Safety Action Plan
Summary
The Safety Action Plan is one of three plans being developed under the City of Fairfax's "Move Fairfax City" umbrella project, alongside the Pedestrian Master Plan and the Old Town Circulation Study. Its goal is to improve traffic safety for all modes of transportation — pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers — using a "safe systems" approach aimed at eliminating severe injuries and traffic deaths. Staff first noted the plan in passing at the March 24, 2025 Planning Commission meeting; by May 12, 2025, staff confirmed the project had officially begun and that the Planning Commission would receive an introductory briefing on July 1, 2025. That briefing was delivered as a joint City Council work session on July 1, 2025, at which the project background, goals, and community engagement approach were presented with no formal vote taken. As of a July 13, 2026 update, the Safety Action Plan and Pedestrian Master Plan components of Move Fairfax City are anticipated to be complete, though the Old Town Circulation Study — originally intended to be delivered simultaneously — is running delayed and is now expected to be complete by the following spring.
Open questions & options on the table
- The exact anticipated completion date for the Safety Action Plan and Pedestrian Master Plan components as of the July 13, 2026 update was not specified beyond being 'anticipated to be complete' — the precise timeline remains to be confirmed.
- The Old Town Circulation Study, originally intended to be delivered alongside the Safety Action Plan and Pedestrian Master Plan, is delayed; its completion is expected 'by next spring' (from the July 13, 2026 reference), but no firm date has been set.
- Community engagement plan details and next steps referenced at the July 1, 2025 work session had not yet been finalized at that time.
What members have said
At the June 22, 2026 Planning Commission meeting, Commissioner Rice raised a question about fire department access in connection with a site plan, referencing the 'safety access plan' in the context of concerns about fire ladder truck access — though this reference appears to relate to a specific development proposal's site safety plan rather than the citywide Safety Action Plan itself.
Positions as recorded in meeting minutes; votes without recorded comment aren’t summarized.
Discussion time
Minutes of named discussion per transcribed meeting.
Full history
[10] The Safety Action Plan and safety training schedule were noted by staff in the report.
[10] Staff noted the Safety Action Plan project has officially begun; the Planning Commission is expected to receive an introductory briefing on July 1, 2025, with the group anticipated to meet in July, August, or September.
[1a] Discussed as a component of the Move Fairfax City update during the work session.
Discussed alongside
Topics that come up in the same meetings.