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\"My name is Alana Wang, and I'm a business owner at 215 South King Street. And I'm here on behalf of 2 1 5 and 2 1 7 businesses,\" Alana Wang said. She told commissioners that her clientele include elderly and pain patients who need short-term curb access and that her private lot only holds about five vehicles, so the curbfront spaces are important. She requested converting the four spaces to a two-hour limit or another short-term regulation.

Staff said they will coordinate directly with the site inspector and the contractor; staff committed to email the site inspector contact information to the business owner and to follow up if the issue persists. During discussion, staff noted that on some occasions vehicles observed were subcontractor vehicles not directly employed by the primary contractor, and that enforcement options are limited where there are no posted time restrictions.

Ending: Staff will provide the business owner with the site-inspector contact information and follow up on enforcement options; commissioners asked staff to monitor the situation and to consider time-limited signage where appropriate.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Leesburg - Residential Traffic Commission Meeting - Mar 04, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Business owners at 215 and 217 South King Street told the commission construction workers for a nearby hotel are occupying four curbside spaces most of the day and asked for time-limited regulations; staff said they will work with the site inspector and developer to address the issue.","taxTitle","Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia","taxId",5641,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6653170,"Residents ask Leesburg commission to limit parking permits and consider traffic signal at Meadows Lane and Fort Evans",207,66000,273000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2485512-64e45f2d54ec4b9ca7dd766d4448ca79&start=66&end=273","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2485512-64e45f2d54ec4b9ca7dd766d4448ca79/thumbnail_66000.jpg","/articles/6653170/Leesburg/Loudoun-County/Virginia/Residents-ask-Leesburg-commission-to-limit-parking-permits-and-consider-traffic-signal-at-Meadows-Lane-and-Fort-Evans","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6653170-56b37f2c4df589a1b024b64a63bfdd39/orig.mp4?Expires=1771045429&Signature=ZgyF31Uj36ZlvXJc4~YNvo-ZJRgijlniDgms2HXydk86SfHhKBPX~U-cjb2WbZYdiMbS8x3OuRvsKunNr~a1Ru9SFagRYIE-FNAry6-J-5Lcic7mhtvYHW9dYamtIhMQT52R5FhgfWDK1hS~nbuT3RFWrjBmUrmuFxxowjrESknSTCBqKuf6y7ppvM5gtCShxCJwkp4IEcvMd1Si~vkDVOtn~XOlnvwaEEbIMiUQhDlof59SXPY54H0V~6ecmVE8Q9A1EwX~f~hcQUvozAE2yXEEauTOSFt18IcPrnBreaODcqJq2oe2qZ-2jsNJdtG2Isoto0tZ8gM7pmnZhLO-jA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Representatives of the Loudoun Hills Community Association asked the Residential Traffic Commission to consider three related requests: limiting the number of parking permits issued to Meadows Lane Northeast residents, expanding Parking Zone 14 to a section of Fort Evans Road Northeast and evaluating the installation of a traffic signal at the Fort Evans/Meadows Lane intersection.

\"My name is Lisa. I'm with Cardinal Management Group. I'm with the board treasurer of Loudoun Hills Community Association,\" said Lisa, who represented residents during public comment. She told commissioners that on-street parking near the neighborhood entrance and vehicles parked near the intersection create restricted sight lines for drivers exiting the neighborhood. Lisa asked the commission to add the Fort Evans segment into Parking Zone 14 and to place the traffic-signal request on an upcoming agenda for formal evaluation.

Staff responded that parking and permit requests would be handled at the staff level and that the private-signal request would be evaluated as an agenda item at a future meeting; staff noted that the town attorney was reviewing petition language. Staff also flagged that the narrowness of the street and parked work trucks exacerbate sight-line issues, and commissioners asked staff to consider school-bus queuing and other peak-period impacts during an evaluation.

Ending: Staff said parking-permit and zone-change items would proceed through normal staff review and advised the association to supply the petition in writing to the commission record; the private-signal request will be scheduled for formal evaluation at a future meeting.","Representatives from Loudoun Hills Community Association asked the commission to restrict parking permits on Meadows Lane NE, expand Parking Zone 14 to a portion of Fort Evans Road NE and evaluate a private traffic signal at the Meadows Lane/Fort Evans intersection for sight-line and congestion concerns.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6653175,"Commission approves purchase of two driver-feedback signs with strobe lights",165,6715000,6880000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2485512-64e45f2d54ec4b9ca7dd766d4448ca79&start=6715&end=6880","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2485512-64e45f2d54ec4b9ca7dd766d4448ca79/thumbnail_6715000.jpg","/articles/6653175/Leesburg/Loudoun-County/Virginia/Commission-approves-purchase-of-two-driver-feedback-signs-with-strobe-lights","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6653175-b0c5e5d6695e2c714c28dc146db93162/orig.mp4?Expires=1771045429&Signature=cf0Ka4oZPj2g3lBihUpvFioAc2-M01xt~FS0PT4cmP7xYBKYMHNueN-TSBxAQFZBfQzTd11l79vRt2YVXJB3yFdxJZWcE3gvJCgK7wtR0prS~KHZOyKcj66gbvJfe0Gg8gy2TJLLSxEfwIPSI4luRS9M8qSGmBdi7sFJrTSCrZ0M5Jf04JvZuMQOBPhv17P~pymz9TtQEnXFaIBkAvtEc8ttkiXDa2BVXTFJHX7fpSpKXfrc6choZtiGKYMFQF90f2vJsxNU5PEaKSX7cRAj2kVZTGQ26TsvzkHl5kmAonUOofSjsnqJGQPm~z2Ml5mWgbzGbgnRyx0~FKQgqmcXGQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Leesburg Residential Traffic Commission voted to purchase two portable driver-feedback signs with flashing red-and-blue strobe modules and remote data capability. The commission approved the purchase after staff presented equipment and pricing proposals and discussed an ongoing $2,500 annual software/service fee that would be required after the first year.

A staff member described the devices and functions during the meeting, saying the signs collect speed data and display driver speed while offering an option for strobe lights when the sign detects excessive speeds. The material proposal given at the meeting listed a unit price of about $5,900 per sign and an overall package cost of about $12,597.19 for the pair and the chosen accessory package. Staff advised the commission that the $2,500 annual fee would need a departmental funding commitment (police or public works) in future budget cycles.

A motion to purchase two driver-feedback signs with the strobe-light option was moved and seconded; the commission conducted a voice vote. The meeting record shows the motion passed by voice and staff said they would circulate vendor confirmations and next steps electronically.

Ending: Staff will follow up with the vendor quote and a purchase order process, and will provide commissioners with contact details and placement options ahead of the signs' first deployments.","The Residential Traffic Commission voted to buy two portable driver-feedback signs outfitted with red/blue strobes and software; staff will seek police department sign-off for an annual $2,500 data/hosting fee.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6653180,"Leesburg commission reviews downtown traffic study and development pipeline as staff present travel-demand model findings",2200,902000,3102000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2485512-64e45f2d54ec4b9ca7dd766d4448ca79&start=902&end=3102","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2485512-64e45f2d54ec4b9ca7dd766d4448ca79/thumbnail_902000.jpg","/articles/6653180/Leesburg/Loudoun-County/Virginia/Leesburg-commission-reviews-downtown-traffic-study-and-development-pipeline-as-staff-present-travel-demand-model-findings","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6653180-0935ab307f2d7e9e4bcf3bbff78ce3c9/orig.mp4?Expires=1771045429&Signature=XAHmYfxXVWx~vwDK6wwsSbmzCId2jpfO30xIUL7RAu0DiabY8lZ7NbUjxJausId7JK7iRzNtHKPtwFxxS7MFBZlJOFQWcZjcGY4LfiZK~JS60DzMqzUHKG9azTp2KpBb1~F0A4ghP40UZenP1azEz5pJGVd36puqz0JaVhxUkOPLutL0NmjuoT8RnJ9r-LO6KezNZo8g4ER-DD9WrjVBFg5-zAf5FLAzXJo8Nh11dExdcvvHmqbkPFFpAJIbzSrEbDvisoGpbbkS2mrfjzhstxtHjL6PBcc5wv2UhD88aet-OskxYTpke-ySWSs8StgCL9D6X2kj9OIMpEpDH3FVWw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Staff and consultants presented the town's downtown travel-demand model and a traffic study that evaluated converting several downtown corridors to one-way pairs and recommended a mix of short-term safety fixes and longer-term investments. The commission heard data from speed studies, crash summaries and model runs and received an update on active development applications that planners say are largely already accounted for in the model.

The presentation, given in part by Scott Parker, senior planning project manager in the Department of Community Development, explained the modeling assumptions and how planned roadway improvements and approved developments were incorporated. \"For those who don't know me, my name is Scott Parker. I'm a senior planning project manager, department of community development,\" Parker said while walking commissioners through an updated development map used in the travel-demand model.

The study area covered the downtown core bounded roughly by Catoctin Circle, Union Street and Fairview Street. Staff said data collection took place in September 2023 and that crash records from Jan. 1, 2018, through May 31, 2023, were summarized for the analysis. The crash summary in the study identified 2,216 crashes during that period; 70 percent were property-damage-only collisions, 27 percent resulted in injury and one crash was fatal. The study identified four intersections with concentrated crash history: East Market and Catoctin Circle; Catoctin Circle and South King Street; North King and North Street; and Market and King.

Staff said the consultant measured level-of-service and vehicle delay for existing (2023) and 2030 build conditions. Two broad build alternatives were modeled: a \"Build 1\" hybrid (keeping two lanes where current demand requires them) and a full one-way pair option (\"Build 2\"). Staff detailed operational changes required for either option, including signal modifications, pavement restriping, potential utility work and impacts to emergency response routing. The presentation noted that converting major corridors to one-way pairs tends to improve vehicular throughput but can increase travel speed and reduce direct access and visibility to downtown businesses.

Consultants and staff recommended near-term, low-cost safety measures that could be implemented regardless of the one-way decision: adding high-visibility retroreflective backplates on signal heads, flashing yellow arrows for left turns where a separate left lane exists, repainting pavement markings and stop bars, improving sight lines, adding audible pedestrian devices and targeted crosswalk and signage upgrades. Staff said those items could be pursued with VDOT-administered discretionary safety funding (HEDSiP) and other capital funds.

Commissioners and staff discussed operational tradeoffs at specific locations: North Street and the North King corridor, Market and King queues that already spill back into adjacent blocks, and potential queue impacts if the Loudoun County courthouse reaches full occupancy. Parker and staff emphasized the model's dependence on assumptions about future land use and roadway projects; in several places Parker said the model uses the highest allowed density for unapproved parcels when projecting 2030/2045 conditions.

Parker also reviewed the town's development pipeline and highlighted the Leesburg Gateway rezoning application (the former Forestier property), which proposes several large data center buildings and flex/industrial space. Parker said data centers typically generate low traffic volumes compared with dense mixed-use or residential projects, and noted the applicant has proposed 21 acres of parkland as part of the submission. \"They're proposing 3 data center buildings here now for 200,000 square feet each,\" Parker said. He added that the parcel's current town-plan maximum density remains what the travel-demand model assumes for some future-year scenarios.

The commission asked staff to produce clearer deliverables for its special March meeting: a set of evaluation criteria and a slide-by-slide format tying each recommendation to implementability, cost and safety tradeoffs. Staff said the commission's next meeting (a special session on the study) would allow deeper discussion and that the council would be briefed in June; staff emphasized that the council meeting would be a discussion item only and that no capital funds for major conversions had been allocated in the FY26 budget.

Ending: Commissioners were urged to submit specific, written questions and local observations to staff before the special meeting so the traffic consultant could perform targeted follow-ups. Staff recommended commissioners consider both the short-term, low-cost safety items and the network-level circulation tradeoffs before making a final recommendation to council.","Staff presented a travel-demand model and a downtown traffic study that examined one-way street alternatives, safety improvements and near-term traffic-calming effects; planners also updated commissioners on major development proposals, including a rezoning for the Leesburg Gateway site.","actionData","errors"]

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South King Street businesses ask commission to regulate contractor parking during construction

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Leesburg commission reviews downtown traffic study and development pipeline as staff present travel-demand model findings