City of Falls Church:
Transit Oriented Design
Beyond the QuarterMile
Shana R. Johnson, AICP
Senior Transportation Planner
Foursquare ITP
MWCOG Transportation-Land Use
Connections Program
Regional Peer Exchange Network
June 20, 2014
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Presentation Outline
I. Study Background
II. Local Context
III. TDM for Falls Church
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Falls Church: TOD 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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How can we link TDM and TOD?
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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Falls Church Residents - Work Locations
1,427, 23%
2,406, 39%
595, 10%
455, 8%
82, 1%
83, 1%
85, 1%
423,
7%
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
172, 3% 193, 3% 235, 4%
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Falls Church Residents – Commute Mode
37% of
residents do
not drive
alone to work
2%
Car, truck, or van -drove alone
2%
7%
Car, truck, or van -carpooled
Public transportation
(excluding taxicab)
19%
Walked
7%
63%
Other means
Worked at home
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Falls Church Workers – Home Locations
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Falls Church Workers – Commute Mode
City of Falls Church Workers
Commute Mode to Work
2% 2%
4%
Car, truck, or van -- drove
alone
Car, truck, or van -carpooled
6%
Public transportation
(excluding taxicab)
12%
Walked
74%
26% of
workers do
not drive
alone
Other Means (Taxi, Bike)
Worked at Home
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Falls Church Workers – Commute Mode
City of Falls Church Workers
Commute Mode to Work
2% 2%
4%
Car, truck, or van -- drove
alone
Car, truck, or van -carpooled
6%
Public transportation
(excluding taxicab)
12%
Walked
74%
26% of
workers do
not drive
alone
Other Means (Taxi, Bike)
Worked at Home
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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 nonsingle occupancy vehicle (SOV) by the year 2030 for
City of Falls Church residents.
– Achieve a commute mode share of 40 percent nonSOV 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 nonsingle occupancy vehicle (SOV) by the year 2030 for
City of Falls Church residents.
– Achieve a commute mode share of 40 percent nonSOV by the year 2030 for City of Falls Church workers.
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TDM Markets and Strategies
Resident
Strategies that
serve individuals
and families
living in the City.
Visitor
Strategies that
serve Falls
Church hotels
and their guests.
Employers
Strategies that
serve companies
located in the
City and their
workers.
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?
Evidence on TDM Program Impacts
Vehicle Trip Reduction
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
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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