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NOTICE: Due to the COVID-19 emergency, Transportation Commission meeting schedules and format have changed.

- All meeting dates and times are tentative until an Agenda is posted
- At this time, confirmed meetings will convene virtually. Learn how to view and participate below.

The Transportation Commission advises the County Board on issues related to Arlington’s streets, transit systems, pedestrian traffic, taxicabs and bicycles, as well as how each of these relate to the Master Transportation Plan.

The commission was formed in 1972 and is comprised of no fewer than seven members and no more than 13 members. The members are appointed by the County Board to three-year terms, and the chairman is designated by the County Board annually.

TC Members

Recent Publications

Meeting Schedule

Watch on TV or online: Transportation Commission meetings are streamed live on Comcast Channels 25 and 1085 and on Verizon FiOS 39 & 40. Streamed meetings can be viewed here during the meeting and are archived.

2022 Meeting Schedule

Date: Jan.6

Agenda(PDF, 60KB) | Meeting Video

NVTC I-66 Commuter Choice - Funding Application(PDF, 140KB)
ART Fare Ordinance(PDF, 86KB) | Board Report(PDF, 88KB)

Date: Jan. 27

Agenda(PDF, 82KB) | Meeting Video

Effects of Parking Garages on Energy Efficiency(PDF, 111KB) - Information
Pentagon City Planning Study - Action
- Draft Staff Report
- Updated Sector Plan, version 4
- Updated Sector Plan, v. 4 - comment/response matrix
Marbella Apartments - Action
- Site Plan
- Vacation of an Easement for Public Purposes recorded among the Arlington County land records at Deed Book 1688 at Page 579 and located on the east side of North Queen Street, south of Route 50, on property known as Outlot B, Block 24, Ft. Myer Heights, RPC #17-033-009
CMAQ/RSTP Funding and the Signals / ITS Program - Information
- TSMO Overview(PPT, 8MB)

Date: March 3

Agenda(PDF, 82KB) | Meeting Video

Wendy's Site Plan Development – Action
- Site Plan
- Vacation of a portion of an easement for street and public purposes running between Wilson Boulevard and Clarendon Boulevard along the eastern side of N. Courthouse Road on property know as Lot 24, Washington View, Part Triangle Lot, Washington View, Land of GS DIV Clarendon Property Owning, LLC, RPC #17-011-011 &-012, with conditions
Fiscal Year 2022 USDOT RAISE Grant Application(PDF, 134KB) – Action

VDOT SMART SCALE Round 5 Pre-Application – Information

Date: March 28

Agenda(PDF, 83KB) | Meeting Video

Clarendon Sector Plan Update - Action
- Board Report

Feasibility study for Transit Signal Priority on major corridors in the County(PDF, 463KB) - Information

Household Travel Survey report – Information

Presentation(PDF, 621KB)

Taxicab - Temporary $1 surcharge for six months due to gas prices(PDF, 62KB) - Action
Proposed amendment to the Taxicab Ordinance regarding maximum age of vehicles(PDF, 119KB) - Action
Dominion Energy Glebe Rebuild Project - Information
- Presentation(PDF, 3MB)

PenPlace Site Plan - Action

Date: April 28

Agenda(PDF, 77KB) | Meeting Video

Neighborhood Complete Streets – Action
- Presentation(PDF, 3MB)
The Heights - Phase 2 (Field and Parking) – Action
George Mason Drive Study – Information
- Presentation(PDF, 2MB)

Date: June 02

Agenda(PDF, 80KB) | Meeting Video

Transportation CIP(PDF, 5MB) - Information
Vacation of a 1,081 square foot portion of Shirlington Road, on the west side of Shirlington Road, adjacent to 2608 Shirlington Road, Arlington, Virginia, RPC No. 31-003-317 - Action
- Board Report(PDF, 3MB)
- Presentation(PDF, 325KB)
USDOT Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Program – Information

Date: June 30

Agenda(PDF, 79KB) | Meeting Video

The Heights - Phase 2 (Field and Parking) – Action
VDOT SMART SCALE Round 5 (FY2026) Full Applications – Action
- Draft Board Report(PDF, 100KB)
USDOT IIJA/BIL Safe Streets and Roads For All (SS4A) FFY2022 Funding Application – Action
- Draft Board Report(PDF, 109KB)

Date: August 4, 2022

Agenda(PDF, 72KB) |

Electronic Meetings Participation Policy(PDF, 108KB) - Adopted

Date: Sept. 01

Date: Sept. 29

Date: Oct. 27

Date: Dec. 01

2021 Meeting Schedule

Date : Jan. 7

Agenda | Meeting recording

Date : Jan. 25

Joint Planning Commission-Transportation Commission meeting on Parking | Meeting recording

Date : Feb. 4

Agenda | Meeting recording

Date : March 4

Agenda | Meeting recording

Date : April 1

Agenda | Meeting recording

Date : April 29

Agenda | Meeting recording

Date : May 27

Agenda | Meeting recording

FY 2022 – FY 2024 Proposed CIP for Transportation – Presentation
USDOT RAISE Grant Application – Draft Board Report
Potomac Yard Land Bay C
2001 S. Clark Street Vacations
- Draft Board Report
- Plat showing vacations
- Vicinity map of vacations – Map 1, Map 2, Map 3
1901 N. Moore Street
- Draft Board Report
- Draft Board Report – Vacations
- DES submission
- Multimodal Transportation Assessment
- Plat showing vacations
- Vicinity map of vacations – Map 1, Map 2, Map 3
Performance Parking – Presentation
Parklets – Presentation

Date : July 1

Agenda | Meeting recording

County Manager’s Proposed Capital Improvement Plan for Transportation Items
Pentagon City Metro Second Elevator Project – Presentation
Crystal City Metrorail East Entrance Project – Presentation
Public Art Master Plan Update
Capital Rail Vision – Presentation
Parklets – Presentation

Date : Sept. 2

Agenda | Meeting recording

VDOT Funding Applications for FY 2023-2024 Transportation Alternatives and FY 2027-2028 Revenue Sharing

Date : Sept. 30

Agenda | Meeting recording

Pentagon City Planning Study - Presentation
School Zone Slow Zone
- Presentation
- Draft Board Report
Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (NVTA) Call for Regional Transportation Projects for FY 2022-2027 Six Year Program: Funding Applications - Draft Board Report
Missing Middle Housing Study
- Expanding Housing Choice: The Missing Middle Housing Study Phase 1 Report
- Five-minute staff presentation (video)
Arlington–Georgetown Transit Enhancement - Presentation

Date : Oct. 28

Agenda(PDF, 77KB) | Meeting recording

Capital Bikeshare - Presentation(PDF, 1MB)
Census 2020 - Presentation(PDF, 2MB)
Falls Church Grant Application to NVTA - Board Report(PDF, 34KB)
N. Washington St. Multimodal Improvements - Presentation(PDF, 1MB)

Date : Nov. 22

Agenda(PDF, 30KB) | Meeting recording

Speed Cameras - Board Report(PDF, 169KB)

How to View and Participate in a Virtual TC Hearing

Virtual Transportation Commission hearings will be held through electronic communication means in compliance with the Code of Virginia and Arlington County’s Continuity of Operations Ordinance. All meetings are open to virtual attendance by the public and closed to in-person attendance.

Commission members, staff, and public testimony will be hosted by teleconference/videoconference via Microsoft Teams. Participants will receive an email with further instruction.
The public may view a live broadcast of this meeting with closed captioning on Comcast Xfinity channels 25 and 1085; Verizon FiOS channels 39 and 40.
The meeting can be viewed online with closed captioning at arlingtonva.us or on YouTube .
A recording of the meeting will be posted to the County website two business days after the meeting.

The public can participate by sharing live verbal testimony or written comments in advance.

Sign-up online to speak during the public hearing by 5 p.m. the day before the hearing.
- In-person registration will not be available.
- Registered speakers will receive an email with further instruction.
- Speakers will join the meeting via Microsoft Teams (accessible through a web browser or the free app), or, via a phone line to provide their comments.
Submit written comments online to the Transportation Commission. Comments received by 2 p.m. on the day of the hearing will be provided to the Commission in advance of the public hearing.

Pre-2020 Meetings

Watch Transportation Commission Hearings (streaming & archives)

Transportation Meetings