Pickett Road
Pickett Road is a major corridor in the City of Fairfax that has emerged as a focal point across multiple municipal planning, safety, and development topics. 4 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
Old Pickett Road is referenced as a neighboring boundary in the Circle Gateway pre-application briefing scheduled for this work session.
- Feb 17, 2026City Council · item 2Consideration of a resolution to endorse the City's application to the Transportation Planning Board's Regional Roadway Safety Program
Pickett Road between Main Street and Fairfax Boulevard is the subject of the proposed roadway safety audit, cited for over 200 crashes in the past five years.
passedApprove a resolution to authorize the City Manager to submit a letter of endorsement for the City's FY 2027 application to the Regional Roadway Safety Program, including recent citizen input and requests for key issues to be considered in the application and proposed scope of work, and noting that the city will provide all public input to the selected consultant to inform the evaluation and transportation safety study.✓ Amos✓ Bates✓ Hall✓ Hardy-Chandler✓ McQuillen✓ Peterson
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
Pickett Road (3500 block) was referenced as the location of Sutton Heights, five affordable for-sale townhomes administered by Fairfax County on behalf of the City, listed as sold.
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 Pickett Road bridge capacity constraint was identified as a factor in floodplain conditions; the Property Yard/Pickett Road area was one of the seven prioritized stream segments.
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Its most prominent ongoing initiative is a Road Safety Audit covering the segment between Main Street and Fairfax Boulevard, prompted by over 200 crashes recorded in the past five years; the City Council unanimously approved (6-0) a resolution on 2026-02-17 authorizing the City Manager to submit a letter of endorsement for a FY 2027 application to the Transportation Planning Board's Regional Roadway Safety Program. By October 2026, the audit had been formally initiated, including a public open house, and was described as a detailed, constrained-area study modeled on a prior Main Street Road Safety Audit.
Separately, the road corridor is relevant to storm water and floodplain planning: a 2025-06-12 PRAB presentation identified the Pickett Road bridge capacity constraint as a factor in floodplain conditions and listed the Property Yard/Pickett Road area among seven prioritized stream segments for restoration work. The road also appears as a boundary or reference point in several development contexts, including the Circle Gateway pre-application briefing (Old Pickett Road as a neighboring boundary, 2026-07-13), a recently approved 14-townhouse development just off Pickett Road (noted in a 2026-09-28 transcript), the Sutton Heights affordable townhome development at the 3500 block, and a pending special use permit matter at 3425 Pickett Road (Mantua Hills Swimming Association) deferred to January 12, 2027.