Falls Church’s ongoing redevelopment spurt could next focus on 15 acres of mostly industrial land in the community’s West End.
City leaders have invited a contingent from the Urban Land Institute (ULI) to Falls Church for a look at what the city calls its Gordon Road Triangle.
It’s the area bounded by W. Broad Street to the north, the W&OD Regional Trail to the south and Shreve and Gordon roads to the west.
A technical-assistance panel from the organization will spend two days surveying the property, interviewing stakeholders and delivering preliminary findings at an invitation-only gathering.
The visit takes place Jan. 30-31.
“We’re really looking forward to that event,” said Gary Fuller, the city’s deputy director of planning, during a Jan. 15 presentation to the Planning Commission.
Final recommendations are expected to be delivered in about two months’ time.
The city’s Robert Goff Operations Yard is the largest component piece of the triangular area, which also includes private businesses including Beyer Kia, Beyer Volvo and Caliber Collision, among others.
One possible outcome of studying the corridor could be an eventual public-private partnership to redevelop the city’s operations facilities. Urban Land Institute investigators also have been asked to detail potential ways to improve bicycle and pedestrian access.
Falls Church official to chair N.Va. Transportation Commission: David Snyder, a member of the Falls Church City Council, was elected to chair the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission for 2025.
Snyder has served on the commission since 1994, chairing it in 2000, 2007 and 2015. He succeeds Matt de Ferranti, a member of the Arlington County Board, who chaired the body in 2024.
Snyder’s four one-year stints as chair tie him with Lee Rhodes, also from Falls Church, who served as chair from 1966-69 in the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission’s formative years.
Rhodes had served on the City Council from 1948-76.
