City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: DECEMBER 7, 2016
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: MARK B. JINKS, CITY MANAGER /s/
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Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance Amending Title 10 (Motor Vehicles and Traffic), Chapter 1 (General Provisions), Section 10-1-15.1 (Truck Traffic; Prohibited on Certain Streets; Penalty) of The Code of the City of Alexandria, Virginia, 1981, as Amended, by Adding Language to Prohibit Truck Traffic on West Linden Street Between Commonwealth Avenue and Russell Road.
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ISSUE: Consideration of a proposed ordinance to prohibit truck traffic in the unit block of West Linden Street between Commonwealth Avenue and Russell Road.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council consider the proposed ordinance on first reading and set it for public hearing, and final passage on Saturday, December 17, 2016.
BACKGROUND: West Linden Street is classified as a local street on the City's street classification map and provides a connection between Mount Vernon Avenue and Russell Road. This section of West Linden Street has residential homes on both sides of the street and there are no commercial properties. The Traffic and Parking Board considered this request at the Board's October 24, 2016 meeting to prohibit truck traffic in the unit block of West Linden Street. Two members of the community, Linda Holland and Marguerite Lang, spoke in favor of the proposed restrictions and no members of the public spoke in opposition. Following the public hearing on this matter, the Board voted unanimously to recommend a prohibition of through truck traffic on West Linden Street between Commonwealth Avenue and Russell Road. As a traffic control action affecting truck routes in the City of Alexandria, City Council approval of this recommendation is required.
DISCUSSION: West Lin...
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