City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: MARCH 23, 2016
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: MARK B. JINKS, CITY MANAGER /s/
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Consideration of a Resolution for Re-concurrence of the Locally Preferred Alternative for the West End Transitway. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]
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ISSUE: Consideration of a resolution for re-concurrence of the Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) for the West End Transitway.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council adopt a resolution (Attachment 1) for re-concurrence of the LPA for the West End Transitway.
BACKGROUND: On November 17, 2012, City Council approved a resolution adopting a LPA for Corridor C / West End Transitway that proposes Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) in dedicated lanes where practicable from the Van Dorn Metro to the Pentagon. The resolution also directed that the analysis during environmental phase should examine service to the Northern Virginia Community College (NVCC) and consider future potential conversion from BRT to streetcar. The purpose of this requested City Council resolution is for re-concurrence of the LPA. The LPA is required to complete the environmental documentation that will be submitted to the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) in spring 2016. Upon approval of the environmental documentation, the project will become eligible to compete for federal funds. The estimated capital cost of this project is between $121 million and $140 million projected to be funded by a combination of Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (NVTA), and federal transit funds, as well as substantial developer contributions.
With the initiation of the Alternatives Analysis, City Council established the West End Transitway Policy Advisory Group (PAG) in 2014 to provide policy and technical guidance related to the Alternatives Analysis (AA) / Environmental Documentation effort r...
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