Tag: pedestrian safety

Input on safe school routes sought

By Leslie Golden | [email protected] The City of Alexandria is requesting community feedback on walking and biking conditions around five schools as part of its...

Your Views: We need rapid bus lanes

To the editor: The Times has stated that Duke Street is not the place for “rapid speed public buses” because it is “gridlocked.” The Times reveals...

City receives $45K grant for near miss app

By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected] The National Capital Region Transportation and Planning Board provided a $45,000 grant to the city to improve NoVA Families for...

Traffic and Parking Board to consider Seminary Road restructuring

By Arya Hodjat | [email protected] The city’s plan to convert a stretch of Seminary Road from four to three lanes has been met with opposition from...

Letter to the Editor: Let’s improve pedestrian safety

To the editor: Pedestrian safety is very important to me. More than two years ago, my dad was crossing Duke Street when he was hit...

Letter to the Editor: Will a new mayor improve pedestrian safety?

To the editor: Alexandria’s election season saw a lot of political posturing on what’s best for our city and while some plans, initiatives and proposals...

Letter to the Editor: ‘Secret Garden’ beer garden would not be...

To the Editor: On behalf of the Mount Vernon Court Community Association, I am writing to voice opposition to a proposal to open a beer...