A New Sunrise at the HerndonMonroe Station

This document was developed to meet a degree requirement for the Transportation Policy, Operations and Logistics Master’s Degree Program at George Mason University. Dr. Jonathan Gifford’s PUBP 722 class was engaged by Fairfax County, Virginia, to study the opportunities, benefits and consequences a proposed Metrorail station along the new 23-mile rail line to Dulles International Airport in Loudon County and beyond. The class participants included Melanie Allen (Project Manager), Audrey Allums, Brittany Martin, Vicki Miller, David Ridgley, and Rich Sampson. Dan Rathbone and Dan Stevens were the contacts for Fairfax County.......Based on the information that was provided by Fairfax County and research by the study team, the participants determined that the proposed Station at Herdon-Monroe with its accompanying expansion of the Park-and-Ride facility would be appropriate for the report. The report would provide investigation into several elements of the station area, including the planning and management of the facility’s accessibility as well as the intensity, scope and locations of transit-oriented development. Recommendations then would be made by the study team on how accessibility to the station could be improved....The recommendations that have been developed address current conditions. As the Herndon-Monroe Station is slated for the second phase of development with a completion date of 2025, conditions may change over time. The recommendations in this report are based on planning, policy and reports pertinent to this time. The opinions and recommendations in this document are the responsibility of the members of the study team and do not represent the positions of the Fairfax County or George Mason University.