What is VRE Doing About the Parking Situation in Fredericksburg?
The short answer to the question is that we do not expect to expand parking at Fredericksburg in the near future. In the last five years, we have increased the number of parking spaces at the Fredericksburg station by 560. At this time, there is no funding available to increase the parking in Fredericksburg. In addition, the City of Fredericksburg has made it clear that they will not support further expansion. Their decision was based on feedback they have received from residents in the neighborhood surrounding the Fredericksburg station and the congestion that the current parking lots cause. We have surveyed the cars that park at our Fredericksburg lots. We found that the vast majority of the passengers who use the Fredericksburg station are Spotsylvania County residents. This lends credence to our efforts to engage Spotsylvania County and encourage them to bring service to their jurisdiction. If that were to occur, a station could be built to accommodate Spotsylvania County residents
