Fairfax Boulevard
Fairfax Boulevard is a major arterial road in the City of Fairfax, Virginia, that appears repeatedly across municipal planning, infrastructure, and development contexts. 6 separate matters touch this place; each has its own status.
Circle Gateway
Circle Gateway is a proposed mixed-use redevelopment at 3226 and 3250 Blenheim Boulevard in Fairfax, located south of Fairfax Boulevard, north and east of Fairfax Circle Shopping Center, and west of The Home Depot and Old Pickett Road. The applicant is Aksoylu Properties LLC.
- Jul 13, 2026Planning Commission · item 8aPre-application briefing on the Circle Gateway proposal at 3226 and 3250 Blenheim Boulevard
Fairfax Boulevard is referenced as a neighboring boundary in the Circle Gateway pre-application briefing scheduled for this work session.
Wilcoxon Trail Extension
- May 26, 2026City Council · item 11aWilcoxon Trail Extension Connectivity Study Briefing
The segment between Fairfax Boulevard and the Wilcoxon Trail would remain unchanged under the proposed alternative alignment concept.
George Snyder Trail
The George Snyder Trail was a planned off-street shared-use path project (VDOT UPC 112816) intended to improve multimodal connectivity along Fairfax Boulevard in the City of Fairfax. The project drew sustained and significant public opposition throughout its consideration.
- May 26, 2026City Council · item 11aWilcoxon Trail Extension Connectivity Study Briefing
The segment between Fairfax Boulevard and the Wilcoxon Trail would remain unchanged under the proposed alternative alignment concept.
- Sep 9, 2025City Council · item 6hConsideration of an Award of Construction Contract to Virginia Paving Company for Fairfax Boulevard Reconstruction and Paving
Site of the reconstruction and paving project for which a construction contract was awarded to Virginia Paving Company.
The City of Fairfax 2035 Comprehensive Plan is the city's primary long-range land use and policy document, guiding development, housing, transportation, and related decisions. A five-year review process culminated on October 8, 2024, when City Council unanimously adopted Resolution R-24-30 approving the updated plan dated September 27, 2024.
- HHCAB Strategy Teams, Working Session
Fairfax Boulevard was referenced as the address location of Scout on the Circle in the draft affordable housing resource webpage content.
The Fairfax Circle Small Area Plan is one of four Activity Center Small Area Plans developed by the City of Fairfax. Planning began in Spring 2023.
- Jun 12, 2025Parks and Recreation Advisory Board · item 4aFuture Stream Restoration Projects – Satoshi Eto, Storm Water Manager
The Accotink Creek segment north of Fairfax Boulevard was identified as a community-prioritized restoration site.
In full
On September 9, 2025, the City Council unanimously approved a construction contract with Virginia Paving Company for Fairfax Boulevard Reconstruction and Paving, valued at approximately $1,727,333.60. The boulevard also anchors several adjacent projects: a stream restoration study identified the Accotink Creek segment north of Fairfax Boulevard as a community-prioritized site (June 2025); the Wilcoxon Trail Extension study identified the segment between Fairfax Boulevard and the Wilcoxon Trail as unchanged under a proposed alternative alignment (May 2026), with a subsequent October 2026 briefing detailing an alternative route via Draper Drive that would include a 10-foot shared-use path along Fairfax Boulevard and a signalized crossing at Fairfax Boulevard and Draper Drive. Additionally, Fairfax Boulevard serves as a geographic reference point for several nearby developments and studies, including the Circle Gateway pre-application briefing (July 2026), the Pickett Road Safety Audit corridor (Fairfax Boulevard to Main Street, October 2026), the "Overlook at Fairfax Boulevard" townhouse/condo development, and an affordable housing development at the corner of Campbell Avenue and Fairfax Boulevard (referenced as ~9640 Fairfax Boulevard, with 54 affordable units under development).