$760K Awarded To 9 DMV Projects Promoting Walkable Communities And Safer Streets For All

TYSONS, VA — A project to design a bicycle facility on Westpark Drive in Tysons received a $100,000 boost in funding from the National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board.

At its meeting on Wednesday, the TPB awarded a total of $760,000 in grant funding to nine local planning projects in the Northern Virginia region. The funds came from the Transportation Land-Use Connections Program and the Regional Roadway Safety Program.

The TLC Program awarded $440,000 for five projects to advance planning and preliminary engineering efforts for mixed-use development and to support transit access. Of that funding, $100,000 will bolster Fairfax’s Countywide Bicycle Master Plan through design of a protected bicycle facility on Westpark Drive in Tysons.

"The project will bolster existing efforts to serve bicycle riders and improve pedestrian safety and will provide a direct connection to the Tysons Metrorail Station’s north entrance and the future Leesburg Pike Trail, which is a part of the National Capital Trails Network," according to a release.

View the complete list of projects awarded TLC or RRSP grant funding.

Four projects focused on roadway safety and reducing serious and fatal crashes in the region received $320,000 in RRSP grant funding.

"Now in its sixth round of funding since launching in 2020, the program has funded 32 projects totaling more than $2.1 million," according to a release. "RRSP prioritizes investments that promote safer road user behavior, strengthen safety data analysis, and encourage collaboration across jurisdictions."

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