Rich Bensinger - Committee for Dulles

Rich Bensinger
Loudoun County Department of Economic Development
December 2014
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METRO Is Coming to Loudoun – 2019
Phase 2 Silver Line
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Metrorail Service Districts
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LoCo METRO Details – Silver Line CPAM
• Silver Line Comprehensive Plan Amendment (CPAM)
– Phase 1
• Urban Land Institute Technical Assistance Panel Jan – May 2014
– Initial analysis of planned, zoned, and existing land use in the Metrorail Service District and
identified issues and recommendations. Presented May 8, 2014
• Staff, EDAC, ULI discussed and presented final report July 16, 2014
– No significant changes in ULI report; Staff and EDAC generally agree
– Letter of support from DCRA, CFD, DAAR, LCCC for transit-oriented development
– Phase 2: RFPs issued for two independent studies
• Scenario planning exercise for western portion of Metrorail Service District to
identify appropriate land use mix outside immediate station areas
• Market and best practices study to identify land use options for Rt 606 Station
area that are compatible with Dulles International Airport
• Proposals have been received and are under consideration
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LoCo METRO Details – Parking Garages
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In Jan 2014, the Board of Supervisors notified the USDOT that the County will finance and
construct the garages separate from the Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project provided that the
USDOT provides TIFIA assistance for the Metrorail project.
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3 Garages in Loudoun County
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June 2014, $3M from General Fund approved for design, construct, operate studies,
and negotiate using PPTA process
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Two at Rt 772
One at Rt 606
Note: Airport Stop for Airport business – no commuter parking
Comstock Partners, Rt 772 North
Nexus Properties, Rt 772 South and Rt 606
One year period
If can’t resolve PPTA, Loudoun County will build and operate
PPTA negotiations are in progress
Board asked staff to bring WestDulles Station, LLC back into discussions on 772N
garage
Unsolicited proposal received on 772N garage; being discussed
More updates after 21 Jan 2015 Board meeting
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Rt 606 Garage – Preliminary Engineering
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Rt 772 Garages – Preliminary Engineering
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Rt 772N Garage – Comstock Proposal
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Rt 772N Garage – WestDulles Proposal
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Route 772: Transit-Oriented
Developments
Loudoun Station
Moorefield Station
Route 772: Loudoun Station ZCPA
Route 772: Loudoun Station Concept
Route 772: Moorefield Station ZCPA
Route 772: Moorefield Station Concept
ROUTE 606 STATION
ROUTE 606 – INTERNATIONAL CITY CONCEPT
ROUTE 606 – INTERNATIONAL CITY CONCEPT
METRO Observations
• Time is of the essence
• Rt 606 is the big challenge. No legislative applications.
– Rt 772 has Moorefield Station and Loudoun Station ZMAPs
• Consensus is that mixed use development is the highest and best use – the
devil is in the details
– Rt 772 already approved for mixed use, including residential
– Airport noise and residential at Rt 606 remains contentious
• Little support for re-do of noise contours
• Can noise be mitigated and help argument for residential?
• MWAA heavy lobbying in the building to respect airport; no residential
• Metro station naming moving along
– Top vote getters:
• Rt 606: Broad Run (Loudoun East, Loudoun Gateway)
• Rt 772: Ashburn
– Board will forward names to WMATA for market testing
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Richard Bensinger
richard.bensinger@loudoun.gov
703-771-5378 (office)
703-402-0287 (cell)
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