City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: JANUARY 18, 2022
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: JAMES F. PARAJON, CITY MANAGER /s/
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Consideration of a Resolution to Endorse the Completion of the Capital Trails Coalition Network. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]
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ISSUE: Should the City Council endorse the completion of the Capital Trails Coalition Network to provide equitable multi-use trails throughout the Washington, D.C., metropolitan region?
RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council approve the attached resolution (Attachment 1) to endorse the completion of the Capital Trails Coalition Network.
BACKGROUND: The?Capital Trails Coalition (CTC)?is a collaboration of public and private organizations, agencies, and citizen volunteers working to advance the completion of an interconnected network of multi-use trails for the Washington, D.C.,
metropolitan area.?The CTC convenes and coordinates among the public and private stakeholders who are critical to accomplishing the vision of an interconnected network. The geographic footprint of the network is the District of Columbia, City of Alexandria, Arlington and Fairfax counties in Virginia, and Prince George's and Montgomery counties in Maryland.
Several sources show support for expanded trail access. A recent "Voices of the Region" survey conducted by MWCOG, which asked over 2,400 Washington Region residents about their travel before, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, show that residents' travel patterns have changed as a result of the pandemic and that they would like to continue to walk (53%) and bike (26%) more and drive less post-pandemic. Additionally, Rails-to-Trails Conservancy has found that 65% of over 800 participants surveyed in the Washington Region consider trails and open space to be important to them. Nationally, according to the 2020 Menino Survey of Mayors, th...
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