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Pickett Road

Pickett Road is a major arterial corridor in the City of Fairfax that has surfaced across multiple municipal topics over the past year. 4 separate matters touch this place; each has its own status.

Private Development · Pre-Application

Circle Gateway

proposed

Circle Gateway is a proposed mixed-use redevelopment at 3226 and 3250 Blenheim Boulevard in Fairfax, located south of Fairfax Boulevard, north and east of Fairfax Circle Shopping Center, and west of The Home Depot and Old Pickett Road. The applicant is Aksoylu Properties LLC.

  • Jul 13, 2026Planning Commission · item 8a
    Pre-application briefing on the Circle Gateway proposal at 3226 and 3250 Blenheim Boulevard

    Old Pickett Road is referenced as a neighboring boundary in the Circle Gateway pre-application briefing scheduled for this work session.

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approved
  • Feb 17, 2026City Council · item 2
    Consideration of a resolution to endorse the City's application to the Transportation Planning Board's Regional Roadway Safety Program

    Pickett Road between Main Street and Fairfax Boulevard is the subject of the proposed roadway safety audit, cited for over 200 crashes in the past five years.

    passedApprove a resolution to authorize the City Manager to submit a letter of endorsement for the City's FY 2027 application to the Regional Roadway Safety Program, including recent citizen input and requests for key issues to be considered in the application and proposed scope of work, and noting that the city will provide all public input to the selected consultant to inform the evaluation and transportation safety study.
    ✓ Amos✓ Bates✓ Hall✓ Hardy-Chandler✓ McQuillen✓ Peterson
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approved

The City of Fairfax 2035 Comprehensive Plan is the city's primary long-range land use and policy document, guiding development, housing, transportation, and related decisions. A five-year review process culminated on October 8, 2024, when City Council unanimously adopted Resolution R-24-30 approving the updated plan dated September 27, 2024.

completed

The Fairfax Circle Small Area Plan is one of four Activity Center Small Area Plans adopted by the City of Fairfax. Plan development began in Spring 2023.

  • Jun 12, 2025Parks and Recreation Advisory Board · item 4a
    Future Stream Restoration Projects – Satoshi Eto, Storm Water Manager

    The Pickett Road bridge capacity constraint was identified as a factor in floodplain conditions; the Property Yard/Pickett Road area was one of the seven prioritized stream segments.

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In full

It is most prominently the subject of an ongoing Road Safety Audit covering the segment from Fairfax Boulevard to Main Street, prompted by over 200 crashes recorded in the past five years. In February 2026, the City Council unanimously approved (6-0) a resolution authorizing the City Manager to submit a letter of endorsement for a FY 2027 application to the Transportation Planning Board's Regional Roadway Safety Program, which initiated the audit process. By October 2026, staff confirmed the audit had been formally initiated, including a public open house, and described it as a detailed, focused study analogous to a prior Main Street Road Safety Audit.

Pickett Road also appears in related land use and infrastructure contexts: a bridge capacity constraint at Pickett Road was identified as a floodplain factor in a June 2025 stream restoration assessment; the 3500 block hosts Sutton Heights, five affordable for-sale townhomes administered by Fairfax County; and a September 2026 land use proceeding addressed the Mantua Professional Center, located on Pickett Road about a half-mile south of Fairfax Boulevard, raising road safety concerns in connection with that application.