King Street-Bradlee Safety & Mobility Enhancements
Project Purpose
The City of Alexandria is seeking community feedback on mobility, safety, access, and stormwater issues along King Street between N. Quaker Lane and Menokin Drive. The purpose of this project is to evaluate existing safety issues and develop concept designs for future improvements.
This portion of King Street was identified for multimodal improvements in the City's 2021 adopted Alexandria Mobility Plan and is a priority location to install enhanced bicycle facilities and additional sidewalks to complete gaps in the City's existing bicycle and sidewalk network. Safety improvements along this corridor will help the City reach the Vision Zero goal of eliminating all fatal and severe crashes.
Project Boundaries
The Study Area consists of the King Street Corridor and parallel access road, from N. Quaker Lane in the east, to just north of Menokin Drive on the west. No design changes to the intersection of North Quaker Lane, King Street and West Braddock Road are being considered as part of this project.
Project Goals
The goals of this project are to:
- Improve mobility, safety, and access for all roadway users of all ages, abilities and modes of travel.
- Install safer pedestrian access and bicycle facilities which connect into the surrounding network.
- Improve existing stormwater treatment in the corridor to reduce instances of standing water.
- Maintain or enhance existing transit facilities.
Project Schedule
Project Updates
May 16, 2024: Virtual Presentation for Preferred Design Concept
Staff presented a project update to share the preferred design alternative, "One-Way Traffic & Bus Lane," along with decision metrics and interim safety improvements for the study area. Materials from the virtual presentation are below:
May 1, 2024: Corridor Plans for Alternative 1 and Alternative 2
In advance of the Community Meeting to be held on Thursday, May 16, Staff is posting the corridor views of Alternative 1: Two-Way Traffic with Transit" and "Alternative 2: One-Way Traffic & Bus Lane" so they may be reviewed in advance of the meeting. These alternatives will be discussed during the meeting.
April 29, 2024: Presentation to the Traffic and Parking Board
Staff presented an overview of the King Street-Bradlee Safety and Mobility Enhancements Project to the Traffic and Parking Board, including two alternatives with corridor-wide plan views, interim safety improvements and next steps.
February 15, 2024: Open House
Staff hosted an Open House on February 15, 2024 at the Fairlington Presbyterian Church. Information on existing conditions, proposed alternatives, corridor-wide safety treatments and next steps were shared. Materials shared at the Open House are available below.
- Presentation from the Open House (English)
- Recording of the presentation
- Presentation from the Open House (Spanish)
- Boards from the Open House (English & Spanish)
December 2023: Project Update
- A brief presentation with project updates
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