Just a few hours remain until the first round of public input closes on transportation needs along Langston Blvd.
The Virginia Department of Transportation and Arlington County have teamed up on a study of the major east-west corridor from N. Veitch Street to N. Lynn Street.
This Strategically Targeted Affordable Roadway Solutions (STARS) study is assessing safety, operational, transit and bicycle/pedestrian improvements along the approximately one-mile stretch of roadway.
STARS studies do not set construction dates, but they develop proposed improvements that localities can pursue for funding.
An online survey, which has been open since Feb. 26, will close today (Wednesday). Feedback “will be used to help develop potential alternatives” to be developed and presented later this year.
The survey asks participants to rank the following seven traffic-calming initiatives.
- Reducing congestion
- Increasing public transit
- Improving pedestrian safety and access
- Improving pavement markings
- Upgrading intersection safety
- Reducing speeding and aggressive driving
- Improving bicycle safety and access
Participants are also asked about their specific safety concerns, as well as when they experience congestion on the road and how often they use it.
Along the stretch being evaluated, Langston Blvd averages 12,000 vehicles a day, VDOT and county officials said. It has a 40-mph posted speed limit between N. Veitch and N. Nash streets, and a 30-mph posted limit between N. Nash and N. Lynn streets.
“The study corridor offers an opportunity to balance the existing right-of-way between vehicular and non-vehicular modes,” the study’s webpage says. “The existing typical cross section includes three travel lanes per direction, lacks pull-off areas for buses, has narrow sidewalks with limited buffer area has no bicycle access in the eastbound direction, and has a posted speed limit of 40 mph which creates safety challenges for multimodal users.”
The analysis began last October and is expected to wrap up in late 2026.
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