>> So the county's comprehensive plan for a long
time is concentrated development in activity centers
and the new rail stations provide for the support,
the backbone, really for transit-oriented development so
that the community doesn't have to drive into these activities
centers that they have a transit option. So these new
garages at Herndon, innovation really are the connections
between the community and new rails.
>> They provide multi-modal action so not only for cars,
but also for by schools. They have new connections for
pedestrians and also have a space so that people can take
transit to get to the new range.
>> New metro stations are really part of a larger plan
for Fairfax County. It's really important that that these
pieces of transit infrastructure helped build
more urban facilities and land use. That's in concurrence with
the comprehensive plan. The recently renovated Herndon
Station was that we're getting this great new amenity with
Metro Station. Previously Herndon, Monroe was a great
transportation hub and bus transfer facility with Metro
coming. It's really important. Make sure we had enough
passing. So one of the first things that we did was
obviously Reese tribe and there's new LED lighting as
well at the existing parking right garage. There's a new
pedestrian and vehicular bridge that connects the existing
garage, too.
>> The new garage. What that does is it allows people to
enter into one garage to be able to drive to the other
garage without having to go back to the ground level.
So they do find enough parking in one garage. They could
easily move between the 2, the pedestrian elements of that
bridge. Also lawsuit parking one garage to go one level and
be able to reach Metro station without again having to go down
to the ground level. In addition to that, there is a
right in right out that was added to Sunrise Valley that
allows more people to get in and out of the Herndon Station
area more easily. We also did some renovations, Starbucks
canopy and the bus shelter. What happened there is that
obviously after several years there was some pain shipping
time for a new look for that area. So bus Canopy was
renovated with a much cleaner look. And new bus shelters were
also installed again, knowing that we have new riders that
are expected to the metro station. So this ensures that
there's enough capacity and we could add new memories, too,
be able to serve more users. We do have a secure by school
parking area that loss for over 100 bikes to be parked there as
well as on secure, as well as a typical bike racks and bike
lockers that we have. So the Herndon station, there's also
been a new access at it from the new garage to be able to
continue on the Dulles Toll Road heading in the eastbound
direction.
There's also an existing connection to the westbound
Dulles Toll Road that is also available in the existing or
>> ash. At both of the garage is we have installed led energy
efficient lighting as cars are driving and people are walking
through the aisles. The lights turn on when there's no
activity, they turn off so that light early use when they're
needed.
One mission station is great because we have a lovely plaza.
That will be part of a larger urban development in the future
and allows a lot of quick access right next to the metro
station. We also have a kiss and ride facility that allows
people to pick up and drop off easily from the nearby
community and be able to reach their buses since the bus bays
are right adjacent to the kitchen, right? And next to the
metro station, there's a buyer tension pond that is there not
only for environmental purposes and be able to for storm water
best practice, but also to provide information future for
the community. There's a nice for walk-in benches where
people can come set and they can learn about.
>> The importance of fire attention in these urban
environments and the nation garage also has a snow melter,
which will allow the county to handle and ensure that there's
enough capacity in the garage, even during snow events to
ensure that everyone can park.
>> So the new silver line stations and innovation Herndon
and the new extension of so for our Dallas Airport are really
the calm nation of the vision that was sent in place back in
the 1960's windows here for open. At that time, the bill
toll road access road and reserve the media for future
rail transit. And so now more than 50 years later, this is
really the culmination of that connection of the airport to
the rest of the region through a rail transit