City of Alexandria staff are asking residents and businesses to give their feedback on the recently-released draft of the Alexandria Mobility Plan (AMP), which includes adjustments to account for increased telecommuting and shifted work schedules due to the coronavirus pandemic.
During the pandemic, Washington, D.C. area traffic dropped significantly as thousands of government employees, contractors and others started to work from home.
"The AMP, a strategic update to the 2008 chapters of the Transportation Master Plan, will ensure that Alexandria residents, businesses and visitors have better access to safe and convenient travel choices as the region grows and technology provides new mobility options," according to city staff.
The Transportation Commission will host a public hearing on April 21. They are requesting feedback on the full draft AMP, Executive Summary and overview presentation by Friday, April 30. Residents can provide input online.
According to city officials, "the draft AMP includes a range of strategies and policies that:
- Improve travel choices, which include advancing more frequent, reliable and all-day transit service; deploying technology to enable users to make more informed travel choices based upon what is fastest or easiest; and exploring new options, such as additional ferry routes.
- Better manage congestion and cut-through traffic, which include expanding use of smart signals to improve traffic flow; mitigating impacts of cut-through traffic on local streets; promoting partnerships to support continued telework and flexible work schedules; and supporting more transportation options to attract ridership and reduce traffic.
- Reduce and eliminate disparities and inequities in alignment with the “ALL Alexandria” resolution: making sure equity is a consideration in project planning and implementation; reviewing fare policy to ensure transit access for people of all income levels; using data to ensure that resources are distributed equitably; focusing transit service in lower-income neighborhoods; and creating curb space policies to ensure greater access for people with limited mobility."
All feedback received by April 30 will be presented to the AMP Advisory Committee to help determine how to incorporate feedback into the final plan. The Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on the final plan before the City Council hears public comment and then considers it for adoption later this year.
