Fairfax City News: Feb. 20

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City Clips - Feb. 20

University Drive Bicycle Facilities Public Hearing Slated for Feb. 25

The City of Fairfax has developed intermediate (60%) design plans for the University Drive Bicycle Facilities project.

A public hearing is scheduled during the Feb. 25 city council meeting, which begins at 7 p.m. in City Hall. Attend in person, or watch it on Channel 12 (COX/Verizon) or online.

If you are unable to share your comments during the Feb. 25 public hearing, comments may be submitted in the following ways:

ecomment via the link on the city meetings page until 7 p.m. on Feb. 25
Email publichearings@fairfaxva.gov
Comment on the Engage page through March 7

Learn more about the project.

Participate in Invasive Species Awareness Week, Feb. 24-28

Fairfax City's first-ever Invasive Species Awareness Week will be held Feb. 24-28.

Attend the city council proclamation at 7 p.m. Feb. 25.
Join staff for a Forest Rescuers training at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 27 at Katherine Johnson Middle School.
Tackle invasive plants from 9-10 a.m. March 1 at Van Dyck Park.

Learn more about the threat invasive plants pose to our local environment and what can be done to prevent their spread at fairfaxva.gov/trees.

Feb. 18 City Council Work Session Summary

Pictured from left to right: Mayor Catherine Read and City Councilmembers Anthony Amos, Billy Bates, Stacy Hall, Stacey Hardy-Chandler, Rachel McQuillen, and Thomas Peterson.

A work session was held Feb. 18 following an emergency preparedness training for council members. View the presentations and watch recordings of the discussions.

Held a pre-application briefing for a proposed mixed-use development located at 4085, 4101 and 4103 Chain Bridge Road. View the presentation. Watch the discussion.
Discussed the Two-Year Transportation Program. Every two years, the city identifies which new capital projects to consider for implementation. View the presentation. Watch the discussion.
Discussed the Norman Avenue Sidewalk Feasibility Study. This study was recommended following the submission of a sidewalk petition from the Cobbdale neighborhood, received by the city in fall 2020. View the presentation. Watch the discussion.
Discussed the Chain Bridge Road/Eaton Place intersection improvements. The city received funding for this project in 2019. View the presentation. Watch the discussion.

A city council meeting is slated for Feb. 25. View the agenda (subject to change).

Meetings are held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday nights in City Hall. Watch meetings live on Channel 12 (COX/Verizon) and online, or catch a replay at 10 a.m. or 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

Got a Minute for a Survey about Housing in Fairfax City?

Please take a survey to help us understand affordability challenges and barriers to housing in Fairfax City.

The city is developing an Affordable Housing and Homelessness Strategic Plan. Your answers will inform planning and decision-making efforts to enhance housing affordability for all.

Take the survey.

Summer Camp Registration Opens March 4 for City Residents and Returning Campers (tap image)

Last Chance to Take CUE Bus Survey

The CUE Transit Development Plan was last updated in 2016, and we’re now updating the plan to guide how we operate CUE for the next 10 years.

Whether you ride the bus or not, please share your top priorities for the CUE bus system.

The survey is available in English and Spanish on Engage Fairfax. For completing the survey, you may enter for a chance to win a $50 gift card! The survey closes Feb. 26.