Fern Street Connector Path
The Fern Street Connector Path is a city infrastructure project that will 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. 2 separate matters touch this project; each has its own status.
George Snyder Trail
The George Snyder Trail was a planned shared-use trail project (VDOT UPC 112816) in the City of Fairfax intended to improve multimodal connectivity. The project drew sustained and significant public opposition throughout 2025 and into 2026.
- Jan 12, 2026Planning Commission · item 9Staff Report
A public hearing on the Fern Street Connector Project was noted as scheduled before City Council on January 13, 2026.
Urban Forest Master Plan
The Urban Forest Master Plan (UFMP) is the City of Fairfax's first-ever 20-year roadmap for stewardship of its urban forest, developed beginning in May 2024. The planning process included two Steering Committee meetings, multiple public meetings and open houses (July 2024, October 2024, October 2025), a public survey, stakeholder interviews, and presentations to the Planning Commission, City Council, PRAB, and the Environmental Sustainability Committee.
- Jan 12, 2026Planning Commission · item 9Staff Report
A public hearing on the Fern Street Connector Project was noted as scheduled before City Council on January 13, 2026.
- Public Hearing on the Fern Street Connector Path Project (No Council Action)
A VDOT-required public hearing was held. The project will construct a 10-foot bicycle and pedestrian path in the city right-of-way between the dead-end of Fern Street south of Route 29 and Park Road; advertisement for construction is anticipated for summer 2026. No Council action was taken.
In full
The project was specifically identified in the Camp Washington Small Area Plan as an important pedestrian connection and had been funded as of mid-2024, when it was noted alongside other multimodal transportation projects receiving awarded funding. The Planning Commission's December 2024 resolution highlighted it as an important transportation project tied to the Camp Washington Small Area Plan. A VDOT-required public hearing was held before City Council on January 13, 2026, at which multimodal transportation planner Chloe Ritter and consultant Megan Waring of Kimley Horn presented the project design; no Council action was taken or required at that hearing.
Advertisement for construction is anticipated for summer 2026.