Good Wednesday morning, Alexandria!
🌥️ Today’s weather: Clouds will increase throughout the day, reaching a high temperature of around 56°F. Northwest winds will blow at 7-11 mph, gusting up to 20 mph. For Wednesday night, expect partly cloudy skies and a low temperature near 40°F, while the northwest wind continues at around 6 mph.
🚨 You need to know
Alexandria Living Magazine reported that U.S. Rep. Don Beyer’s office is looking into legislation to allow speed cameras and other roadway changes on the George Washington Parkway.
The speed cameras and other changes would be coming to the George Washington Parkway south of Alexandria in the Belle Haven areas.
Alexandria Living Magazine reported that Beyer plans to introduce legislation in January to authorize the use of speed cameras on the GW Parkway. Speed cameras were previously dismissed as too expensive for the National Park Service (NPS) because the NPS was not the recipient of revenue generated by the cameras, but Beyer’s legislation specified that revenue from the speed cameras should be returned to NPS for Parkway work.
Beyer said he will also be requesting federal funds for the upcoming year for continued safety improvements at the Belle HAven and Belle View intersections, including curbs and replacement of intersectional pylons.
The new cameras on the Parkway follow a recent trend for the area, with Alexandria and Fairfax getting their first speed cameras in recent years.
📈 Tuesday’s most read
The following are the most-read ALXnow articles for Oct 15, 2024.
- Metro Transit Police seeking suspect in Metro employee stabbing at Braddock station (1218 views)
- ACPS pushes back on intercampus high school transportation controversy (830 views)
- PHOTOS: Check out these Spooktacular Halloween displays in Del Ray (730 views)
- Notes: Five injured and 25 residents displaced after Stevenson Avenue apartment fire (698 views)
- Staffing crisis abated at Alexandria City Public Schools (626 views)
🗞 Other local coverage
- Burke & Herbert Bank Creates Foundation to Help Alexandria Community
Zebra (Tuesday @ 4:12 pm)
- Carpenter’s Shelter Raises Close to $100,000 at 20th Anniversary Cook-Off on Sunday, October 13
Zebra (Tuesday @ 1:47 pm)
- 2-Alarm Fire At Alexandria High-Rise Injures 5
Patch (Tuesday @ 9:43 am)
- Beyer Studying Changes on Parkway in Belle Haven Area
Alexandria Living (Tuesday @ 7:24 am)
- County Proposes ‘Road Diet’ for Huntington Avenue
Alexandria Living (Tuesday @ 6:56 am)
- New Residences Coming to Huntington Metro Station
Alexandria Living (Tuesday @ 6:39 am)
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