Barcroft Neighborhood Meeting Minutes, April, 2006

Barcroft School and Civic League

April 6, 2006 Meeting

Barcroft Community House, 7:30 p.m.

Attendance: 33

Committee Reports

President's Report-Barcroft has been chosen to be a "walkable neighborhood" for Neighborhood Day on Saturday, April 15, 11:30a.m. Interested walkers to meet at the Community House. See www.bscl.org for details.
Neighborhood Conservation Plan, Randy Swart - The questionnaire to obtain residents' input for updating the Barcroft Neighborhood Conservation Plan will be distributed at the end of the month.

New Business

Four-way stop for intersection at 8th and S. Taylor Streets-has been approved by the County. This is a designated bike route with heavy pedestrian traffic as well. This initiative is separate from the traffic calming which is being explored for South Taylor Street. If BSCL approved, the four-way stop will be installed as part of the raised crosswalks on 6th and 9th Streets at Taylor.

Motion to send letter of approval to the County: unanimously passed.

Columbia Pike Streetcar Initiative-is being explored by the County in conjunction with Fairfax County. Would be an overhead wire and track underneath. Route would be from Pentagon City to Skyline Plaza. Fairfax County is considering an additional trolley route from Skyline Plaza to Tyson's. County has considered additional options, such as other types of buses. Streetcars are attractive, studies show greater likelihood to attract new public transportation riders, environmentally friendly (run on electricity). However, there would not be a lane dedicated for the streetcar; it would run in a normal lane of traffic.

Motion to pass resolution supporting County's exploration of financial viability of streetcar initiative for Columbia Pike: passed, 14 for, 2 against.

Presentations

National Arboretum Staff Presentation on Native Plants

If interested, check out the Virginia Native Plant Society for more information.

These are draft minutes not yet formally approved by the BSCL.

Submitted April 14, 2006 by Recording Secretary Heidi Wicker.

For minutes of other meetings, see this minutes page.

This page was revised on: April 14, 2006.