Briefing Book plan here.
 

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