Official Notes--RTF Vision Committee, September 1, 2010

Vision Subcommittee Meeting
Reston Master Plan Special Study Committee

Date: September 1, 2010
Time and Place: 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
North County Government Center

Participants:
John Bowman, Task Force Heidi Merkel
John Carter, Co-chair Fairfax County, DPZ
Mike Collins Sandi Smith
Fred Costello, Task Force Fairfax County, DPZ
Lewis Grimm
John Hanley
John Lovaas
Susan Mockenhaupt, Task Force
Terri Phillips, Task Force
Bill Penniman, Task Force
Judith Pew, Task Force
Doug Pew
Dick Rogers
Joe Stowers, Task Force
Rob Whitfield
Kohann Williams, Co-chair

Item No. 1: Summary of Recent Transit Station Sub-committee Meetings
Representatives from each of the three transit station sub-committees presented the early draft recommendations for the levels of development at each transit station. The Vision Sub-committee will combine the recommendations for the levels of development from each of the transit station areas and present the results at the next meeting.

Item No. 2: Presentation of Combined Recommendations to Date
The following items were included in the presentation:
--Principles - A graphic representation of the Planning Principles for the Reston Master Plan Special Study recommend by the Vision Sub-committee was presented.
--Environment -A summary of the recommendations by the Vision Sub-committee for the environment was presented as a critical feature of the Reston Master Plan Special Study.
--Transportation - A map that combined the recommendations from each of the transit station sub-committees was presented. The map included recommendations for streets and pedestrian ways that connect both sides of the Dulles Access Road. Arterials, boulevards, new complete streets, bikeways and trails were included on the map. A draft paper describing in detail the recommendations for consideration by the Vision Sub-committee was also presented. The draft will be discussed at the next Vision Committee Sub-committee.
--Urban Design - The presentation provided preliminary recommendations for developing an outstanding public realm - recommendations for establishing high quality streets, open spaces, buildings, and public art or placemaking. Future meetings will prepare and discuss in more detail the urban design recommendations for the Transit Corridor.
--Land Use - Draft recommendations and a chart that compared the existing development, the amount of development allowed in the existing master plan, and the George Mason University projections were presented. In addition, a paper was prepared with land use data and recommendations. The draft will be discussed at the next Vision Committee Sub-committee.

Item No. 3: Implementation
Implementation ideas were discussed. The subcommittee decided to focus on completing the draft recommendations for the above items in the near term and then return to the important implementation issues.

Item No. 4 Next Steps
The next meeting will be Wednesday, September 8, 2010 (see the web site for the final location and time). Recommendations for the transportation and land use sections will be the focus of the next meeting.








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