The city finally abandoned the disastrous road diet proposal for Seminary Road. T&ES tried to force this gridlock on us but our collective refusal to back down stopped them cold. We won this round, but stay sharp because we need to make sure they never try to choke our neighborhood …
May 10, 2019
Final supporters
In Central Alexandria and the West End of Alexandria, increased traffic volumes and congestion have led to (1) a significant increase in dangerous cut-through traffic on secondary roads and neighborhood streets and, (2) longer travel time and decreased mobility for residents.
This situation has been exacerbated by Complete Streets road diets and/or the drastic reduction of speed limits on our major arteries, including King Street, Quaker Lane, Seminary Road, and Van Dorn Street.
Alexandria’s Transportation & Environmental Services Department (T&ES) has proposed three alternatives for redesign of Seminary Road and has assigned the highest rating to Alternative 3, which would narrow Seminary Road from four vehicular lanes to three, often called a 4-to-3 road diet.
Alternative 3 calls for one vehicular lane in each direction and one turn lane running down the middle of the road. Alternative 3 also calls for the installation of bike lanes.
Therefore, we the undersigned respectfully request that:
• The Traffic & Parking Board reject any recommendation from T&ES or any other party that proposes reducing the number of motor vehicle lanes on Seminary Road between Howard Road and Quaker Lane.
• The Alexandria City Council to take up this matter in regular council session should the Traffic & Parking Board approve Alternative 3 or any other recommendation for reducing vehicular lanes or installing bicycle lanes on Seminary Lane between Howard Road and Quaker Lane.
• That Council Members vote against any such recommendation from the Traffic & Parking Board if the matter is brought before City Council.
Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
April 28, 2019
April 27, 2019
The Transportation and Environmental Services Department is ignoring our reality to force their dangerous road diet on us. We need to hit one thousand signatures immediately to expose their negligence before the planners finalize this disaster.
Reached 100 supporters
April 20, 2019
662 Comments
This stretch of road carries more traffic than could be handled by reducing the vehicle lanes on Seminary Road. Also, access to INOVA hospital may become more restricted at certain times of heavy traffic which could result in endangering lives.
Rush-hour cut-through traffic, including many Maryland tags, on Fort Williams has made the lower north side, leading to Duke Street, almost impassable at times. Reducing lanes on Seminary Road will cause even more gridlock and cut-through traffic.
I am adding my name tp protest removing traffic lanes from Seminary Road. I was an avid biker but believe bike lanes cannot be at the restriction of the ordinary citizenry's use of the roads they pay for to get to work or their children or the hospital.
Every morning, we drive on King Street. The amount of traffic is unbelievable since the lanes were reduced. Trying to pull out on to King Street is pretty dicey now. We have only seen an occasional bike on the bike lanes. Why was this done?
This vaguely utopian scheme to reduce lanes on a major city artery represents an apparent disregard for reality in favor of ideological predisposition. The plan deserves the fate it intends for car traffic - to be slowed down and stopped.
The transport system should support the economic activity that residents like my working family bring, and not worsen like it has since we moved in. We already commute 4 in a car with a Prius to reduce traffic and pollution, on the road well before 7 am to avoid traffic. This is ok with us but worsening our travel by reducing lanes on our main commute road is not. My husband and I do not support the reduction in lanes and we want our taxes to focus on issues like getting rid of the mold in public schools, getting bus transport to the high school and other important matters that will help and not hurt my family's life here.
This is OUTRAGEOUS!! But, NO. Signed ~ A lifetime Alexandria, VA resident.
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The city finally abandoned the disastrous road diet proposal for Seminary Road. T&ES tried to force this gridlock on us but our collective refusal to back down stopped them cold. We won this round, but stay sharp because we need to make sure they never try to choke our neighborhood …
May 10, 2019
Final supporters
In Central Alexandria and the West End of Alexandria, increased traffic volumes and congestion have led to (1) a significant increase in dangerous cut-through traffic on secondary roads and neighborhood streets and, (2) longer travel time and decreased mobility for residents.
This situation has been exacerbated by Complete Streets road diets and/or the drastic reduction of speed limits on our major arteries, including King Street, Quaker Lane, Seminary Road, and Van Dorn Street.
Alexandria’s Transportation & Environmental Services Department (T&ES) has proposed three alternatives for redesign of Seminary Road and has assigned the highest rating to Alternative 3, which would narrow Seminary Road from four vehicular lanes to three, often called a 4-to-3 road diet.
Alternative 3 calls for one vehicular lane in each direction and one turn lane running down the middle of the road. Alternative 3 also calls for the installation of bike lanes.
Therefore, we the undersigned respectfully request that:
• The Traffic & Parking Board reject any recommendation from T&ES or any other party that proposes reducing the number of motor vehicle lanes on Seminary Road between Howard Road and Quaker Lane.
• The Alexandria City Council to take up this matter in regular council session should the Traffic & Parking Board approve Alternative 3 or any other recommendation for reducing vehicular lanes or installing bicycle lanes on Seminary Lane between Howard Road and Quaker Lane.
• That Council Members vote against any such recommendation from the Traffic & Parking Board if the matter is brought before City Council.
Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
April 28, 2019
April 27, 2019
The Transportation and Environmental Services Department is ignoring our reality to force their dangerous road diet on us. We need to hit one thousand signatures immediately to expose their negligence before the planners finalize this disaster.
Reached 100 supporters
April 20, 2019
662 Comments
In addition to all the cut through traffic ACPS is adding a swing space school to the neighborhood. Please don’t trap us in our west end neighborhood with the proposed road diet because the right planning was not done with BRAC and the HOV ramp.
This stretch of road carries more traffic than could be handled by reducing the vehicle lanes on Seminary Road. Also, access to INOVA hospital may become more restricted at certain times of heavy traffic which could result in endangering lives.
Rush-hour cut-through traffic, including many Maryland tags, on Fort Williams has made the lower north side, leading to Duke Street, almost impassable at times. Reducing lanes on Seminary Road will cause even more gridlock and cut-through traffic.
I am adding my name tp protest removing traffic lanes from Seminary Road. I was an avid biker but believe bike lanes cannot be at the restriction of the ordinary citizenry's use of the roads they pay for to get to work or their children or the hospital.
Every morning, we drive on King Street. The amount of traffic is unbelievable since the lanes were reduced. Trying to pull out on to King Street is pretty dicey now. We have only seen an occasional bike on the bike lanes. Why was this done?
This vaguely utopian scheme to reduce lanes on a major city artery represents an apparent disregard for reality in favor of ideological predisposition. The plan deserves the fate it intends for car traffic - to be slowed down and stopped.
The transport system should support the economic activity that residents like my working family bring, and not worsen like it has since we moved in. We already commute 4 in a car with a Prius to reduce traffic and pollution, on the road well before 7 am to avoid traffic. This is ok with us but worsening our travel by reducing lanes on our main commute road is not. My husband and I do not support the reduction in lanes and we want our taxes to focus on issues like getting rid of the mold in public schools, getting bus transport to the high school and other important matters that will help and not hurt my family's life here.
This is OUTRAGEOUS!! But, NO. Signed ~ A lifetime Alexandria, VA resident.
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In addition to all the cut through traffic ACPS is adding a swing space school to the neighborhood. Please don’t trap us in our west end neighborhood with the proposed road diet because the right planning was not done with BRAC and the HOV ramp.