Accessibility terms used in this Summary
- Access Aisle: The hash-marked area beside APSs which makes it possible to unload and load mobility devices.
- Accessible Route: A safe and direct route marked by a hash-marked crosswalk between APS access aisles and the accessible entrance to a facility.
- Curb Ramp: Provides access to a sidewalk. Has a max. running slope of 1:12, side flares and a landing. Smooth transition from gutter to bottom of ramp.
- Landing: A level area prescribed by law in front of an entrance door that allows a mobility device user to safely focus on pulling a door handle.
- Mobility Device: Wheelchair, powerchair, mobility scooter, walker, crutch, and cane.
| Location | Recommendation | Status | Opened | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1801 Old Reston Ave, at corner of Temporary Rd & Reston Pkwy | Replace 2 noncompliant signs; cut back shrubbery obscuring 1 sign; improve curb ramp slopes; improve accessible route; add automatic doors | Closed. Work not completed.Signs replaced, shrubbery cut back in Feb 2011; accessible route & automatic doors not done | 12/10/10 | February 2011 |
| 208 Elden St., Herndon, a commercial building with several tenants. | Replace noncompliant accessible parking signs; resolve dangerous, noncompliant slopes in APSs and in the approaches to the entrances to Herndon Pharmacy and Medical Supply and Complete Health Chiropractic and Acupuncture. | Property Manager Juan Valle has assured RAC of their desire to make the property accessible for customers with disabilities. Mr. Valle lied to RAC about progress. Project closed with no improvements over two years. | 7/13/17 | July 2019 |
| 1890 Preston White Dr., Reston 20191 | Replace 3 noncompliant accessible parking signs; widen 2 noncompliant access aisles; add 1 APS; add automatic door openers. | Met with property manager, Elvin Capestany, Jr., on-site, 5/15/18. Restriping done 7/19/18, compliant signs mounted 7/25/18. Automatic door openers installed 1/31/19.Completed. | 5/15/18 | January 2019 |
| 1892 Preston White Dr., Reston 20191Owner is on-site: American College of Radiology | 1 APS has lateral slope of 4.1% & front-to-back slope of 4.8%. Make that a regular space and create an APS and access aisle across from the main entrance; paint crosswalk from new access aisle across driveway; add curb ramps of two other access aisles; add automatic door opener. | Spoke on phone with manager, Jan Cox, on 5/15/18 & followed up with details in an email same day withDOJ/ADA “Restriping Parking Spaces” document attached. | 5/15/18 | |
| Carrabba’s Restaurant, 12192 Sunset Hills Road | Has 2 APSs, but 3 are required by law and 4 are recommended by RAC; noncompliant signs | Completed. Total of 3 APSs w/access aisles. | 10/29/13, USPS certified mail | July 2014 |
| Cascades South Executive Center, 12040 South Lakes Dr. | Reconfigure APSs, add access aisle and curb ramp; add accessible parking signs | Completed. | 9/27/10 | May 2011 |
| Department of Motor Vehicles, Richmond, re: 100 Free Ct, Sterling office | ||||
| Fox Mill Center, 2551 John Milton Dr. at Reston Pkwy | Add 2 APS and signs, access aisle, crosswalk; replace noncompliant accessible parking signage. | Completed. | 7/14/14 | September 13, 2014 |
| Hartke Bldg, 11890 Sunrise Valley Dr. | Has 1 reserved space w/ no curb ramp; 3 APSs required, including 1 van- accessible; need compliant signs | Closed. Work not done. | 8/9/13 | September 2015 |
| Herndon High School700 Bennett Dr.Herndon | Slope of APSs have been noncompliant for years. The extensive renovation is an opportunity to remedy that. | Completed. | 8/28/18 | November 2019 |
| Hidden Creek Country Club, 1711 Clubhouse Rd | 5 reserved spaces have no access aisles; no van accessible space; Need 7 APSs; noncompliant signs; need threshold lowered to ADA spec; need automatic door opener | Promise from Gen. Mgr Victor Rodarte in 9/18/13 phone conversation to create APSs & evaluate door issue. New Gen. Mgr, Eric Levin, completed restriping of 7 APSs, access aisles and crosswalks 6/5/18; compliant signs mounted 7/20/18. Completed. | 7/23/13 | July 2018 |
| Hook Road Recreation Area, between Hook Rd & Fairway Dr. | Add accessible walkways throughout site; provide accessible routes to ballfields; add accessible restrooms on site; add APSs on site. | Working group developing master plan that includes all recommendations except APSs. Tentatively scheduled to go to RA Board for approval in May 2018. | 12/4/17 | |
| Home Depot | Relocate APSs; add access aisles & crosswalk; replace noncompliant signs | Completed | 11/20/09 | July 2010 |
| Hunters Woods Elementary School, 2401 Colts Neck Rd. | Level the dangerously-sloped 2 APSs opposite the front entrance per ADA guidelines. Add 2 APSs to accommodate visitors using mobility devices. | Completed.In addition, on 9/14/17, FCPS installed a camera & automatic door opener at entrance #8 opposite the new APSs. | 12/14/16 | August 18, 2017 |
| Hunters Woods Village Center (1) | Add 2 APSs, access aisle, curb cuts, crosswalks | Completed. | 3/23/09 | December 2009 |
| Hunters Woods Village Center (2) | In parking lot redesign, keep existing APSs and add more | One APS with access aisle & crosswalk added. Completed. | 4/3/12 | June 2014 |
| Inova Primary Care, 130 Park St., Vienna | No access aisles; no curb ramps; APS slopes to steep; missing signage. | Inova’s ADA compliance manager “is looking into this property to determine next steps.” | 3/25/21 | |
| Kaiser Permanente (1) 1890 Metro Center Dr., off Sunset Hills Rd | Replace hazardous threshold @ lower-level entrance and 2 non-compliant accessible parking signs. | Completed. | 2/6/11 | July 2011 |
| Kaiser Permanente (2) 1890 Metro Center Dr. | Level 5 APSs that have noncompliant slopes of 4.1%. | Allan Aziz, property manager, is working on it. Looks like leveling will occur spring 2021.Completed, plus improvements of several other existing APSs. | 8/26/20 | July 6, 2021 |
| Lake Anne Fellowship House, 11450 North Shore Dr. | Existing APSs outside the front entrance have dangerous slopes; convert those spaces to regular spaces and create new APSs in a level parking area. Add access aisles to other APSs on the side of the building, and improve the slope of ramp to the side entrance. | Active. | 9/2/15 | |
| Lake Anne Reston Condo Assn (LARCA), 11402 Washington Plaza North | Procure portable APSs signs for use during the Saturday Reston Market, which covers 4 existing APSs on those mornings; install 2 curb ramps; replace noncompliant APS signs; add APSs; paint crosswalk and walkway; repair asphalt; create a ramp with handrails. | 12-page Accessibility Assessment delivered to Susan Cassell, property manager, 11/28/17.Closed with only asphalt repair not done. Good APS and walkways.The “ramp with handrails” was suggested for the smaller lot which is owned separately from LARCA, & the owner would not consider the improvements. | 11/28/17 | July 17, 2021 |
| Lake House11450 Baron Cameron Ave | Restripe existing APSs and access aisle to meet width requirements. Add a crosswalk from the access aisle to the brick walkway. Repair asphalt rough spots for the crosswalk. Raise the level of the driveway where it meets the brick walkway to eliminate lip. Install an automatic door opener for the front entrance. | 7/17/17: Restriping and crosswalk completed. | 6/30/17 | |
| North Hills ParkCenter Harbor Rd & N. Village Rd | Create 1 regular & 1 Van APS; create accessible pathway from APSs to pavilion & from pavilion to playground; provide 2 accessible picnic tables; make grill, fountain, trash/recycling receptacles, & restroom accessible. | Larry Butler, RA COO, accompanied by a contractor and a landscape architect, visited the park in July, 2020, and has agreed to RAC’s suggested improvements. Work will begin in 2022. | 4/23/20 | |
| North Point Village Center (1) | Add access aisles & crosswalks; replace noncompliant signs; relocate 2 APSs for safety | Completed. | 10/16/09 | February 2011 |
| North Point Village Center (2) – BB&T Bank | Improvements not completed in NPVC project listed above. Replace steep curb ramp; relocate APSs. | Completed. | 10/16/09 | March 2013 |
| Pony Barn Park, Corner of Steeplechase Dr. and Triple Crown Rd. | Create APS, an access aisle and an accessible route from the parking lot to the picnic pavilion. Make grill, water fountain, a picnic table, and toilet facilities accessible. | Nov 16, 2017: RA Board approved the accessibility features plus renovation of the park overall.Completed. | 11/13/15 | June 2019 |
| Reston Corner, 12001 Sunrise Valley Dr. (1)RA headquarters | Reconfigure & restripe APSs; add access aisles; add 1 level APS for Van Accessible parking; replace noncompliant signs; add automatic doors | Completed. | Jan 2010 | September 2010 |
| Reston Corner 12001 Sunrise Valley Dr. (2)RA headquarters | Redesign steeply-sloped APSs to meet ADA slope requirement of 2% maximum. | Completed. 3 regular spaces converted to 2 Van APSs and access aisle. Curb ramp added. | 8/10/17 | June 2018 |
| Reston Corner, 12007 Sunrise Valley Dr. | Add automatic entrance doors and replace clinic door; add access aisles, curb ramps; reduce slope of existing APSs; replace noncompliant signs | Completed. | 9/28/09 | May 2014 |
| Reston Hospital Center | Relocate some APSs to more accessible locations; add APSs, curb ramps & curb cuts, crosswalks, detectable warnings, accessible parking signs. | Completed. | 9/26/12 | April 2013 |
| Reston Post Office 11110 Sunset Hills Rd | Replace 2 noncompliant accessible parking signs & install missing 3rd sign. | Completed. | 3/24/14 | September 2014 |
| Silver Diner Reston & Fair Oaks | Accessible parking signs not compliant with Fairfax County regs; Reston APSs do not meet ADA regs for maximum slope. | Accessibility Assessment sent 7/20/15 to Robert Giaimo, CEO. Photos and ADA regs included. including photos.Completed. | 7/20/15 | Spring 2016 |
| South Lakes Village Center | Relocate 3 existing APSs; add 4 APSs, 1 curb ramp, 2 detectable warnings, 2 crosswalks. | Completed. | 5/21/12 | January 2013 |
| South Lakes Village Center (2) | The 2 APSs behind Safeway had been changed so that only one was functional. Restripe 2 APSs and access aisle. | Completed | 9/24/18 | October 31, 2018 |
| Southgate Community Center | Restripe parking lot; relocate accessible parking sign from in front of access aisle to front of APS. | Completed. | 6/27/12 | September 2012 |
| The Spectrum | Add & relocate APSs, access aisles, curb ramps, crosswalk. | Completed. | 11/25/08 | December 2010 |
| Sunrise Valley Center (1) | Replace 2 steep curb ramps w/2 properly-sloped curb ramps. | Completed. | 2/20/08 | June 2008 |
| Sunrise Valley Center (2) | Has 2 APSs, but 5 are required per approved FC site plan; van- accessible space not to code; need detectable warnings | Closed. Added 3 APSs, but work not completed. | 4/9/13 | July 2015 |
| Sunrise Valley Center (3) | Two APS in front of Reston Barber Shop have front-to-back slope of 4.9%. Convert them to regular spaces, and convert regular spaces in front of O’Donnell’s Jewelers to 2 APSs and access aisle, taking advantage of existing curb ramp at that location. Install 2 accessible parking signs. | After meeting on 5/15/18 w/Elvin Capestany, Jr., sent email same day with details outlined.Work completed Oct 2018 | 5/15/18 | October 2018 |
| Sunrise Valley Technology Park | Add 1 APS, access aisle & curb ramp to serve Comcast Studio; replace noncompliant signage | Completed. | 1/27/10 | March 2011 |
| Sunset Hills Professional Center | Add access aisles, curb ramps, relocate existing curb ramps, replace 8 noncompliant signs | Closed. Connecting curb ramps not installed. Work not completed. | 8/11/09 | August 2012 |
| Temporary Road Park Temporary Rd & N. Shore Dr. | Create 1 regular & 1 Van APS; create accessible pathway from APSs to pavilion & from pavilion to playground; provide 2 accessible picnic tables; make grill, fountain, bulletin board, trash/recycling receptacles, & restroom accessible. | Larry Butler, RA COO, accompanied by a contractor and a landscape architect, visited the park in July, and has agreed to RAC’s suggested improvements. | 7/18/20 | |
| United Bank 1900 Centennial Park Dr. Reston | Level or relocate APS; lengthwise slope is 8.9%; max. allowed is 2%. Doors are too hard to open; adjust door closers to max. 5# pressure, or install automatic door openers. | Email to District Mgr Oct 11 2018. She forwarded to facilities dept, same day.Through months of outreach, Un Bk contacts were nonresponsive.RAC voted to close this project. | 10/11/18 | November 2019 |
| Village Rd pedestrian refuge Village Rd & Baron Cameron Ave | ||||
| Walker Nature Center, 11450 Glade Dr. | Several improvements outlined to accommodate patrons with sensory & physical disabilities | Sept 2014-Sept 2016: Door pressure adjusted; Braille signs installed next to restroom doors; ADA-compliant thresholds installed at entrance to Community Room; blow-dryer addition installed in restroom; longer grab bars installed; trail gap filled; compliant APS sign installed; bracket installed at rear water fountain. Additional ADA improvements pending. | 6/19/14 | |
| Woodland Park Crossing 12950-12976 Highland Crossing Dr, Herndon | Add 5 APSs to surface parking lot; add 1 curb ramp to left side; add curb cut, landing, long ramp, and handrails on Moby Dick side. Add 1 crosswalk and 1 hash-marked walkway. | Met with JBG Retail rep on site 7/7/15. Emailed Accessibility Assessment to her same day. Photos and ADA regs provided. Completed. | 7/7/15 | January 2020 |