The Reston 2020 Transportation Work Group met Thursday evening, March 11, in its initial organizational meeting at 7:30 PM. Those present included Terry Maynard (chair), Dave Edwards, and John Mossgrove. Dan McGuire, Rob Whitfield, and Denver Lovett had other commitments.
After introductions, Terry Maynard briefly discussed his telecon with Kathryn Martin, Chair of the RA TAC, in which he described what the WG was setting out to do and she suggested that they work together while avoiding duplicative efforts, keep WG recommendations realistic, stay in touch personally, and make sure a rep attends the other group's meetings, among other topics. (Terry will attend the next TAC meeting--first Thursday in April.)
A brief discussion ensued on the specifics of the WG's tasking, which is both broad and very time constrained. As with the other groups, we are supposed to have a draft report ready for the TF by its April meeting under the original January Citizens WG proposal, a target we don't believe is realistic at this time.
Our discussion focused on how to come quickly up to speed on Reston transportation planning issues. We generally agreed the RMAG report provided an important foundation for further work, but we needed to expand its geographic coverage, add more "soft" policy aspects to it (eg--non-infrastructure inducements to limit vehicle traffic, like Arlington has done), and keep it mind the totality of Reston as we focused initially on the Dulles Corridor/Reston Center area. We believe we can not address the financial dimensions so well covered in the RMAG report, a topic that may be important to the Implementation and Phasing WG.
We agreed to research the following and share preliminary results before our next meeting (Monday, March 29):
* Dave Edwards--Identify people with expertise on transportation issues in government and industry who could contribute to our understanding of the issues, possibly participate in the WG, and serve as informal consultants off whom we could bounce ideas, drafts, etc.
* John Mossgrove--Review and share information on Tysons Corner and Reston transportation planning, including recent specific development proposals.
* Terry Maynard--Review Arlington and Montgomery County transportation analyses, plans, and policies for their appropriateness to the Reston transportation issue. Also, explore USDOT and SmartGrowth sources for usable information pertaining to Reston transportation planning.
The meeting adjourned at 9PM.
The next meeting of the Transportation WG will be at 7PM, Monday, March 29, at Terry Maynard's residence. The core agenda item will be reviewing what we've learned and organizing to move ahead.
Terry Maynard
Chair, Transportation Work Group
Reston 2020 Committee
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