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Columbia Pike pedestrian dangers remain years after student’s death, residents say

By Rossy Soto, Jasmin Dinh and Jeff Plungis

Published May 4, 2026 at 3:45PM

Two people cross Columbia Pike at the Barcroft View Terrace intersection (photo by Jasmin Dinh/Youthcast Media Group)

In 2022, Justice High School junior Lesly Diaz-Bonilla was struck and killed as she was leaving the Barcroft View Apartments, on her way to school. Just four years earlier, in the same Fairfax County location, a mother and daughter were injured by a hit-and-run driver.

Diaz-Bonilla’s death drew attention to a safety problem that continues to plague a 4-mile stretch of Columbia Pike between Bailey’s Crossroads and Annandale, where poor design and inattentive drivers often put pedestrians at risk.

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Capital Bikeshare expanding to Mason District, Mount Vernon Trail

By Angela Woolsey

Published May 4, 2026 at 2:45PM

A woman riding a Capital Bikeshare bicycle in Fairfax County (courtesy FCDOT)

Fairfax County will add another 27 stations to its Capital Bikeshare network in the coming weeks, the largest expansion since the county joined the program in 2016.

Starting in early May, the installations will include 16 stations in Annandale, Bailey’s Crossroads and Seven Corners, bringing Capital Bikeshare to the Mason and Braddock districts for the first time.

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Fairfax County exploring possible rules for short-term parking

By Angela Woolsey

Published April 30, 2026 at 10:00AM

Designated curbside pickup parking spaces at the Mosaic District in Merrifield (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

From curbside pickups to ridesharing services and Amazon Prime deliveries, drivers making quick trips through neighborhoods or to local businesses have become increasingly commonplace in Fairfax County.

However, the county still doesn’t have any regulations around short-term parking, even after it adopted new parking rules in 2023, its first comprehensive update in 35 years.

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Cinder Bed Road Bikeway critics rally at opening of governmental center

By Scott McCaffrey

Published April 15, 2026 at 2:45PM

Cinder Bed Road Bikeway opponents protest at Franconia Governmental Center dedication (photo courtesy Friends of Accotink Creek)

Opponents of the proposed Cinder Bed Road Bikeway found a captive audience at the April 11 dedication of the Franconia Governmental Center.

“The lines of citizens waiting outside to get in gave us protesters the opportunity to open discussions about the Bikeway,” said Philip Latasa, who helped organize the public information rally at the new government facility at 7130 Silver Lake Blvd.

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Fairfax County plots to expand Capital Bikeshare along I-66 trail

By Nolan Stout

Published April 10, 2026 at 9:15AM

Fairfax County's proposed new Capital Bikeshare stations in the I-66 corridor will be smaller and feature more flexible pillar docks, similar to the pictured station in Arlington (via FCDOT)

Fairfax County is seeking public input on 14 proposed new Capital Bikeshare stations.

Officials with the Fairfax County Department of Transportation held a virtual information session on Wednesday (April 8) to discuss a planned expansion of the system throughout the I-66 corridor.

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Design options unveiled for art on future Richmond Highway BRT stations

By Angela Woolsey

Published April 9, 2026 at 3:45PM

The planned route and stations for Fairfax County's Richmond Highway Bus Rapid Transit system (via FCDOT)

Fairfax County is starting to narrow down its options for the artwork that will grace its future Richmond Highway bus rapid transit (BRT) stations.

Earlier this week, the Fairfax County Department of Transportation (FCDOT) launched a survey that asks community members to rank three different windscreen designs proposed for each of the bus service’s nine planned stations.

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Fairfax County hopes getting public input ‘early and often’ may speed transportation projects

By Scott McCaffrey

Published April 9, 2026 at 2:45PM

A construction barrier closes off a sidewalk on Sunset Hills Road near Fairfax County Parkway in Herndon (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Community members may soon get more information on local transportation projects across Fairfax County earlier in the development process — but they also may find their input opportunities cut off earlier, too.

That was one potential scenario considered by county supervisors and staff on April 6, as they brainstormed ways to improve a process they acknowledged can take frustratingly long.

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Process for prioritizing sidewalk, crosswalk projects needs fixing, Fairfax officials agree

By Scott McCaffrey

Published April 8, 2026 at 2:45PM

Fairfax County Department of Transportation director Gregg Steverson (screenshot via Fairfax County)

Fairfax County transportation officials think they have found a better way to prioritize and manage sidewalk, trail and crosswalk improvements after several rocky years.

Yesterday (Tuesday), the Board of Supervisors informally ratified a proposal for Fairfax County Department of Transportation (FCDOT) staff to develop a three-year cycle for listing all potential projects, then prioritizing them based on cost and community impact considerations.

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Despite pushback, Fairfax County is sticking with plans for second Justice HS sidewalk

By Scott McCaffrey

Published April 8, 2026 at 8:30AM | Updated April 8, 2026 at 8:33PM

Proposed sidewalk route on Peace Valley Lane (staff photo by Scott McCaffrey)

Fairfax County leadership is sticking with plans for a sidewalk project near Justice High School that critics say is duplicative and would be destructive to the environment.

The Fairfax County Department of Transportation (FCDOT) expects to begin work in June on 825 linear feet of 5-foot-wide sidewalk between Mansfield Road near Justice Park and the cul-de-sac at Peace Valley Lane in the Lake Barcroft area south of Seven Corners.

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Parking restrictions proposed in parts of Dranesville District near Herndon

By Scott McCaffrey

Published April 6, 2026 at 11:45AM

Boat parked on public roadway (via Fairfax County)

Fairfax County officials are contemplating restricting parking in parts of the Dranesville District north and south of the Town of Herndon.

Dranesville District Supervisor Jimmy Bierman’s office and the Fairfax County Department of Transportation will hold an online community meeting tomorrow (Tuesday) at 7 p.m. to offer more details on the proposed community parking district.