City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: SEPTEMBER 9, 2019
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: MARK B. JINKS, CITY MANAGER /s/
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Consideration of recommendations for the Seminary Road Complete Streets Project.
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ISSUE: What Seminary Road Complete Streets project elements to approve?
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council (1) concur with the recommendations of the Traffic and Parking Board in regard to the Seminary Road Complete Streets project including the addition of two HAWK signals along Seminary Road, and (2) deny the appeal of the Traffic and Parking Board decision in regard to the Seminary Road Complete Streets Project.
BACKGROUND: On June 24th, 2019, the Traffic and Parking Board considered multiple alternative traffic control plans for Seminary Road, and made a recommendation to maintain the existing four motor vehicle lanes and install two HAWK signals for traffic control. The Director of T&ES has deferred a final decision on that recommendation to City Council, and a group of residents has filed an appeal of that recommendation to ask that Council consider another alternative. Council will consider both the recommendation of the Traffic and Parking Board and the residents' appeal on September 14.
Seminary Road between Kenmore Avenue and North Quaker Lane is scheduled to be repaved no later than October this year. The City's Complete Streets Policy directs staff to use routine maintenance as an opportunity to consider changes that improve safety and convenience for all roadway users. Seminary Road is a key corridor in the City of Alexandria's transportation network. Safety and mobility improvements are recommended in the City's Vision Zero Action Plan and Transportation Master Plan. Because of these recommendations and policies, staff initiated a process to get a better understanding of the community's conce...
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