Bringing Neighbors Together
Welcome, Tim Laderach, DRCA President Thanks to Board and members for the support of the first DRCA GardenFest and this year’s Rebuilding Together Alexandria event Alexandria Police Report: Captain Dennis Andreas Crime: Familiar story: Citywide 6% increase, driven by larcenies and stole autos, but Del Ray sees a decrease. Series of stolen auto (4 in Read More …
In May 2016, the City surveyed on- and off-street parking areas in Del Ray to document existing parking in the neighborhood and assess utilization. This information will be compared with the data collected in 2010 to identify changes in parking conditions and ultimately develop strategies to better manage parking within the area https://www.alexandriava.gov/tes/info/default.aspx?id=5600
By Ginny Hill-Obranovich Volunteer Coordinator, Alexandria Police Department The fall session of the Citizens’ Police Academy is scheduled to start on Wednesday, September 10th and run thru Wednesday, November 12th with graduation on Wednesday, November 19th. For those of you who are not familiar with the academy, it is a 10 week program for citizens and employees Read More …
The public is invited to a Complete Streets Open House on Tuesday, June 17, from 6 to 8 p.m. The open house will be held at City Hall, Sister Cities Room 1101, 301 King Street. This meeting will be open to the public and formatted as an informational open house. Participants may come and go Read More …
We had a very good turn out for the Monroe Ave improvements outreach meeting held on May 20th. Hillary Poole with the City of Alexandria T &ES Dept. has provided a summary of the meeting below. Jay Nestlerode DRCA T&PS subcommittee chair Message from Hillary Poole: Thank you so much to those of you who Read More …
The City of Alexandria – Department of Transportation & Environmental Services has received a few community requests to install a crosswalk across Leslie Ave at E Nelson. There is no sidewalk on E Nelson, so people must cross the street to walk to Monroe. One parking space will need to be removed in order to install Read More …
In response to a report of changes at fire station 202 on East Windsor Avenue in Del Ray, I asked City Councilman Justin Wilson for more information. He produced a response from Acting Fire Chief Andrew Snead, who said that there are “absolutely no plans to change resources or services at Fire Station 202. Medic Read More …
By Jay Nestlerode, DRCA T&PS Subcommittee Chair The next T&PS Subcommittee Meeting is scheduled for January 16th, 7pm at the Mount Vernon Rec Center- 2701 Commonwealth Ave, Large Meeting Room. A Discussion of the Potomac Yards Landbay L project and associated traffic issues will be held with the Alexandria T&ES Department during the Jan. 16th DRCA T&PS Subcommittee meeting. UPDATE: Read More …
In response to citizen requests, the staff of the city’s Department of Transportation and Environmental Services (T&ES) has proposed measures to slow traffic and accommodate bicycles on East Monroe Avenue. Hillary Poole of T&ES presented the proposal to the DRCA Transportation and Pedestrian Safety Committee at its September 16 meeting. The presentation will be repeated at Read More …
The DRCA Transportation and Pedestrian Safety Committee will consider a city staff proposal for traffic calming and bicycle lanes on East Monroe Ave. between Mount Vernon and Leslie avenues. For further information, contact Committee chair Jay Nestlerode at [email protected].