TABLE 3
HIGHEST PRIORITIES FOR ADDING LINKS (Priorities #1 through #20)
RESTON AREA SIDEWALKS AND PATHWAYS
                 
PRIORITY ROUTE FROM TO SURFACE WIDTH LENGTH SOURCE OF PROPOSAL (1) RESPONSIBILITY (1) COMMENTS
                   
1(2) Town Center rail station access from NE & SE Oracle site along E side of Reston Pkwy. Bridge Through rail station access on bridge to Sheraton & International Ctr. Asphalt & other 8' or wider 1000' Facilities Advisory Committee of the Reston Association (FAC) Property owners & Va. Dept. of Rail & Public Transp. (VDRPT) Direct access to rail station from Oracle, Sallie Mae, Plaza America, Sheraton & International Center, and major pedestrian connection from Lake Anne area to Hunters Woods area on east side of Reston Pkwy. bridge
                   
2(2) Town Center rail station access from Town Center Bridge over Toll Rd. to rail station at TRW site Bridge over W & OD Trail to Bluemont Way at Discovery St. Asphalt & other 8' or wider 1800' FAC Property owners & VDRPT Northern half of major pedestrian way from Sunrise Valley Dr. through the rail station and new transit-oriented development to Fountain Square
                   
3(2) Town Center rail station access from south Bridge over Toll Rd. to rail station at Carr site Sunrise Valley Drive through Unisys site Asphalt & other 8' or wider 2000' FAC Property owners & VDRPT Southern half of major pedestrian way from Sunrise Valley Dr. through the rail station and new transit-oriented development to Fountain Square
                   
4(2) Wiehle Avenue rail station access from north Bridge over Toll Rd. to rail station at Wiehle park & ride Isaac Newton Sq. with new signal on Sunset Hills Rd. Asphalt & other 8' or wider 1300' FAC Property owners & VDRPT Northern half of major pedestrian way from Sunrise Valley Dr. through the rail station, new transit-oriented development, and W & OD Trail
                   
5(2) Wiehle Avenue rail station access from south Bridge over Toll Rd. to rail station from Centennial Park Sunrise Valley Dr. near Centennial Park Dr. Asphalt & other 8' or wider 900' FAC Property owners & VDRPT Southern half of major pedestrian way from Sunrise Valley Dr. through the rail station, new transit-oriented development, and W & OD Trail
                   
6(2) Wiehle Avenue rail access from NE & SE Sunset Hills Rd. along E side of Wiehle Ave. bridge Through rail station access on bridge to Sunrise Valley Drive Asphalt & other 8' or wider 2000' FAC Property owners & VDRPT Major pedestrian connections to rail station from NE and SE of Wiehle Ave. interchange
                   
7(2) W & OD Trail bridge over Sunset Hills Rd.     Asphalt & Concrete 8' or wider 1000' +/- FAC NVRPA Costly; may require raising of power lines; should be studied in conjunction with engineering work for widening of Sunset Hills Rd.
                   
8(2) W & OD Trail bridges over Sunrise Valley Dr. & Hunter Mill Rd.         Up to 3 at 3000' +/- FAC NVRPA NVRPA should conduct studies of the feasibility and cost of bridges & other alternatives for W & OD Trail crossings of Sunrise Valley Dr., Hunter Mill Rd., & Wiehle Ave.
                   
9 W & OD Trail to Town Center to & from west Town Center Pkwy. West of Town Center Pkwy. Asphalt (A) 8' 500' +/- FAC Terrabrook & NVRPA Access from west side of Town Center to W & OD Trail, to and from the west
                   
10 W & OD Trail to Town Center to & from east Trail under Reston Pkwy. Discovery St. & Bluemont Way by ramp A 8' 400' FAC Equity Office, Terrabrook, & NVRPA To provide access to Town Center to & from the east at Discovery St. starting from just west of Reston Pkwy. bridge requires grade of about 6%
                   
11 Old Reston Ave. (E) Temporary Rd. Sallie Mae C 4' 1100' RLC & Pedestrian Facilities Group (PFG) Terrabrook & other developers High pedestrian & bike volume, high density residential
                   
12 Baron Cameron Ave.(S) Reston Pkwy. Herndon A 8' 3100' RLC & PFG Terrabrook & Fairfax County (FC) Dangerous & difficult walking; Government Center, library, hospital & emergency medical facility, human services, residential, Town Center
                   
13 Sunrise Valley Dr. (N) Colts Neck Rd. Sheraton Hotel entrance C 4' 1450' PFG FC & Sheraton Hotels, high density residential, office, retail
                   
14 Temporary Rd. (S) North Shore Dr. KinderCare C 4' 200' RLC & PFG Terrabrook & RA Town Center, park, high density residential
                   
15(3) South Lakes Dr. (W) Sunrise Valley Dr. Harbor Ct. A 8' 1750' (3) RA FC South Lakes Village Center, medium density residential, office
                   
16 South Lakes Dr. (N) Tanbark Dr. Ridge Heights Rd. A 8' 2550' RA FC South Lakes High School, playfield, medium density residential
                   
17 Sunset Hills Rd. (N) W of hotel entrance Herndon C 4' 1300' FAC FC Major Herndon to Reston Town Center link; YMCA, hotel, high density office, RA Central Services Facility, fast food restaurants
                   
18 Sunset Hills Rd. (S) End of ramp from Fairfax Co. Pkwy. Herndon C 4' 700' FAC FC Herndon link to Target, YMCA, hotel, high density office, fast food restaurants, rail station
                   
19 North Shore Dr. (W) Temporary Rd. Sycamore Valley Dr. A 8' 300' RA FC & RA Park, goat trail
                   
20 Colts Neck Rd. (E) South Lakes Dr. Winterthur Ln. C 4' 1100' FC FC Hunters Woods Village Center, high density residential, goat trail
                   
(1) FAC - Facility Advisory Committee of the Reston Association   FC - Fairfax County     (2) Priority for planning and design only; construction priority is dependent on timing of construction of rail stations and other  development. 
  RLC - Reston Land Corporation (pedecessor to Terrabrook)   VDOT - Virginia Department of Transportation    
  PFG - Pedestrian Facilities Group (original Reston on Foot authors)   RCA - Reston Citizens Association     (3) Consider reducing the length of new trail to about 500' from Sunrise Valley Drive to the first entrance into South Lakes  Village Center, where the goat trail largely ends. 
  RA - Reston Association          

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