Good Tuesday morning, Alexandria!
🌤️ Today’s weather: Partly sunny, with a high near 75. East wind 6 to 10 mph. At night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. East wind 3 to 8 mph.
🚨 You need to know
If you, like this reporter, have your nose so deep in day to day work you forget what holidays are ahead: here’s your reminder, it’s Memorial Day this weekend.
And as a follow up reminder: that means traffic is likely to be particularly bad across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge or down I-95.
Patch reported that AAA’s prediction is around 42.5 million people taking trips of 50 miles or more during Memorial Day weekend — roughly 2.7 million more than last year but only 170,000 more than pre-pandemic levels.
Bus and train traffic is also projected to be busier, according to Patch, with a 20% increase in travellers choosing methods other than cars compared to 2022.
The AAA prediction is that this summer, in general, could be one of the busiest travel seasons on record.
📈 Monday’s most read
The following are the most-read ALXnow articles for May 22, 2023.
- Notes: U-Haul truck driver leads police on 95 mph chase through Alexandria (2637 views)
- Poll: Are you excited about the new Potomac Yard Metro station? (816 views)
- Duke Street Transitway gets flack and fans at Transportation Commission review (324 views)
- D-Day commemoration event returning to Alexandria with live music and reenactors (274 views)
🗞 Other local coverage
- Richmond Highway Speed Limit Reduced to 35 MPH
Alexandria Living (Monday @ 6:19 pm)
- Old Town Versus Del Ray: Neighborhoods to Battle at 5th Annual Softball Game, Thursday, May 25
Zebra (Monday @ 4:39 pm)
- Gentle and Calm Tabby Cat Rosie Needs a Home
Zebra (Monday @ 3:40 pm)
- Rosie Needs a Home: Two-Year Old Entertaining Tabby Cat Snuggles and Likes Dogs!
Zebra (Monday @ 3:36 pm)
- Memorial Day Weekend 2023: Ceremonies, Events Around Alexandria
Patch (Monday @ 1:13 pm)
- Benefits of Historic District Designation ‘Are Being Eroded’: Del Ray Leaders Encourage Residents to Act
Zebra (Monday @ 12:48 pm)
- Speeding U-Haul Involved In Alexandria Pursuit: Police
Patch (Monday @ 9:29 am)
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on today in Alexandria, from our event calendar.
- 5:00 pm: Music in the Beer Garden
