• Fairfax County's Approach to Carbon Neutrality
  • At the Fairfax Federation's September meeting Neely Law, Deputy Director of the county's office of Environmental and Energy Coordination gave a presentation on Fairfax County's Approach to Carbon Neutrality: County Operations and Facilities. if you're interested the prevention is on the Federation's website
• Fairfax Connector Celebrates 40 Years of Service, Connection and Growth
• Local officials, past and present transit leaders and partners came together on Wednesday, Oct. 1 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Fairfax Connector. Fairfax County’s premier bus service has connected millions of riders with destinations throughout Northern Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia since 1985.
• “Fairfax Connector is not just a bus service; it’s a lifeline for our county,” Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chairman Jeff McKay said. “As a kid familiar with the Route 1 corridor, I saw firsthand the profound impact this service has on families. The Connector doesn’t just get people from Point A to Point B—it shapes lives by giving people access to what they need to thrive.” Transit equity is at the heart of the Connector’s mission, McKay added. Programs like the Student Bus Pass, providing free rides to students, and the Transit Ridership Incentive Program (TRIP), offering reduced fares for commuters living below the poverty line, demonstrate the county’s commitment to making transit accessible to all.
• Dranesville District Supervisor Jimmy Bierman, Chairman of the Board of Supervisors’ Transportation Committee touted the success of the Fairfax Connector and emphasized the benefits of public transportation and the work of the staff who make it all possible
• Regional Travel Survey (RTS)
• The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments have recently begun planning for its next Regional Travel Survey (RTS), the household travel survey for the metropolitan Washington region. Their last RTS was conducted in 2017–2018, and the upcoming 2026 RTS will be their first post-pandemic household travel survey. This survey provides critical data for estimating regional travel demand model. This model supports travel forecasting and air quality conformity analysis as part of the region’s long-range transportation plan. The information collected also helps guide planning for future transportation improvements across our communities.
• This is an important survey effort for our region, and they want to ensure that it reflects input from all our communities, particularly from harder-to-reach communities. Their survey contractor has requested a list of outreach organizations that they could collaborate with, and are seeking your input on outreach partners and community-based organizations that could assist us in promoting greater participation in the survey. If you have a community group they can contact for partnerships, including your own, please let me know the contact information and I will do the rest.
• For more information about the survey, please visit the Regional Travel Survey website

• The next Sully District Council meeting will be held on Wednesday, 19 November 2025.
• Topic: The Fairfax County Redevelopment and Housing Authority and Affordable Housing presented by Sully District Redevelopment and Housing Authority Commissioner Cynthia Bailey
Please respond with any questions you would like our Commissioner to address
• Next month's Joint Sully Land Use and Transportation Committee is scheduled for Monday, 17 November 2025.
• 7:00 — Existing service station built in the 1960s between Fair Oaks Public Safety Facility and Fair Ridge Drive
• Proponent: Kathryn Taylor
• Proposal Details: Amend certain Proffers and the Approved CDP/FDP as they relate to the Property to permit interim improvements on-site that will upgrade and enhance the existing service station.
• Location: 12306 and 12310 Route 50 (Tax Maps 46-3 ((1)) 14A and 14B2)
• 7:45 — Commonwealth Centre Landbay D2, PCA/CDPA/FDPA application to allow 67 single family attached (townhouse) dwellings, and an approximately 10,000 square foot community arts building that will be dedicated to and constructed by Fairfax County. They previously appeared before the joint committee in August 2025 and agreed to return when their proposal had matured
• Proponent: Robert D. Brant, Shareholder, Walsh, Colucci, Lubeley & Walsh, P.C.
• Proposal: This is part of the larger Commonwealth Centre project, and is identified as Commonwealth Centre Landbay D2. My client has submitted a PCA/CDPA/FDPA application to allow 67 single family attached (townhouse) dwellings, and an approximately 10,000 square foot community arts building that will be dedicated to and constructed by Fairfax County. We are in the early stages of the application process
• Location: The site is located in the NW quadrant of the intersection of Newbrook Drive and Westfields Boulevard, and is directly across Newbrook from the Wegmans shopping center.
• See their presentation PDF PPTX .
• 8:30 — Dominion Energy Virginia (DEV) 2232 Land Use application for a new electric substation
• Proponent: Dennis M. Quinn, Director, Site Development + Civil, Northern VA/ DC Metro Area, Dominion Energy Virginia (DEV)
• Proposal: DEV is completing their conceptual design for the 2232 Land Use application for a new electric substation. The project proposes to demolish the existing building and parking lot to construct the new substation. The new substation is intended to support two new data centers being constructed in the region. One data center is proposed on Stonecroft Boulevard to the northwest of the substation. Another data center is proposed to the east on the other side of Route 28.
• Location: 4701 Willard Avenue, Chantilly VA.

Respectfully submitted,