On This Day in Alexandria History — “On March 18, 1784, Revolutionary War hero Friedrich Wilhelm August Heinrich Ferdinand Steuben, better known as Gen. Baron Von Steuben, passed through Alexandria after visiting with his former commander, General George Washington at Mount Vernon. The Prussian-born military genius was Washington’s chief of staff during the final years of the war and a brilliant scholar on tactics and discipline. He was also the author of the military drill manual for the United States that remained in effect until the War of 1812.” [Historic Alexandria]
Traffic Signal Upgrades Continue — “Our team continues installing adaptive signal control technology to help traffic flow more efficiently. The work locations for the week of March 16 are Van Dorn/Braddock and Van Dorn/Eastbound Duke.” [Alexandria T&ES/X]
Eisenhower Metro Pedestrian Crossing Update on March 26 — “Community members are invited to learn about an upcoming project that will improve the Eisenhower Avenue pedestrian crosswalk near the Eisenhower Avenue Metrorail Station at a pre-construction meeting hosted by the City of Alexandria’s project team.” [Alexandria T&ES]
Volunteers Sought for Smoke Alarm Installation — “Join @RedCross and us for our upcoming Sound the Alarm event on March 28th. Volunteers will help install free smoke alarms and share critical fire safety information with residents across the City of Alexandria.” [Alexandria Fire Department/X]
Vehicle Exhaust Noise Bill Heads to Governor — “The signature of Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) is the lone step remaining before Northern Virginia localities receive a new tool to combat excessive vehicle noise.” [FFXnow]
New Tool To Aid Metro Access Riders — “Beginning Wednesday, March 18, customers who call Metro Access will first be connected to a digital assistant that can help book trips, cancel rides, and provide trip status information immediately without waiting for an agent.” [WMATA]
It’s Wednesday — Expect mostly sunny weather with a high near 42 degrees and light, variable winds shifting to the south at 6 mph in the afternoon. Wednesday night will be partly cloudy with a low of around 31 degrees and a southeast wind at about 5 mph. [NWS]
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