Tag: transportation

Your Views: Scooters are dangerous and chaotic

To the editor: The recent influx of electric scooters has created a mess in Old Town that we don’t need. Regardless of the brand – Lime,...

Your Views: Scooters running amok

To the editor: The more I look at the city’s Vision Zero web page with all the sanctimonious pledges by all the city officials, the...

DASH operators request higher wages

By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected] Drivers for Alexandria’s bus company, DASH, filled city council chambers with red shirts and passionate words to ask for additional...

Donley did vote for BRAC density

To the editor: In the March 28 Alexandria Times, Bill Goff wrote a letter, “The solution to a residential nightmare,” highlighting why the enormous BRAC...

Your Views: Fact-based decision making

To the editor: I am responding to the letter, “Vision Zero is a detrimental fad” in the Feb. 7 Alexandria Times. The author cites a...

Your Views: Potholes need immediate attention

To the editor: As I drive around Old Town, I continually come upon numerous pot holes that have obviously developed over the winter. Luckily, to...

Community members gather to discuss Alexandria’s health priorities

Alexandria community members met to examine results from a recent citywide health survey at George Washington Middle School on Nov. 3. Attendees discussed the many...

City to host demo of dockless mobility devices

The city is hosting an open house regarding dockless mobility devices, such as e-bikes and scooters, this weekend. The city will host the event on...

Independent Mark Shiffer runs for city council

By Missy Schrott | [email protected] Mark Shiffer, a nonprofit owner with a background in data and technology, is running for council as the only Independent...

Council prepares to tackle key issues this fall

By Duncan Agnew | [email protected] City council is back in session after the summer recess with a full slate of issues and a number of...