City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: SEPTEMEBER 12, 2022
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
THROUGH: JAMES F. PARAJON, CITY MANAGER
FROM: YON LAMBERT, INTERIM DEPUTY CITY MANAGER & DIRECTOR,
TRANSPORTATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
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Public Hearing and Consideration of an Appeal of the Traffic and Parking Board's July 25, 2022 Decision to Recommend the Removal of Nine Parking Spaces on Polk Street between Pelham Street and Palmer Place. Appellant: Kathleen Burns on behalf of petitioners.
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ISSUE: Should City Council uphold the Traffic & Parking Board recommendation to remove nine parking spaces on Polk Avenue between Pelham Street and Palmer Place to support the installation of a sidewalk?
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council:
1. Concur with the recommendation of the Traffic & Parking Board to remove nine parking spaces on Polk Avenue between Pelham Street and Palmer Place to support the installation of a sidewalk; and
2. Deny the appeal of the Traffic & Parking Board decision as it relates to the Polk Avenue Sidewalk Project.
BACKGROUND: On July 25, 2022, the Traffic & Parking Board considered a staff proposal for parking modifications on Polk Avenue and made a recommendation to remove nine on-street parking spaces on Polk Avenue between Pelham Street and Palmer Place to support the addition of a sidewalk. This sidewalk, filling a gap of 250 feet, was recommended in a Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Walk Audit from 2016 (Attachment 1) because of its proximity to Polk Elementary School. A group of residents has filed an appeal of that recommendation requesting that Council reverse or suspend the Traffic & Parking Board decision and consider another alternative. Council will consider both the recommendation of the Traffic & Parking Board and the residents' appeal.
The City's adopte...
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