King Street Traffic Calming Public Hearings

The City of Alexandria has scheduled two public hearings to review the T&ES Director’s December 2013 decision to install Traffic Calming, including bike lanes on King Street between W Cedar St.and Janney’s Ln.  

• The first public hearing will be at 7:30 PM on Monday, February 24, during the Traffic and Parking Board (TPB) meeting. The TPB will then make a recommendation to the Alexandria City Council about the T&ES Director’s decision to install the bike lanes.

• The second public meeting will be at 9:30 AM on Saturday, March 15  as part of City Council's consideration of the TPB recommendation.

        BPAC strongly endorses the City's plans and encourages all who are interested in safer walking and riding in Alexandria to attend one or both of the public hearings, particularly the City Council hearing on March 15th.           

More information here:  http://alexandriava.gov/localmotion/info/default.aspx?id=74320

Please contact Jim Durham at jimandcarey48@comcast.net if you can attend one or both of these events or have questions.

Complete Streets and Pedestrian Safety Event

Monday, April 21, 2014, 6:15 to 7:30 PM
Lee Center,1108 Jefferson Street, Alexandria VA

The Alexandria Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) will  host a presentation and discussion of the Complete Streets concept, pedestrian safety, and  the City's Complete Streets Program.  The Complete Streets concept is a approach to creating streets that are safe for pedestrians, cyclists and drivers that has been embraced by cities all over the USA. Complete Streets was created, in part, in response to safety concerns in cities, where the majority of people killed by cars are bystanders, rather than drivers or passengers.

Our guest speaker will be Hillary Poole, Alexandria's Complete Streets Coordinator. Ms. Poole is an expert on street design and Pedestrian Safety, with more than 15 years experience.  BPAC invites members of the public to attend this open discussion and welcomes your inputs and questions. If you are interested in updates on this event, please send a note to Alexandriabpac@gmail.com.