To spur new ideas and new ways of thinking about planning, land use, urban design, economic development, and transportation, the City often engages outside groups to prepare conceptual plans and studies for different areas of the City or for topical issues. In the past, these groups have included students from local universities, established professionals at the Urban Land Institute (ULI), and consultants.
The list below includes previously completed studies and reports. These reports and plans are not adopted and do not constitute City policy.
Graduate Student Studies
The following studies were completed by area graduate students:
Urban Land Institute (ULI) Report
The ULI conducted a Technical Assistance Panel (TAP) to explore land development options for various areas of the City.
Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (MWCOG) and Transportation Land-use Connections Program (TLC)
MWCOG provides technical assistance to member localities to coordinate and improve land use and transportation planning.
Transportation Demand Management (TDM)
West Falls Church Transportation Study
South Washington Street Corridor Study (2008)
Park Avenue: A Civic Great Street
The Transportation Chapter of the City of Falls Church Comprehensive Plan, titled “Mobility for all Modes”, calls for turning Park Avenue into a civic “Great Street”. The Park Avenue report explores Great Streets in other communities identifying common streetscape elements. The report then applies those elements to Park Avenue and develops a concept plan for changes that could be made to improve the look, ambiance, and functionality of the street.
Economic Development Authority (EDA) Commercial Parking Study (2020)
As a result of revitalization efforts by City leadership, the City of Falls Church has successfully attracted commercial and mixed-use projects to the downtown business core, replacing low-rise buildings with higher density development and creating a live, work, play environment. The goal of the study is to quantify current parking adequacy, project future parking needs, and develop parking management and planning policy recommendations to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the downtown parking system in Falls Church.