To spur new ideas and new ways of thinking about planning and land use, 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 recently completed studies and reports. These reports and plans are not adopted and do not constitute City policy.
Virginia Tech Graduate Studies
In preparation for updating of Comprehensive Plan in 2011, the Planning and Economic Development Offices commissioned Virginia Tech's Graduate Planning Studio to study four important commercial areas:
Urban Land Institute (ULI) Report
The ULI recently conducted a Technical Assistance Panel (TAP) to explore land development options for the schools-related parcels.
Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Report
With funding from the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (MWCOG), area consulting firm Foursquare Integrated Transportation Planning developed a TDM Report for the City.
West Falls Church Transportation Study
With funding from the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (MWCOG) Transportation/Land-Use Conections (TLC) program, national transportation planning consulting firm Nelson Nygaard conducted a study of the transportation network in the West Falls Church area.
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.
