I’m looking forward to having a lot more neighbors and amenities. If you live in the area expecting it to continue to be a sleepy, low-density residential area for decades to come, big changes are planned. My overall conclusion for this project is that if you live in the area and wish you had something worth walking to other than the parks, bike trails, and Metro station, you’ll be happy. Bike lanes will replace former on-street bike routes. The existing 5 acres of Metrorail parking (about 450 spaces) will be reduced to 200 spaces. Building heights will be 5-6 stories closest to the Metro station, tapering off to 3-4 stories nearest the single-family home areas. 79 Due to bus operator availability, some trips may experience delays on the 79 route. More info at 52 Due to a mechanical issue on 16th St NW at U St on the 52 route, buses may experience delays. East of this station, the trains enter the subway. 36 Buses are detouring, due to the National Capital BBQ Battle. East Falls Church station is the last aboveground, at-grade, or open-cut station for eastbound trains. Choose any of the METRORAIL ORANGE LINE metro stations below to find updated real-time schedules and to see their route map. The south kiss-and-ride parking lot will have a smaller residential building and a plaza. East Falls Church station is an island platformed Washington Metro station in Arlington, Virginia on the Orange and Silver Lines. The METRORAIL ORANGE LINE metro (New Carrollton) has 24 stations departing from West Falls Church-Vt and ending in New Carrollton Metro Station. The Metro station north parking lot will host a new two-building mixed-use development with a plaza and direct access to the Metrorail platform, and retail along Washington Boulevard and Sycamore Street. Pedestrian (left) and bicycle (right) improvements in the plan.
The Metro station will get a new entrance at the opposite end of the platform, connecting the northwest and southwest in addition to the existing eastern entrance. New bicycle and pedestrian connections will be built across I-66, which divides the formerly cohesive community in two.
#EAST FALLS CHURCH METRO STATION DRIVERS#
Travel lanes for cars will be narrowed from 13 feet to 10 feet in many places, which has a psychological effect on drivers and reduces their average travel speed.
Wider sidewalks, on-street parking, bike lanes and bulb-outs are planned, making intersections more friendly to pedestrians and cyclists. The plan incorporates many features that are common throughout Arlington. I live in a townhome built in 1976 inside the study area. Some of the larger parcels have been redeveloped into townhomes or medium-density condos. What remains is a grid-pattern residential community with 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s brick homes on a grid pattern oriented toward the freeway. In 1986, rail service was restored when the East Falls Church Metro station opened. In 1951, passenger service at the station shut down, and in 1982, the core of what was a small downtown area was removed to make way for Interstate 66. Metro had originally planned to close East Falls Church, Dunn. Expect residual delays to Mount Vernon Square due to an earlier switch malfunction at Huntington. Metro announced it will close three times as many stations as expected this summer, including the entire Silver Line in Virginia. Three rail systems, the W&OD, the Arlington and Falls Church trolley and the Southern Railway served the area, with the last system added in 1895. Thru closing, Sunday, July 16th, buses replace trains btwn Vienna and West Falls Church due to summer construction. The East Falls Church area had historically been a railroad commuter town, named after its train station on the Washington and Old Dominion line. The status feature provides customers with an estimate of available spaces, not an exact count.Development sites in the central sections of the East Falls Church plan. It does not reflect where the cars park (spaces for reserved, paid, accessible, etc.). Parking availability status is based on the real-time entry and exit at Metro lots or garages. Please reference fares and collection hours under station pages. Sycamore Street, Arlington, VA 22205 Metro Lines: Orange and Silver Lines.
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