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City Council wants to expand dockless mobility options in Alexandria’s poorest areas

Published March 11, 2024 at 2:30PM

A man delivers scooters in Old Town. (staff photo by James Cullum)

The Alexandria City Council will consider making electric scooter rides cheaper in the poorest areas of the city at its meeting on Tuesday night (March 12).

Council will vote at City Hall (301 King Street) on allowing staff to apply for a $200,000 grant from the Better Bike Share Partnership’s Living Lab Program. The city would have to contribute $20,000 toward the effort, which is intended to increase the ridership with an outreach campaign and by lowering prices for electric scooters and e-bikes in Arlandria and the West End.

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Alexandria’s mobility plan starts laying groundwork for self-driving vehicles

By Vernon Miles

Published October 4, 2021 at 1:00PM | Updated March 15, 2024 at 2:33PM

Among the changes the city is making to its mobility plan, Alexandria is starting to lay the groundwork for autonomous vehicles on city streets.

There are currently serious concerns about the safety of self-driving cars, with specific concerns about the ability of these cars to reliably avoid hitting pedestrians and cyclists. But at the technology advances, city staff are still including plans for self-driving cars on Alexandria streets as a future possibility worth planning for.

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Morning Notes

By ALXnow.com

Published February 4, 2020 at 8:00AM | Updated February 4, 2020 at 9:08AM

Robbery in Landmark Area — “The Alexandria Police Department is investigating a robbery from person in the unit block of South Reynolds Street. Victim had items taken and received a minor injury. Expect police activity in the area.” [Twitter]

Alexandria’s Mobility Priorities — “The top four priorities for the future of transportation according to Alexandria residents are congestion management, safe and comfortable places to bike and walk, reliable and efficient transit and maintaining infrastructure. The Alexandria Mobility Plan team revealed those results from their community outreach meetings at seven locations in Alexandria and an online survey last fall.” [Alexandria Living]

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Priorities: Alexandria Planning Commission to Approve Timeline on City Plans and Studies

By James Cullum

Published January 2, 2020 at 2:00PM

The City Council debates rent hike caps and funding for the Ramsey redevelopment (Image via the City of Alexandria)

North Potomac Yard, the Virginia Tech Innovation Campus, affordable housing and more! It’s budget season, and you know what that means — the Alexandria Planning Commission will soon begin looking into prioritizing city-related plans and studies with the updated Interdepartmental Long-range Planning Work Program.

So… what plans and studies will Alexandria focus on in the near future? Don’t worry, those interested will have plenty of meetings to attend.