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Metrorail

Public Hearing: Dulles Rail Phase II Tax District

By unanimous vote, the Herndon Town Council approved a resolution on November 10, 2009, that designated commercial, industrial and multi-unit rental residential properties within the town boundaries for inclusion in a special tax district. This district was designated to fund the Phase II construction of a rail system in the Dulles Corridor. Information about the Phase II Dulles Rail Proposed Tax District is available online at www.railtodulles.com.

Herndon-Monroe Station

The Town of Herndon is tracking the progress of the extension of Metrorail to Loudoun County which includes service to Dulles International Airport. Construction began in March 2009 on Phase 1 of the Silver Line, from the West Falls Church metro station to the Wiehle Avenue station.  Please visit http://www.dullesmetro.com/for additional information.

Study area includes the existing Herndon-Monroe Park and Ride facility on Sunrise Valley Drive between Monroe Street and Fairfax County Parkway in Reston. All commuter parking for the future Metrorail station would be accommodated at the Park and Ride.

Summary of Current Information:

>   According to the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, rail service in Phase 2 of the Silver Line may be available by 2016 and would extend the line from the Wiehle Avenue Station through Dulles International Airport to Route 772 in Loudoun County.

>   This timeline depends on funding and on establishment of a special tax district for Phase 2

>   The Silver Line includes stations at Reston Parkway, the Herndon-Monroe Park and Ride, Route 28, Dulles International Airport, Route 606 and Route 772.

>   The Herndon-Monroe station would be in the median of the Dulles Airport Access and Toll Road at the Herndon-Monroe Park and Ride. The walking radius of the station is one half mile in all directions, so half of the land around the station would lie north of the Dulles Toll Road in the corporate limits of the Town of Herndon, and the other half of the land around the station would lie south of the Dulles Toll Road and outside the corporate limits of the Town of Herndon.

>   The Town of Herndon has no land use authority outside its corporate limits. Fairfax County controls the planning and zoning in the station radius south of the Dulles Toll Road.

North Side of the Herndon-Monroe Metrorail Station

The Herndon 2030 Comprehensive Plan designates land along the southeast quadrant of Herndon Parkway as Regional Corridor Mixed Use, and part of this area is also designated as the Metrorail Station Urban Development Area. This area will experience a special benefit due to its proximity to a Metrorail station. On November 10, 2009, the Town Council approved a resolution to include this land and nearby land in a petition for a transportation improvement tax district supported by affected commercial property owners. Please see Metrorail Station Areas under Related Links of this page for additional information contained in the adopted Herndon 2030 Comprehensive Plan, including policies for Transit Oriented Development.

Further study and community discussion is required to determine what specific level of density, transportation network, utility capacity, open space, green space and urban design standards are needed. A Metrorail station area plan will be developed when a full funding grant agreement is approved by the Federal Transit Administration or alternative funding is confirmed for the Phase 2 extension to Route 772.  The draft plan will be developed for consideration by the Planning Commission and Town Council. Plans published by the Dulles Metrorail Project and the Final Environmental Impact Statement show a north entrance pavilion connecting land on the northside of the Dulles Toll Road to the Metrorail station in the median of the Dulles Airport Access and Toll Road. Any studies undertaken by the Town of Herndon would address appropriate redevelopment for transit oriented development, urban design, vehicular access, and kiss and ride drop off loops.

Town Council Work Session

On Tuesday, June 23, 2009 the Town Council held a special work session to discuss the future metrorail project as it relates to Herndon.  The presentation is provided for your reference.

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