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City of Falls Church: Transit Oriented Design Beyond the Quarter-Mile

MWCOG Transportation-Land Use Connections Program

Regional Peer Exchange Network June 20, 2014

Shana R. Johnson, AICP Senior Transportation Planner

Foursquare ITP

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Presentation Outline

I. Study Background

II. Local Context

III. TDM for Falls Church

City of Falls Church: Transit Oriented Design Beyond the Quarter-Mile |

Study sponsored by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (MWCOG) Transportation-Land Use Connections Program.

Study Purpose: Develop a transportation demand management program that enables the City of Falls Church to capitalize on its proximity to existing or proposed transportation facilities and to serve the City’s Washington Street commercial corridor.

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Falls Church: TOD Beyond the Quarter-Mile


Context:

Evolving land uses

Lack of data on building-level impacts of TDM strategies, no link to parking provision

Difficult to discern trip reductions and changes in travel patterns due to the availability of transit in a mixed-use environment and TDM

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How can we link TDM and TOD?


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Falls Church Residents - Work Locations


1,427, 23%

595, 10%

455, 8%

423, 7%

235, 4% 193, 3% 172, 3% 85, 1%

83, 1%

82, 1%

2,406, 39%

Washington city, DC

Arlington CDP, VA

Falls Church city, VA

Tysons Corner CDP, VA

Alexandria city, VA

Reston CDP, VA

Springfield CDP, VA

McLean CDP, VA

Fair Oaks CDP, VA

Bethesda CDP, MD

All Other Locations

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Falls Church Residents – Commute Mode


37% of residents do not drive alone to work

63% 7%

19%

2% 2%

7%

Car, truck, or van --drove alone

Car, truck, or van --carpooled

Public transportation(excluding taxicab)

Walked

Other means

Worked at home

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Falls Church Workers – Home Locations


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Falls Church Workers – Commute Mode


74%

12%

6%

2% 2%

4%

Car, truck, or van -- drovealone



Walked

Other Means (Taxi, Bike)

Worked at Home

City of Falls Church Workers

Commute Mode to Work

26% of workers do not drive alone

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Falls Church Workers – Commute Mode


74%

12%

6%

2% 2%

4%

Car, truck, or van -- drovealone



Walked

Other Means (Taxi, Bike)

Worked at Home

City of Falls Church Workers

Commute Mode to Work

26% of workers do not drive alone

• Goal: Utilize transportation demand to increase the use of transportation alternatives to driving alone within and to the City.

• 2030 Performance Targets: – Achieve a commute mode share of 50 percent non-

single occupancy vehicle (SOV) by the year 2030 for City of Falls Church residents.

– Achieve a commute mode share of 40 percent non-SOV by the year 2030 for City of Falls Church workers.

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Overarching TDM Goal & Performance Targets


• Goal: Utilize transportation demand to increase the use of transportation alternatives to driving alone within and to the City.

• 2030 Performance Targets: – Achieve a commute mode share of 50 percent non-

single occupancy vehicle (SOV) by the year 2030 for City of Falls Church residents.

– Achieve a commute mode share of 40 percent non-SOV by the year 2030 for City of Falls Church workers.

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Overarching TDM Goal & Performance Targets


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TDM Markets and Strategies


Resident

Strategies that serve individuals

and families living in the City.

Employers

Strategies that serve companies

located in the City and their

workers.

Visitor

Strategies that serve Falls

Church hotels and their guests.

Development

Strategies that can be employed

in the development

process.

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Washington Street Small Area Plans


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How can we link TDM and Parking?

TDM Program or Strategy

High Transit Moderate Transit

Low Transit

Support, Promotion, Information

3-5% 1-3% <1%

Alternative Commute Services

5-10% 5-10% 1-3%

Financial Incentives

10-20% 5-15% 1-5%

Combined Strategies

With Free Parking

15-20% 10-15% 3-7%

With Paid Parking

25-30% 15-20% N/A

Evidence on TDM Program Impacts

Vehicle Trip Reduction

Source: Cambridge Systematics, 2010 (Fairfax County, VA), as reproduced in Integrating Demand Management into the Transportation Planning Process: A Desk Reference, 2012, Federal Highways Administration


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How can we link TDM and Parking?

MXD Trip Generation and Parking Generation

The Byron Photo Source: condo.com


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Falls Church: TOD Beyond the Quarter-Mile


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Feasibility of a Falls Church Circulator


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Existing Metrobus Service


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Study Recommendations


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Questions?

Shana R. Johnson, AICP

Senior Transportation Planner

Foursquare Integrated Transportation Planning

[email protected]

City of Falls Church: TOD Beyond the Quarter-Mile

http://www.mwcog.org/transportation/activities/tlc


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