City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: MAY 7, 2014
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: RASHAD M. YOUNG, CITY MANAGER /s/
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Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage of a Proposed Amendment to Title 10 (Motor Vehicles and Traffic), Chapter 1 (General Provisions) of the Code of the City of Alexandria, Virginia, 1981, as Amended. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]
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ISSUE: City Council consideration of a Traffic and Parking Board recommendation to prohibit through truck traffic in the 2100 through 2200 blocks of North Early Street between Braddock Road and North Menokin Drive.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council hold a public hearing on Saturday, May 17, 2014, and adopt the ordinance (Attachment 2).
BACKGROUND: North Early Street is classified as a local street on the City's street classification map and provides a connection between King Street and Braddock Road. This section of North Early Street has 38 residential homes and has no commercial properties.
The Traffic and Parking Board considered this request at the Board's March 24, 2014 meeting. Following the public hearing, the Board voted unanimously to recommend a prohibition of through truck traffic on North Early Street between King Street and Braddock Road. As a traffic control action affecting truck routes in the City, Council approval of this recommendation is required.
DISCUSSION: North Early Street traverses between Braddock Road and Menokin Drive and is a natural cut-through for vehicles desiring to bypass congestion at the King Street, Quaker Lane, and Braddock Road intersection. Drivers can use North Early Street to get from King Street to Braddock Road or vice versa. North Early Street is a residential road and is approximately 28 feet wide with parking allowed on both sides of the street. A number of trucks have been using Nort...
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