Risk Identification of Fauquier County Transportation Corridors

Progress Report23 April 2007

Charlottesville, VA

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Agenda

• Review of purpose and scope

• Report of progress– Meetings– Methodology– Data

• Discussion– Feedback on progress– Questions regarding data

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Review of Purpose and Scope• Assist VDOT in identifying and prioritizing performance

risks among county corridors

• Devise a repeatable process relying on– Existing data, available statewide– Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

• Test the process in Fauquier County with the intention of applying it in counties statewide

• Suggest context sensitive risk management strategies related to– Access management– Early acquisition– Road network design

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Meetings• 2/6/2007

– Project kickoff with steering committee– Hard copy of presentation provided

• 3/12/2007– Fauquier County Department of Community Planning (at

Fauquier)

• 3/28/2007– VDOT Transportation and Mobility Planning Department

• 4/25/2007 (today)– Fauquier County Department of Community Planning (at UVA)

• 5/17/2007 (scheduled)– 2nd Steering Committee Meeting

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Methodology

1. Visually represent quarter-mile buffers of the functionally classified roads

Developed with Chad Tucker, Rick Tambellini, and Bryan Kelley, 3/28/2007

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Methodology (cont)

2. Using existing GIS data, identify areas where probability of development is low (wetlands, easements, etc)

Developed with Chad Tucker, Rick Tambellini, and Bryan Kelley, 3/28/2007

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Methodology (cont)

3. Identify medium and high intensity activity centers

4. Apply travel time gradients from all points on the road network to activity centers

5. Identify low-intensity areas on the road network within reasonable travel times of activity centers, thus signaling some risk of future development

Developed with Chad Tucker, Rick Tambellini, and Bryan Kelley, 3/28/2007

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Methodology (cont)

6. Test results by comparing these areas with Fauquier Service District boundaries

Developed with Chad Tucker, Rick Tambellini, and Bryan Kelley, 3/28/2007

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Methodology (cont)

7. Prioritize those areas with respect to risk of development

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Developed with Chad Tucker, Rick Tambellini, and Bryan Kelley, 3/28/2007

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Data Sources

• FauquierAgriculture and Forestal Districts Zoning DistrictsNational Heritage Resources Water linesUrban Clusters Sewer linesParcels 5' Topo ContoursService District boundaries Flood AreasParks and Schools - Community Centers - Schools - Sports Complexes - County Parks - Natural Areas - State Parks

Easements - BOS Commitment-BOS Openspace - Historic Resources - Land Trust of Virginia (LTV) - Marsh Resources, Inc. - Nature Conservancy - Purchase of Development Rights (PDR) - Piedmont Environmental Council - VOF Openspace - VOF Owned

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Data Sources

• VDOT + Employment Locations Scenic Rivers USFS National Forests Scenic Roads USPS National Parks Smoothed Urban Clusters USFWS National Wildlife Refuges Smoothed Urbanized Areas + USFWS National Wetlands Inventory MPO areas DCR State Natural Area Preserves and Parks DoD / Military Installations DCR State Forests Military Installations DGIF State Wildlife Management Areas NPS Scenic Easements Local Conservation Lands NPS Holding TNC Preserves VOF Open Space Easements Private Conservation Lands VOF Property Private Conservation Easements State Public Fishing Lake + Environmental Concerns / Superfund Sites State Scenic Holding Virginia Six Year Improvement Program USFS Scenic Easements

+ indicates we are expecting to receive this data from VDOT TMPD

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Data Inventory• What? Where? Statewide? Indicative of Development?

Time Horizon? Correlated with Service District Boundaries?

A hard copy is provided in your handout

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Top 50 Fauquier EmployersRANK Company Name Ownership Type Number of Employees

1 Fauquier County School Board Local Government 1000 and over employees2 Fauquier Hospital Private 500 to 999 employees3 County of Fauquier Local Government 500 to 999 employees4 U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Government 250 to 499 employees5 Food Lion Private 250 to 499 employees6 Wal Mart Private 100 to 249 employees7 General Excavation Private 100 to 249 employees8 Kips Erosion Control LC Private 100 to 249 employees9 Virginia Pool Management Inc Private 100 to 249 employees

10 Airlie Foundation Private 100 to 249 employees11 Oak Springs Nursing Home Private 100 to 249 employees12 America House Four Private 100 to 249 employees13 The Fauquier Bank Private 100 to 249 employees14 The Home Depot Private 100 to 249 employees15 McDonald's Private 100 to 249 employees16 Giant Food Private 100 to 249 employees17 Safeway Private 100 to 249 employees18 Oak Springs Nursing Home Private 100 to 249 employees19 Town of Warrenton Local Government 100 to 249 employees20 Warrenton Overlook Health and Rehabilitation Center Local Government 100 to 249 employees21 Hearth & Home Technologie Inc Private 100 to 249 employees22 Pepsi Cola Bottling Center Private 100 to 249 employees23 Ross Industries Inc. Private 100 to 249 employees24 Foley Plumbing Inc Private 100 to 249 employees25 Highland School Private 100 to 249 employees

by number of employees

Source: VEC, 2005

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Top 50 Fauquier Employers (cont)by number of employees

RANK Company Name Ownership Type Number of Employees26 Mclean Equipment & Tractor Sales Private 100 to 249 employees27 McCrea Equipment Company Private 100 to 249 employees28 Provident Bank of MD Private 100 to 249 employees29 Smith Midland Corporation Private 50 to 99 employees30 Country Chevrolet, Peugeot Private 50 to 99 employees31 Payne's Parking Designs Private 50 to 99 employees32 R.C. Hawkins Construction Company Private 50 to 99 employees33 Sears Roebuck & Company, Inc. Private 50 to 99 employees34 VDOT State Government 50 to 99 employees35 Lord Fairfax Community College State Government 50 to 99 employees36 Wakefield School Inc Private 50 to 99 employees37 Prince William Construction Ll Private 50 to 99 employees38 Outback Steakhouse Private 50 to 99 employees39 B G Crane Services Inc Private 50 to 99 employees40 Fauquier Springs Country Club Private 50 to 99 employees41 Blue Ridge Orthopaedic Associates Private 50 to 99 employees42 Roofers Edge Private 50 to 99 employees43 R.L. Rider and Company Private 50 to 99 employees44 B.B. & T. Private 50 to 99 employees45 Culpeper Farmer's Co-operative, Inc. Private 50 to 99 employees46 Piedmont Family Practice Private 50 to 99 employees47 7-Eleven Private 50 to 99 employees48 Applebee's Neighborhood Grill Private 50 to 99 employees49 Ruby Tuesday Private 50 to 99 employees50 Excaliber Enterprises Inc Private 50 to 99 employees

Source: VEC, 2005

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Discussion

• Feedback on progress

• Questions regarding data

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Fauquier TNC Data

Preserves

Conservation Easement

VDOT TNC Data