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FY 2017-2026

Proposed Capital Improvement Plan

County Board Worksession - Transportation

June 28, 2016

Source: Arlington County Planning Division, Round 8.4

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222,200

283,000

200,000

220,000

240,000

260,000

280,000

300,000

320,000

340,000

2015 2040

Population

219,100

301,300

200,000

220,000

240,000

260,000

280,000

300,000

320,000

340,000

2015 2040

Employment

Arlington continues to grow

Forecasted Growth

37 million sq. ft. of office space

36 million sq. ft. in Metrorail station areas

with over 6 million sq. ft. of supporting retail

and services.

Rosslyn-Ballston and Route 1 corridors

support the County’s commercial tax base.

112,300 housing units

Over 45,950 in Metrorail station areas and

17,400 units along Columbia Pike corridor.

56% of all housing in established transit

corridors.

Success in concentrating growth around three transit corridors

Source: Arlington County Planning Division, March 20163

Transit-Oriented Development

• 1,094 lane-miles of streets and 19

miles of HOV lanes

• Over 5,400 on-street metered parking

spaces

• 12 miles of Metrorail and 11 stations

• VRE commuter rail

• Extensive regional (23 Metrobus routes)

and local bus service (16 ART routes)

• Carshare program with nearly 90 cars,

plus point-to-point carshare

• Growing Bikeshare program with 84

stations – and 24 more funded

• 50 miles of multi-use trails and 36

miles of on-street bike lanes and

sharrows

• Extensive and growing network of

sidewalks

County is investing to enhance

the quality of all travel options

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Providing Travel Options

Investments in transportation infrastructure and services help the community meet its sustainability goals

R-B CORRIDOR 1970

R-B CORRIDOR TODAY

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Achieving a Sustainable Community

Smart growth has allowed Arlington to add

population while decreasing traffic volumes

Traffic on main arterials is down over 15-20 year period.

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Street Segment Street Type 1996 2011/2012% Change

1996-20122014/2015

% Change

2012-2015

Lee Hwy - Rosslyn EW 6-lane arterial 37,770 31,951 -15.40% 25,400 -20.50%

Wash. Blvd. - VA Square EW 4-lane arterial 20,469 17,500 -14.50% 16,885 -3.50%

Clarendon Blvd. EW 2-lane 1-way arterial 13,980 13,292 -5.00% 12,000 -9.70%

Wilson Blvd. - Clarendon EW 2-lane 1-way arterial 16,368 12,603 -23.00% 11,000 -12.70%

Arlington Blvd. EW 6-lane arterial 55,865 65,259 16.80% 66,445 1.80%

Glebe Road - Ballston NS 6-lane arterial 35,230 31,000 -12.00% 28,000 -9.70%

Glebe Road - South of Col. Pike NS 4-lane arterial 29,000 27,000 -6.00% 24,000 -11.10%

George Mason Drive* NS 4-lane arterial 20,002 20,518 2.30% 20,405 -0.60%

Route 1 north of Glebe Rd. NS 6-lane arterial 52,000 44,000 -15.40% 48,500 10.20%

*2016 volumes were included due to unavailability of 2015 counts

Traffic Volumes Declining

Vehicle Miles Declining

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Safety is Improving

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Demand Management is Effective

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Residents Bike and Walk More

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Arlington’s focus on developing high-quality transit is

moving more people without more traffic.

Transit ridership grew significantly over 19-year period but

Metro and VRE ridership have declined in recent years.

FY1996 Actual FY2015 Actual % Growth

Metrorail Arlington Stations 45,335,000 56,191,208 23.9%

Metrobus Arlington Routes 12,049,000 14,247,548 18.2%

VRE – Crystal City 567,000 829,137 46.2%

Arlington Transit (ART) 105,000 2,823,346 2,589%

Total Annual Ridership 58,056,000 74,091,239 27.6%

40% of Virginia’s total annual transit ridership is from

Arlington-related trips.

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Transit Ridership Increasing

Along with ridership, 2013 survey shows satisfaction with ART

reached a new high – 90% of riders were satisfied or very satisfied

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Master Transportation Plan (MTP)

MTP General Policies:

A. Integrate transportation with

land use

B. Support the design and

operation of Complete

Streets

C. Manage travel demand and

transportation systems

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County Board-adopted policy guides our

transportation CIP investments.

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Columbia Pike Street Improvements and Utility

Undergrounding - South Wakefield to Four Mile Run

Freedmans Village BridgeNew Commuter Store at Rosslyn Metro Station

Capital Bikeshare expansion

Recent Accomplishments

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Crystal City Potomac Yard Transitway

Bus stop improvementsWilson Boulevard restriping (between

Frederick and Manchester Streets)

Recent Accomplishments

FY 2017 – FY 2026

Proposed Capital Improvement Plan

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During next 10 years, Arlington plans to invest $1.3 billion

in transportation improvements to enhance the quality of life

and economic well-being of residents, workers and visitors

• Complete street projects to enhance multimodal accessibility in

our neighborhoods

• Metrorail station projects to improve accessibility, safety for riders

• A new Premium Transit Network for Columbia Pike, Pentagon City,

Crystal City, Potomac Yard

• Maintenance and reconstruction of County bridges and roads

• Improvements to street lights and signals

• Enhancements to the pedestrian and bicycle network and parking

Continues Arlington's commitment to developing, maintaining and

managing a transportation system that expands travel choice and

provides equal access for all users

Overview of Transportation CIP

Transportation Program Summary

Complete Streets44.2%

Transit 39.9%

Paving 11.9%

Other Maintenance Capital 0.5%

Program Administration 3.5%

Program $M

Complete Streets 568

Transit 512

Paving 152

Other Maintenance Capital 7

Program Administration 44

Total 1,284

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Transportation Funding Summary

Federal 6%

State 14%

NVTA Regional23%

PAYG/Other 12%

GO Bond 13%

TCF 27%

TIF 5%

Source $M*

Federal 72

State 182

NVTA Regional 290

PAYG/Other 160

GO Bond 169

TCF 344

TIF 65

Total 1,284

* Figures for the various

sources include new funds as

well as previously approved

funds

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Funding Comparison

FY15-FY24 CIP ($1,349M) FY17-FY26 CIP ($1,284M)

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Federal 6%

State 14%

NVTA Regional

23%

PAYG/Other 12%

GO Bond13%

TCF 27%

TIF 5%Federal 3%

State 22%

NVTA Regional

12%

PAYG/Other 12%GO Bond10%

TCF & TCF Bonds 36%

TIF & TIF Bonds 4%

External/Dedicated Funding Sources

Funding SourceRestrictions on Use of Funding(per State code or other binding documentation)

Federal FormulaMultiple programs, small annual allocations, focused on improvements

to safety, air quality and multimodal transportation (0-20% match)

State Transit Formula Transit service expansion and capital improvements (match varies)

State Smart Scale (HB 2) Roadway improvements, transit capacity expansion, TDM (no match)

State Revenue Sharing Roadway improvements (50% match)

Northern Virginia Transportation

Authority (NVTA) Regional

Roadway and transit improvements included in the NVTA Regional Plan

that provide greatest congestion reduction relative to cost (no match)

Toll Revenues: I-66, I-395*Multimodal improvements on parallel corridors that increase person

throughput and benefit the toll-paying users of the toll road (no match)

Transportation Capital Fund (TCF):

Commercial and Industrial Tax

New or enhanced road / transit improvements that add capacity,

service, or access and capital or operating costs related to the new

projects, and benefit the business community

TCF: NVTA LocalAdditional roadway construction, capital improvements that reduce

congestion, or public transportation purposes

Tax Increment Financing (TIF)Capital and public infrastructure improvements, including open space, in

the TIF area: Crystal City, Pentagon City, Potomac Yard

* This source is anticipated but does not yet exist 21

Smart Scale (previously called House Bill 2)

Arlington received Smart Scale funding for the following projects;

this funding will be included in the adopted FY 2017-2026 CIP:

• Ballston-MU Metrorail Station West Entrance - $10 million

• ART Bus Service (purchase of eight buses for conversion of Metrobus 22 to

ART 81 and bus stop rehabilitation) - $4.5 million

• Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Strategies for the I-66 Corridor

(funding for a Mobile Commuter Store) - $500,000

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Additional State / Regional Funding

Transit Investments

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New Transit Projects

Premium Transit Network (p. E-54)

Connects Columbia Pike, Pentagon

City, Crystal City, Potomac Yard

Will offer bus service that is fast,

frequent, reliable and easy to use

Presented at May 31

Board worksession

New Premium Transit Network items in the CIP:

• Transitway Extension to Pentagon City (p. E-66) $27.1M

– Extend exclusive bus lanes and stations from Crystal City to Pentagon City

• Off-Vehicle Fare Collection (p. E-61) $11.2M

– Develop off-vehicle fare collection strategy and implementation plan and

procure/test equipment for CCPY Transitway and Columbia Pike

• Transitway Extension - Potomac Ave to Alexandria (p. E-69) $2.4M

– Extend exclusive bus lanes from South Glebe Road to City/County line

when Alexandria’s exclusive lanes are completed

Other Premium Transit Network items in the CIP:

• ART Fleet Expansion (p. E-56)

• Columbia Pike Transit Stations (p. E-58)

• Transit ITS and Security Program (p. E-63)

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New Transit Projects

Transitway Extension to Pentagon City

• Originally included in Streetcar

program scope, with anticipated

completion in FY20

• New standalone project created in

proposed FY17 CIP, with anticipated

completion in FY22

Staff recommendation:

• Based on community feedback, use

available funding to accelerate

scheduled completion to FY21

– Replace federal funding with TCF-C&I

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Potential challenges for accelerated schedule:

Project still in planning phase

Final station locations must be identified

Some community opposition to proposed 12th Street alignment

ART Satellite Parking Facility (p. E-30)

$20.2M

• A portion of the fleet will operate out of the

ART House under construction at S. Eads

Street, but additional space is needed to house

the rest of the fleet.

• Near-term: Prepare leased land in Shirlington

for use as an interim ART satellite parking area

• Long-term: Identify location for and construct

satellite parking facility and dispatch office for

ART fleet

ART Bus Fareboxes Upgrade (p. E-19)

$0.5M

• Replace outdated hardware on entire ART fleet

to support continued SmarTrip fare collection

Shirlington Bus Station

Expansion (p. E-72) $2.9M

• Redevelop parking lot and create

additional bus bays to support

planned bus service27

New Transit Projects

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East Falls Church Metro

Station Bus Bay

Expansion (p. E-38)

$6.3M

• Add bus bays for

additional capacity and to

improve bus circulation

• Includes pedestrian

access improvements

• Planned construction:

FY18

New Transit Projects

East Falls Church Metro Station Second Entrance (p. E-50) $96.1M

• New western entrance will improve access to the station, accommodating

growing transit demand from new development and from the Silver Line

• Planned construction: FY24-26

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New Transit Projects

Ballston-MU Metro Station West Entrance (p. E-35)

• Construct a second entrance with elevators, escalators, fare gates, and a

platform mezzanine at intersection of N. Fairfax Drive and N. Vermont Street

Ballston Multimodal Improvements (p. E-32)

• Construct improvements to bus bays, sidewalks, and crosswalks adjacent to

Metro station entrance

Court House Metro Station Second Elevator (p. E-44)

• Construct two new elevators and decommission existing elevator in front of

2200 Clarendon Boulevard

Crystal City Metro Station Second Entrance (p. E-47)

• Construct a second entrance with elevators and fare gates at the intersection

of Crystal Drive and 18th Street South

Pentagon City Metro Station Second Elevator (p. E-52)

• Construct an elevator adjacent to westside escalator30

Other Metro Station Improvements

Bus Stop and Shelter Program /

Bus Stop Accessibility

Improvements (p. E-40, E-42)

$21.0M, increase of $14.9M

• Improve stop amenities and ADA

accessibility so all County bus stops

are upgraded and ADA compliant by

FY 2026

ART Fleet Expansion/ART Fleet &

Equipment Replacement (p. E-20,

E-56)

$44.8M, increase of $16.8M

• Assumes 25 buses to be added to

fleet over 10 years, to meet needs

identified in the new County-wide

Transit Development Plan

Ballston-MU Metro Station

West Entrance (p. E-35)

$104.3M, increase of $14.4M

• Inflation added to prior cost

estimates

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Significant Changes from Prior CIP

Complete Street Investments

Rosslyn-Ballston Arterial Street Improvements (p. E-114)

$66.7M, increase of $33.8M

• Increase driven by new projects identified in the recently adopted Courthouse

Square Plan and additional projects from the Rosslyn Sector Plan

• Planned construction:

FY17-20: Washington Blvd improvements (Wilson to Kirkwood), Ballston Quarter,

Courthouse streetscape improvements (Wilson and Clarendon), Fort Myer Drive

two-way

FY21-23: Lynn Street two-way, Lee/Lynn bike/ped underpass, Fort Myer Drive

tunnel removal

FY24-26: 14th Street rebuild, 15th Street rebuild, Esplanade/Waterview trail, Iwo

Jima/Roosevelt Bridge trail, Rosslyn Plaza bike/ped bridge

Program benefits:

• “Complete Streets” designed to enable safe, attractive and comfortable

access and travel for all users: those who walk, bike, ride transit and drive

• Bike/pedestrian and streetscape improvements 33

Significant Changes from Prior CIP

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Rosslyn-Ballston Street Improvements

Capital Improvements:

Complete Streets

Complete Streets with undergrounding

Bike/Pedestrian

Intersection

Clarendon Circle

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Planned construction: FY17-18

Rosslyn Esplanade & Lee Hwy

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Columbia Pike Streets (p. E-91)

$99.0M, increase of $29.6M

• Added east end realignment to segment A / S. Joyce Street

• Added bike boulevards and 12th Street S.

• Added Southgate Road utility relocation

• Planned construction completion: Fall 2019

Program benefits:

• “Complete Street” designed to enable safe, attractive and comfortable

access and travel for all users: those who walk, bike, ride transit and drive

• Replace aging and leak-prone water and sewer pipes

• Underground existing overhead utilities

• Add parallel bike routes through Town Center

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Significant Changes from Prior CIP

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Columbia Pike Street Improvements

Capital Improvements:

Complete Streets

Complete Streets with undergrounding

Bike/Pedestrian

Intersection

Segment Limits Status

H & I County Line to Four Mile Run Finish design Summer 2016, Construction early 2017*

G Four Mile Run to S. Wakefield St. Completed Summer 2015

F S. Wakefield St. to S. Oakland St. Finish design Fall 2016*

E S. Oakland St. to S. Garfield St. Completed Fall 2009

C & D S. Garfield St. to S. Quinn St. Finish design Early 2017*

B 27/244 Interchange (VDOT) Completed Summer 2015

A S. Orme St. to S. Joyce St. Orme to Oak – Finish design Early 2017*

*Subject to obtaining property rights

H & I

Next

G

CompleteF

Future

E

Complete

C & D

Future

B

Complete

A

Future

Columbia Pike Multimodal Segments

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Crystal City, Pentagon City, Potomac

Yard Streets (p. E-96)

$87.6M, increase of $29.0M

Construction phased over 10 years.

Projects added include:

• 15th Street S. (S. Hayes to Route 1)

• 20th Street S. (S. Eads to Crystal Drive)

• Crystal Drive (15th to 23rd Street)

• Route 1 Safety & Accessibility Improvements

• Route 1 Ramps (15th Street intersection)

• 18th Street Improvements (Clark Street to

Crystal Drive)

Program benefits:

• Complete Streets network designed to

enable safe, attractive, and comfortable

access and travel for all users: those who

walk, bike, ride transit and drive

• Improved transportation network connectivity

• Upgraded utility infrastructure

Significant Changes from Prior CIP

Boundary Channel Drive Interchange (p. E-83) $19.3M, increase of $10.0M

• Cost estimate revised due to required elements identified during design.

• Redesigns and rebuilds existing interchange at I-395 to serve future growth of

northern Crystal City and associated commercial and residential development.

• Planned construction completion: FY21

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Significant Changes from Prior CIP

Significant Changes from Prior CIP

Army Navy Drive Complete Street (p. E-78) $12.0M, increase of $6.6M

• Prior CIP included construction only; stormwater, sidewalks and traffic signals

now included

• Planned construction: FY19

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Project benefits:

• Two-way dedicated bicycle facility

• Dedicated transit lanes & station

• Improved pedestrian facilities

Complete Streets:

Transportation Asset Management (p. E-122) $5.3M• Develop a web-based inventory and tracking system of all County signage, signals,

streetlights and ITS to improve County response to issues and increase safety and

compliance with federal requirements

Strategic Network Analysis & Planning (p. E-119) $6.1M• Develop a County-wide Travel Demand Model through traffic counts and data

collection to analyze the benefits of proposed multimodal improvements and support

project planning and development

Maintenance Capital:

Traffic Calming Device Maintenance (p. E-136) $1.1M• Replaces existing traffic calming devices, such as speed humps, as streets are

repaved. It also funds the replacement or repair of traffic calming devices that have

deteriorated.

Curb & Gutter Missing Links (p. E-131) $1.1M• Builds concrete curb and gutter to address nuisance drainage issues that do not

require drainage structures or pipe, and where it is missing for a few houses or less

and there is viable curb and gutter at either end.43

New Items in the CIP

Additional Investment Areas

Safe Routes to Schools (p. E-117)

$10.3M, increase of $9.2M

• Program expanded primarily to account

for safety enhancements to the street

network generated by APS facility projects

Street Lighting (p. E-120)

$19.9M, increase of $14.9M

• Added corridor lighting

improvements projects and LED

conversion.45

Significant Changes from Prior CIP

WALK Arlington (p. E-126) $7.6M, decrease of $5.3M

• Four Mile Run Pedestrian & Cyclist Bridge ($5M) now entirely in BIKE Arlington

(had been 50/50 BIKE/WALK in prior CIP)

• ADA & County-wide pedestrian improvement request decreased from prior CIP

Parking Technology (p. E-111) $3.4M, decrease of $2.9M

• With Parkmobile and the evolution of parking applications, fixed real-time

electronic parking wayfinding is no longer necessary

Capital Bikeshare (p. E-89) $10.3M, decrease of $3.1M

• Operations and maintenance no longer in CIP

• Proposed CIP based on Arlington County Capital Bikeshare Progress Report

and FY2016-2021 TDP Update (April 2015)

Neighborhood Complete Streets (p. E-107) $9.1M, decrease of $0.5M

• Gradual ramp-up in proposed CIP, based on staffing decisions made during the

FY17 budget process

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Significant Changes from Prior CIP

Paving – Cost and Funding

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Paving (p. E-133) $152.3M

Paving - Lane Miles

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Goal: Increase pavement ratings (PCI) from

high 60s to between 75 and 80

• 15-year paving cycle requires paving 72 lane miles per

year, on average

2016 Paving Season

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General Obligation (GO) Bonds

2016 Referenda ($000)

Program/Project

2017

Issue

2018

Issue Total %

Paving 11,990 11,900 23,890 83.0%

Bridge Renovation 450 1,950 2,400 8.3%

BIKE Arlington 580 250 830 2.9%

WALK Arlington 205 340 545 1.9%

Street Lighting 200 217 417 1.4%

Transportation Systems & Traffic Signals - 250 250 0.9%

Curb & Gutter Missing Links 100 103 203 0.7%

Safe Routes to Schools 50 100 150 0.5%

East Falls Church Streets - 100 100 0.3%

Total 13,575 15,210 28,785

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New FTEs in FY17 Budget to support the capital program:

• 2 Engineering Design Team Supervisors

• 1 Neighborhood Complete Streets Program Manager

• 2 Limited-term positions re-purposed (for Engineering and Facilities)

Primary mechanism to secure additional support for the transportation

program will be professional services contracts

• DES staff is pursuing in collaboration with Purchasing (DMF)

• Services requested will be based on development and approval of annual work

plan and may include:

‒ Program management support & project controls

‒ Project management

‒ Cost estimating

‒ Civil & transportation engineering

‒ Construction management

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Resources Needed to Execute CIP

Streetcar Balances

Proposed FY15 Carryover + FY16 CIP Allocations:

$15.9M Transportation Capital Fund - Commercial & Industrial:

• $13.3M Transitway Extension to Pentagon City (replaces federal funding

FY18-22)

• $1.8M Columbia Pike Transit Stations (replaces FY18-19 funding)

• $0.8M Columbia Pike Streets (replaces some FY19 funding)

$2.9M Transportation Capital Fund - NVTA Local:

• $0.6M ART Fleet Expansion (replaces FY18 funding)

• $0.4M ART Fareboxes Upgrade (replaces FY18 funding)

• $1.9M Transportation Systems & Traffic Signals (replaces some FY17-18

funding)

$1.3M Tax Increment Financing:

• $0.3M Transitway Extension to Pentagon City (allocated in Proposed CIP)

• $1.0M Crystal City, Pentagon City, Potomac Yard Streets (replaces FY17

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Note: Funds freed up will be held for future eligible projects

Streetcar Program – Unspent Funds

Funding Source ($M) Proposed CIP

State Dedicated 65 Not available

Fairfax & Alexandria 61 Not available (Funding remains with localities)

State Reimbursement 124 Statewide competitive grant; a portion programmed to other transit

initiatives

NVTA Regional 43 Regional competitive grant; programmed to other projects such as

Crystal City Metro Station East Entrance

TCF/TIF Bonds 137 Debt capacity not needed

TCF – C&I 56 Primary near-term uses are Complete Streets program (Columbia Pike

Streets, Crystal City/Pentagon City/Potomac Yard Streets, Columbia

Pike Transit Stations, Rosslyn-Ballston Arterial Street Improvements,

etc.) and Court House Metro Station Second Elevator

TCF – NVTA Local* 47 Primary near-term use is Complete Streets program (Transportation

Systems & Traffic Signals, Intelligent Transportation Systems, etc.)

TIF* 16 Primary uses include Complete Streets program (Crystal City, Pentagon

City, Potomac Yard Streets, etc.) & Crystal City Parks and Open Space

Subtotal – TCF/TIF 256 Includes Bonds

Total 549

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Army Navy Country Club Access Drive

New roadway connection for emergency, bicycle and pedestrian access

through an easement along the edge of the Army Navy Country Club

(p. E-76) $5.2M

• FY20/21: Planning/Design; FY22/23: Construction

Community Feedback:

4/28/16 letter from Aurora Highlands Civic Association: Given that many of our

kids may be reassigned to Hoffman-Boston during the 2019 boundary change

process, we are requesting that construction be completed by 2020

Alternate Plan:

• FY17/18: Planning/Design; FY19/20: Construction

Challenges:

• Staff availability (project management and engineering)

• Earlier implementation will likely result in other projects being delayed

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