Move Fairfax City

Summary

Move Fairfax City is an umbrella transportation planning initiative for Fairfax City encompassing three component plans: a citywide Safety Action Plan, a citywide Pedestrian Master Plan, and an Old Town Circulation Study. The project's purpose is to translate existing long-term transportation plans into specific, prioritized implementation projects for safety and pedestrian improvements. A project kickoff work session was held jointly with the City Council and Planning Commission on July 1, 2025, at which staff planner Chloe Ritter presented an overview; the plan was projected to be complete by mid-2026. A Move Fairfax City Steering Committee was established, with resident representatives Jason Desai and Emily Rabbit appointed unanimously by the City Council on June 24, 2025, and the committee's first meeting was scheduled for August 2025. As of late July 2025, the Safety Action Plan and the Old Town Circulation Study components were confirmed as underway. The George Snyder Trail, a related but distinct capital project, was cancelled by a 4-2 City Council vote on January 13, 2026; Northern Virginia Families for Safe Streets, which held a seat on the Move Fairfax City Advisory Committee, spoke in opposition to that cancellation at the same meeting.

Open questions & options on the table

• The overall Move Fairfax City plan was projected to be complete by mid-2026; whether that milestone has been met or remains on track is not confirmed in the record.
• The mechanism for tracking long-term progress on pedestrian safety targets over time (e.g., multi-year benchmarks) was raised as an open question at the June 23, 2026 Steering Committee discussion but has not been resolved.
• The disposition of the University Drive bike lanes north of Old Town (expected to begin construction in 2025) and the Government Center Parkway connection (expected complete by early 2026) are not confirmed as complete in the record.

What members have said

Positions as recorded in meeting minutes; votes without recorded comment aren’t summarized.

Discussion time

Minutes of named discussion per transcribed meeting.