Leesburg Traffic Commission Meeting - August 4, 2026
Leesburg Traffic Commission Meeting - August 4, 2026
The Leesburg Traffic Commission met on August 4, 2026, to address resident concerns about speeding, sight distance, and traffic safety, review speed study data, receive development updates, and discuss traffic calming policies and future studies. The meeting was held at 11:30 AM.
Public Comments & Testimony
- Resident from Cedar Walk Circle (name not given) expressed concern about limited sight distance when exiting the development onto Fort Evans Road due to parked cars and a curve. He reported that his wife was hit in 2020 by a speeding driver and requested either removal of two parking spots or installation of a stop sign or flashing stop sign. Staff agreed to evaluate the site.
- Heidi Lee (Kincaid Forest, Sweet William Court) raised concerns about speeding on Kincaid Boulevard, particularly with upcoming construction of county government buildings expected to increase traffic. She noted that only one out of 10 cars obeys the 25 mph speed limit, crosswalks are dangerous, and existing blinking lights at the pool are often ignored. She asked for solutions other than speed bumps or traffic lights. Staff indicated that Kincaid Boulevard would be discussed at the September meeting and that selective enforcement has been conducted.
- Mark Hunter (Habsite Drive representative) reported positive behavior change due to selective enforcement on his street and thanked the commission. He also echoed concerns about speeding on Battlefield Parkway.
Discussion Items
- Speed Data Reports: Staff presented speed data for North Street and Harrison Street. On North Street, 86.1% of vehicles traveled under 26 mph (average 21 mph, 85th percentile 25 mph). On Harrison Street, similar results indicated no speeding issue. The data was collected via a third-party using tubes/cameras, and the commission noted that tubes are more accurate. Staff recommended removing these streets from the active list.
- Development Updates (presented by Dory):
- Virginia Village: 14 townhomes permitted; construction starting soon.
- Leesburg Self Storage Phase 2: near completion.
- Delhi South relocation to Sicklin Road (combining with Smoke and Willie).
- Enterprise site plan under review.
- 5 California's (Battlefield Parkway): nearing site plan approval.
- Megamart (international supermarket): bonding step remaining.
- Roy Rogers at Russell Branch: awaiting signature sets.
- Edge Car Wash (Robinson Mill): still in site plan review.
- Costco fuel expansion: site plan submission pending.
- Chick-fil-A dual drive-through: site plan submitted June 2025, still under review.
- Loud Islamic Center (Village at Leesburg): interior renovations.
- Ridges at Siclin (formerly Harvest States): rezoning application submitted; proposing 54 carriage homes, 30 townhomes, 10 ADUs, 26,000 sq ft commercial.
- One Commercial Crescent Sicklin: permits issued, construction starting soon.
- Upcoming: Leesburg Crossing (flex buildings), Leesburg Gateway (flex industrial), 481 Potomac Station (flex industrial), Branch Outdoor Recreation Area (bowling alley site).
- Giant Brickyard: 18 building permits issued, but work stopped on one building due to missing survey.
- Hotel/resort event space in county (Children Center Road): traffic study ongoing.
- Traffic Calming Presentation (led by Raj):
- Overview of the town's 2001 Residential Traffic Management Plan and current industry standards (three E's: Education, Enforcement, Engineering).
- Functional classification of roads: major/minor arterial, through/local collector, local street. Traffic calming measures are only appropriate for local streets and local collectors (volumes <2,000 vpd).
- Criteria for engineering study: volumes 1,000–2,000 vpd, average speed >31 mph (or 85th percentile 10 mph over posted speed).
- Detailed cost and effectiveness of measures: community gateway (~2 mph reduction), watch for children signs ($850, limited effect), additional $200 fine signs ($750, effectiveness unknown), pavement markings ($1.50/linear ft, 1–5 mph reduction), pole-mounted driver feedback signs ($7,500, 5 mph reduction, not ideal for 4-lane roads), speed humps (20–25% speed reduction, 20% traffic diversion, noise, emergency vehicle impacts), speed lumps (similar), speed tables (45% crash reduction, 20% traffic diversion), raised crosswalks (6–9 mph reduction), raised intersections (0.3–1 mph reduction).
- Discussion emphasized that these are starting points, and engineering judgment is needed for gray areas. The commission is tasked with addressing resident concerns even if roads are classified as collectors (e.g., Kincaid).
Key Outcomes
- Kincaid Boulevard: Moved to September meeting agenda for further discussion. Staff will provide speed data and enforcement feedback from the sergeant.
- North Street & Harrison Street: Removed from active list due to no speeding issues.
- Cut-through Traffic Study: Staff will provide criteria for cut-through traffic at the next meeting before spending $2,100 on a study for Meadow Brook phase five (Axios Lane).
- Budget: The commission has $36,000 unspent for the fiscal year starting July 1, 2026.
- Staffing: A new staff member starting August 31 will help track driver feedback sign maintenance.
- Next Meeting: Scheduled for September 14, 2026, at 6:30 PM.
Meeting Transcript
And the agenda as amended because our next September meeting will be on the 14th, not the 7th. So moved. May you hear a second? Please. I didn't see the hand wave. Here we go. There we go. All in favor. All right. Any abstentions or anything else? Okay. To our guests this evening. I would remind everybody that we hold it for three minutes. For the commission, I would ask that if you're here with somebody else on the same topic. It helps if you say I'm with him. But if there's something you want to add to the prior speaker on the topic, by all means, please do. Lee? You're sure. Well, I'd like to sort of just say in the area. So they're not aware of uh what we discussed in the field. So we went to C Dar Walk uh circle. Come up here if you don't mind it. So the commission can hear you in. Yeah, like I think that's that's has been working. And so continue with it. So this has been doing all right, been doing all right. Sometimes there are some nights that are traffic on both sides, but which street are where you where are you living? Oh some sorry, Cedar Walk Circle Northeast. Okay, please go. Aside from all that now, um the issue that I have is the uh not being not being able to when we leave our development, just as we're turning left on the Fort Evans, right? On the Fort Evans, that we cannot see traffic coming, and we'll have to pull out in the traffic the sea, and that's that's been an ongoing issue. Yes, in 2020, my wife got hit, even going to work on the morning, and uh the driver was going to enormous amount of no raid speed, and that's another thing going down Fort Evans. A lot of people come down Fort Evans, it's like a race race well, you know. My wife got here, and the driver come on, come on go. And so if there was like any type of way, there's uh take away maybe a parking spot or two that's at the end of this or breaking it up behind you now. So I'll explain so that is from this community, CDAR walk circle. Okay, and uh he is raising his concern about side distance issues exiting the CDAR walk circle and making a left because there are parking spaces. There is a curve extension, I'm sure you hear so when a big vehicle is parked here, then the side distance is limited. Yeah, and as we're coming up, we have to pull out basic main thing in the traffic, and we can't see traffic oncoming traffic coming, and that was how my my wife got hit. And so if there's any type of wage, you can take those two spots away, or put like a stop sign, but one of those flash and stop sides or something, does help slow the traffic down for your request? Let's I'll try to take a look at it. See what's there, but uh as you can see somebody's already aware of this of the street and the parking there. No, the only other issue that I have is this is away from uh Cedar Wall. The traffic is always being blocked all the time. Especially around. Yeah, it is the residential traffic commission cannot do anything about that. You mean the main intersection of market and uh Fort Evan store? Yeah, at the C. Yes, that's because of the congestion. Not Fort Evans.
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