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Transportation & Environmental Services

Transportation and Environmental Services (T&ES) strives to improve the overall quality of life within the City of Alexandria by planning, building, operating, and maintaining transportation systems and infrastructure to enhance mobility and provide people and businesses with core public services. The work we do keeps Alexandrians moving, growing sustainably, and thriving.
Page updated on March 12, 2025 at 3:30 PM

T&ES

  • Transportation Planning
  • Transportation Commission
  • Resource Recovery
  • Public Works
  • Mobility Services
  • Environmental Quality
  • Flood Action Alexandria
  • Stormwater Management
  • Sanitary Sewers
  • Getting Around
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News

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Earth Month 2025

The City of Alexandria will celebrate Earth Day throughout April with in-person and virtual events, providing information to empower residents to make an impact on the environment and drive change. A more sustainable world starts with all of us!

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Spring Mulch Program

Beginning March 3, the City will start accepting mulch delivery orders for the 2025 season. Deliveries begin in April and run through June. Learn about the program, and how residents can pick up mulch on-site or order for delivery.

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GO Alex

Need help taking transit? GO Alex has many ways to connect you to mobility resources in the City of Alexandria.

Engineering and Right of Way

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Street and Sewer Maintenance

Learn more about paving and pothole repairs, plus maintenance activities related to sidewalks, hydrants, bridges, and the City's storm and sewer systems. 

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Permits and Inspections

The Permits and Inspections division administers and performs survey work, manages and inspects capital improvement projects during all phases of construction, and issues select permits.

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APEX

Submit a permit application online, check on application status, or pay permit fees through APEX, the City’s permitting and land use system. 

Environmental Services

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Environmental Quality

Explore the City’s air, noise, and water quality improvement programs, and learn about the City's Eco-City Alexandria initiative. 

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Stormwater Management

The City of Alexandria protects water quality through a variety of programs to decrease the impact of flooding, protect local waterways, and maintain and enhance stormwater infrastructure. 

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Sanitary Infrastructure

The Sanitary Infrastructure division manages, implements, and oversees sanitary sewer capital projects throughout Alexandria and provides educational resources about the importance of protecting the city's sewer system. 

Transportation Planning and Mobility

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Transportation Planning

Transportation Planning manages key transportation safety and infrastructure programs, such as Vision Zero, Complete Streets, and Duke Street in Motion, and implements the City’s Transportation Master Plan.  

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Mobility Services

The Mobility Services division ensures that transportation options are available and accessible to all Alexandrians through its management of parking, shared mobility, paratransit, disability parking, and the City's transportation demand management program, GO Alex. 

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Transportation Engineering

Learn more about how the City of Alexandria is using cutting-edge transportation technologies to mitigate traffic and provide safer streets for pedestrians, cyclists, and motorists. 

Waste & Traffic Management

Refuse Collection

Resource Recovery

The Resource Recovery division manages trash, recycling, and yard waste collection, as well as the City's leaf and mulch activities, street sweeping, and composting programs.

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Fleet Management

Fleet Management is responsible for maintaining the City's vehicles and major construction equipment; the City of Alexandria's municipal fleet was recently recognized as of the “100 Best Fleets in the Americas."

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Traffic Management

The Traffic Management division manages programs related to City streetlights, wayfinding signage, pavement markings, parking meters, and traffic signal maintenance.  

Additional Programs and Services

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Vision Zero

Vision Zero is a City initiative founded on the belief that traffic deaths and severe injuries are unacceptable. In Alexandria, we recognize preventable crashes that can be ended through engineering, enforcement, and education. 

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Flood Action

Flood Action is the City's comprehensive initiative to address flooding issues. The City is committed to working with residents and businesses to mitigate the impacts of flooding and build community resiliency. 

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DOT Paratransit

DOT is the City of Alexandria's paratransit program, which is a specialized transportation service for residents and visitors who cannot use fixed-route public transit due to disability.

T&ES Board and Commissions

Alexandria Transit Company (DASH) Board of Directors

The Alexandria Transit Company, or DASH, is a non-profit corporation organized under Chapter 1, Title 13.1 of the Code of Virginia, for the purpose of providing mass transportation services as a public service corporation. The entire capital stock of the corporation – seven shares at a par value of $1.00 a share – is owned by the City of Alexandria. ATC is governed by an 11-member Board elected annually by the Alexandria City Council, acting in the capacity of the sole stockholders. Members of the Board of Directors serve without compensation. ATC operates under the direction of its General Manager who is the principal staff advisor to the Board on transit matters. The ATC Board meets on the second Wednesday of every month, except in July and August, beginning at 5:30 p.m. in the second-floor board room in the DASH facility (3000 Business Center Drive). Contact DASH staff at 703.746.5637 with questions about the ATC Board. 

Environmental Policy Commission

The Alexandria Environmental Policy Commission (EPC) is a 13-member decision-making body appointed by City Council. The EPC advises and makes recommendations to City Council and, when appropriate, to the Planning Commission and City Manager, on matters relating to clean air, land use, noise pollution and abatement, pesticides, herbicides and contaminants, solid waste, water quality, and supply, and other matters referred to the Commission.  The EPC meets twice a month on the 1st and 3rd Monday of the month from 7:30 to 9 p.m. in Room 2000 located in City Hall, 301 King Street. Contact T&ES staff at 703.746.4065 with questions about the EPC. 

Traffic and Parking Board

The Traffic and Parking Board is a seven-member decision-making body appointed by the City Council. The Board considers matters concerning substantial changes to traffic and on-street parking regulations, and taxicabs.  The Board typically meets on the fourth Monday of each month at 7 p.m., in Council Chambers. 

Transportation Commission

The Transportation Commission is an 11-member decision-making body appointed by City Council. The Transportation Commission serves to advocate and promote the development of balanced transportation systems for the City of Alexandria, through oversight of the Transportation Chapter of the City’s adopted Master Plan. The Commission also provides recommendations on an annual basis through a Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), recommends project priorities for project requests submitted for funding through state, regional and local transportation funding programs, and prioritizes projects annually for the City’s Transportation Long Range Plan. The Transportation Commission meets on the 3rd Wednesday of every month, except August, beginning at 7 p.m. in the City Council Work Room on the 2nd floor of City Hall. Contact T&ES staff at 703.746.4047 with questions about the Transportation Commission.

Towing Advisory Board

The Towing Advisory Board is a five-member body tasked with: 

  • An annual review of the rates and policies related to the towing, storage, and retrieval of vehicles towed from private property by property owners or their authorized agents
  • Review and approval (as necessary) any contracts made by the City for municipal towing or other towing at the direction of City officials or their authorized agents;
  • Providing a forum for public hearing, discussion, and recommendations to City staff and the City Council related to the towing, storage, and retrieval of vehicles towed from private property by the property owner or their authorized agent.

Contact T&ES staff at 703.746.4025 with questions about the Towing Advisory Board.

The Towing Advisory Board citizen at-large seat is currently vacant. Preference for this seat will be given to an Alexandria property manager or business owner. All applicants must complete a Personal Data Record form electronically via the City’s website. The seat will remain open until filled; applicants may only submit an application for one committee at a time. 

About T&ES

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