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Justine Underhill is an elected City Council member in Falls Church, Virginia, and an award-winning video journalist and independent filmmaker. On her YouTube channel, she explores urbanism and housing, using storytelling to educate and drive change. Previously, she worked for both international and domestic news organizations, including Yahoo Finance as an on-air host, reporter and producer. She also created a docuseries that earned recognition for excellence from multiple outlets, including the Telly Awards.

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The 9 buildings net the city +$4,458,743 in 2022!

As Falls Church grows, it’s vital that we plan our city with best practices to ease our tax burden on residents and support city services and our schools. There are ways to grow sustainably, while maintaining the charm of Falls Church — and I plan to support city design that promotes our schools, community life, aesthetics and environment.

The $4.5 million we receive in net revenues every year from these new buildings have allowed us to increase city services, repave our roads, maintain competitive salaries for city staff and more, while lowering our overall tax rate. The new buildings have also provided 99 affordable dwelling units, workforce units as well as various other contributions to the library and parks.

 

 

Surprisingly, traffic decreased by 9% overall between 2007-2019.

On Falls Church City roads tracked by VDOT, traffic volumes declined overall.

On Falls Church City roads tracked by VDOT, traffic volumes declined overall. How can we prevent traffic issues? And where did all of the cars go?

Here’s an explanation from Rob Puentes, President of the Eno Center for Transportation:
“The city is no longer as attractive as a “cut through” as it was in the past…Now with all the mixed-use development bringing impediments to speeding traffic, drivers are looking elsewhere.

It is also evident that public and private investments in bicycle, pedestrian, and transit infrastructure are paying off. When other travel options are made available, people use them. When activities are clustered together, people can “chain” their trips together more efficiently, resulting in less traffic.”

https://www.fcnp.com/2022/02/21/decoupling-cars-and-people/