Fairfax County

Hear the latest from VDOT and FCDOT on the I-66 parallel trail in Fairfax at FABB’s March meeting.

VDOT is seeking public feedback on potential improvements on Telegraph Road (Route 611) at Hayfield Road (Route 635).

Join VA state Sen. Scott Surovell and fellow legislators for a town hall as the legislative session kicks off.

Join VA state Sen. Scott Surovell and fellow legislators for a town hall as the legislative session kicks off.

Join WABA & CTC staff to chat about the Mount Vernon Trail in light of NPS’ recently announced improvement study.

Learn about the 21 new Capital Bikeshare stations proposed for Fairfax County’s Providence District.

VA Dept. of Rail & Transportation to share draft plans and take comments on its I-495 Southside Transit & TDM study.

Join Park staff and planners to learn about and discuss improvements plans for the MVT. Comment period ends 1/4/23.

Take Fairfax County Park Authority’s survey aimed at identifying gaps and improving bike access to and through parks.

Join NOVA Parks and Fairfax County for a day of service removing invasive species from the W&OD Trail.

Talk taming big Virginia roads with some of the region’s top walking & biking advocates and design professionals.

Learn about and contribute to Fairfax County’s plans to improve biking and walking around the Huntington Metro Station.

Learn more about proposed bike lanes on Farmington Dr and Fordson Road in Fairfax County’s Lee District.

Fairfax DOT wants feedback on a new intersection and bike lanes on Spring Hill Rd north of Tysons.

We need your help to advocate for more funding for FCPA and continue to support active transportation!

See the latest update on the Braddock Rd Shared Use Path and road widening in Fairfax County.

On April 15th, Fairfax County held their public hearing on the County Executive’s Proposed FY 2022 Operating & Capital Improvement Plan Budgets.

Something exciting is growing in the DMV: a world-class trails network that will provide car-free connections between job centers, schools, and neighborhoods across our region.

Support more bike lanes and a chance for a new bike-ped bridge:

WABA rode in Fairfax County and connected neighbors with neighbors and a community with a trail.

Let’s make the Custis Trail extension an asset, not an afterthought.

Fairfax County recently announced that several major roads in Tysons could soon have bike infrastructure as part of the county’s summer repaving schedule. We need you to speak up for biking at a public meeting on Monday, March 16 at Westbriar Elementary School from 7-9 p.m. Here is the proposed new bike infrastructure: Greensboro Dr. – Road diet from […]

Last night, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously in support of the Fairfax Bike Master Plan.

Fairfax County currently does not have a bike master plan. And that’s not good.

The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is almost finished installing the bike lanes on on Sherwood Hall Lane!

This week, WABA sent letters to local departments of transportation requesting that they adopt the NACTO Urban Bikeway Design Guide, which offers state-of-the-practice solutions that create safe, enjoyable complete streets for current and new bicyclists.

Winter is coming, but regional bike advocacy opportunities are heating up! November is packed with public meetings across the D.C. area that will impact bicycling. We’ve listed as many as we know about below. If you can attend, speak up for bicycling. Planners need to hear from you about the impact proposed projects could have on […]

Register now for the second annual Fairfax Bike Summit, at George Mason University from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Sat., Nov. 2. The theme is making mixed-use, transit-oriented developments bike friendly. Can Tysons become a bicycle-friendly community? We think it can, and we’ll explore the many challenges and opportunities for making Tysons and similar communities in Fairfax […]

The Urban Land Institute recently published a new report, Shifting Suburbs: Reinventing Infrastructure for Compact Development, that examines the challenges of transforming low-density suburban areas into more compact, transit-oriented, mixed-use developments. The ULI report looks at rebuilding existing suburban infrastructure (primarily transportation infrastructure) in order to support more compact development. Over the next 30 years, the U.S. […]

CLICK HERE to state your support for biking accommodations on the widened Route 1 through Fort Belvoir Earlier this week, Allen Muchnick—a longtime bicycling advocate, WABA member, former WABA board member, and current VBF board member—gave us an update on his ongoing efforts to ensure that safe bicycling accommodations are included in the widening of […]