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Braddock Road corridor bike and pedestrian improvements slated for city review this month

Published February 11, 2026 at 11:45AM

Yates Corner at the intersection of Mount Vernon Avenue and Braddock Road (Staff photo by James Cullum)

A proposal for new bike lanes, enhancements to pedestrian crossings and shorter crossing distances at key intersections on Braddock Road are up for review this month by Alexandria’s Traffic and Parking Board.

A city-recommended design concept calls for several Braddock Road upgrades between Russell Road and West Street. The city has worked on the Braddock Road Trail Access and Corridor Improvements project since last year as a response to concerns from Alex311, the 2023 Safe Routes to School walk audit at George Washington Middle School and the Virginia Department of Transportation.

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Alexandria traffic board to consider ‘no turn’ restrictions at intersection of October crash

By Katie Taranto

Published December 8, 2025 at 12:30PM

Proposed No Turn on Red restrictions (via City of Alexandria)

The Alexandria Traffic and Parking Board will consider new “No Turn on Red” restrictions at an intersection near Del Ray and North Ridge, after a vehicle struck a woman and her child there in October.

The restrictions would apply to all approaches at the five-legged intersection of Russell Road, Monroe Avenue and High Street, an area that connects single-family neighborhoods to churches and child care facilities, according to the city. The staff recommendation is part of the board’s consent agenda during its 7 p.m. meeting tonight (Monday).

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Alexandria traffic board to consider pay-by-phone parking, speed limit cuts

By James Cullum

Published October 23, 2025 at 1:00PM

The Alexandria Traffic and Parking Board will convene on Monday, Oct. 27, 2025 (via X)

Alexandria’s Traffic and Parking Board will convene on Monday, Oct. 27, to discuss several transportation-related items in the city.

On the docket is a proposal to allow drivers to pay by phone for on-street parking along three residential streets in Old Town — the 900 Block of Cameron Street, the 200 Block of North Alfred Street and the 200 Block of Wilkes Street. The Board will also discuss an appeal to a curb cut at 1612 Princess Street, proposed travel lane and speed limit reductions on Yoakum Parkway and Reinekers Lane, and the removal of parking spaces for crossing improvements on Cameron Mills Road at Woodland Terrace.

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Alexandria plans pedestrian safety upgrades near four schools

By James Cullum

Published July 23, 2025 at 12:00PM

Jefferson-Houston PreK-8 IB School at 1501 Cameron Street (via Jefferson-Houston/Facebook)

Alexandria is considering six pedestrian safety improvements near four schools in Alexandria.

The project would remove up to 14 parking spaces for curb extensions and improved pedestrian crossings near Patrick Henry K-8 School, Samuel Tucker Elementary School, Jefferson-Houston PreK-8 School, and Mount Vernon Community School. The traffic calming measures will be discussed at the city’s Traffic and Parking Board meeting on Monday, July 28.

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Safety improvements coming to West End street where multiple children have been struck by drivers

By Vernon Miles

Published February 25, 2025 at 2:50PM

Sanger Avenue (image via City of Alexandria)

The City of Alexandria could finally be making safety improvements to the West End’s infamous Sanger Avenue.

At a meeting of the Traffic and Parking Board last night (Monday), the Board unanimously backed a series of changes aimed at improving safety on Sanger Avenue between North Beauregard Street and Van Dorn Street.

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Eisenhower Avenue overhaul heading to City Council review after local residents appeal proposed changes

By Vernon Miles

Published October 16, 2024 at 4:10PM

Proposed left turn changes at S. Van Dorn Street and Eisenhower Avenue inter change (image via City of Alexandria)

A roadway overhaul on S. Van Dorn Street and Eisenhower Avenue is heading to the City Council this week after 40 nearby residents signed an appeal.

The city’s plan is to reconfigure the area where S. Van Dorn Street intersects with Eisenhower Avenue and connects to Metro Road.

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Cameron Station residents holding ’emergency town hall’ in response to S. Pickett Street plans

By Vernon Miles

Published July 31, 2024 at 11:20AM | Updated July 31, 2024 at 11:54AM

Pickett Project Area Map (image via City of Alexandria)

Move over Seminary Road, there’s a new “road diet” fight brewing.

S. Pickett Street is a four-lane roadway running between Duke Street and Edsall Road in the West End and — crucially for this story — runs adjacent to the Cameron Station neighborhood.

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Speed limit reduction and traffic calming approved for Eisenhower Avenue

By Vernon Miles

Published July 26, 2024 at 1:55PM

Eisenhower Avenue (image via Google Maps)

Alexandria’s Traffic and Parking Board approved changes to major streets, including Eisenhower Avenue, that safety advocates hope can save lives.

On Monday, the Traffic and Parking Board approved changes to Eisenhower Avenue that would reduce the speed limit, implement no turn on red restrictions, and several other changes — particularly near the Van Dorn Metro station.

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Access road next to Bradlee Shopping Center gets chopped up in new proposal

By James Cullum

Published June 21, 2024 at 2:15PM | Updated June 21, 2024 at 7:34PM

The second alternative for a one-way conversion and short-term improvements on King Street between S. Taylor Street and Menokin Drive (via City of Alexandria)

Alexandria’s Traffic and Parking Board will consider converting the two-way access road next to the Bradlee Shopping Center on upper King Street to a one-way roadway and adding bike lanes.

City staff has outlined three alternatives for the access road between S. Taylor Street and Menokin Drive. The effort began last fall with city staff looking at ways to improve mobility and safety, as well as reduce standing water with stormwater treatment improvements.

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Traffic and Parking Board backs Lynhaven roundabout but cans one-way street reversal

By Vernon Miles

Published May 2, 2024 at 3:45PM

Glebe Road/Montrose Avenue/Ashby Street intersection conversion (image via City of Alexandria)

The Traffic and Parking Board endorsed one intersection change that could make Lynhaven/Del Ray a little safer but did not approve the proposed reversal of a one-way street.

The proposed changes reviewed at the meeting earlier this week were:

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New parking enforcement pilot nets 4,000 citations in first month patrolling Old Town

By Vernon Miles

Published February 23, 2024 at 2:50PM

Reimagine Parking contractors in parking enforcement pilot (image via City of Alexandria)

A new pilot program to step up parking enforcement in Old Town netted 4,000 citations in its first month.

A staff memo (page 8) to the Traffic and Parking Board said that over half of the 4,000 parking citations issued through the pilot with contractor Reimagine Parking were for parking meter violations.