City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: FEBRUARY 7, 2023
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
THROUGH: JAMES F. PARAJON, CITY MANAGER
FROM: TARRENCE MOORER, INTERIM DIRECTOR, T&ES
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Consideration of a Resolution to Support a Grant Application to the Transportation-Land Use Connections Program at the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments.[ROLL-CALL VOTE]
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ISSUE: Should the City submit an application to the Transportation-Land Use Connections
(TLC) Program at the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (MWCOG) to support implementation of the Alexandria Mobility Plan?
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council:
1. Approve a resolution supporting the submission of a grant application by March 3 for up to $80,000 in technical assistance to perform planning, outreach, and conceptual design for corridor improvements on South Pickett Street between Duke Street and Edsall Road; and
2. Authorize the City Manager to apply for TLC technical assistance through the MWCOG and enter into any agreements with MWCOG to accept and implement the grant.
BACKGROUND: MWCOG's TLC Program provides up to $80,000 in short-term consultant services to local jurisdictions for small planning and preliminary design projects that promote mixed-use, walkable communities and support a variety of transportation alternatives. If funded, project award would occur in Spring 2023, and projects would last from September 2023 to June 2024. Applications to the FY 2024 TLC Program are due March 3.
In the Alexandria Mobility Plan proposed bicycle network, South Pickett Street is designated as a future "enhanced bicycle facility". In 2022, staff developed a Complete Streets Five-Year Plan (FY 2023 to FY 2027) with input from the Transportation Commission, which included a project to implement bicycle lanes on South Pickett Street between Duke Street and Edsall Road.
DISCUSSION: The City prop...
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