Fern Street Connector Path

Summary

The Fern Street Connector Path is a city infrastructure project to construct a 10-foot bicycle and pedestrian path within the city right-of-way connecting the dead-end of Fern Street (south of Route 29) to Park Road. The project was identified as an important transportation initiative in the Camp Washington Small Area Plan and received funding as part of a broader multimodal transportation package noted as early as July 2024, when it was listed among several projects awarded funding. A VDOT-required public hearing was held before City Council on January 13, 2026, at which staff — including multimodal transportation planner Chloe Ritter and consultant Megan Waring of Kimley-Horn — presented the project background and design; no Council action was taken at that hearing. Advertisement for construction is anticipated for summer 2026. The Planning Commission also formally identified the project as a transportation priority in a December 2024 resolution tied to the Camp Washington Small Area Plan.

Open questions & options on the table

• Construction advertisement is anticipated for summer 2026, but no contract award or construction start date has been confirmed.
• No Council action was taken at the January 13, 2026 public hearing; any future Council action (e.g., contract award or appropriation) has not yet been scheduled or recorded.

Discussion time

Minutes of named discussion per transcribed meeting.