Alexandria Recognized as a Walk-Friendly Community

City receives silver-level status in list from the Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center.

While King Street is being recognized as one of the nation’s 10 great streets Tuesday evening, the city of Alexandria as a whole was recently named one of the country’s top walk-friendly communities. Alexandria was awarded silver-level status by the Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center in its new list of walk-friendly communities released on Sept. 22. The list recognizes cities for success in working to improve conditions related to walking, including safety, mobility, access and comfort. Alexandria was recognized for its Safe Routes to School program and employment of multiple city employees devoted exclusively toward pedestrian and bicycling efforts. The PBIC also recognized Alexandria for its sidewalk policies, including its …

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Village Sprouts

Walk At Your Own Risk

If we want our main street to thrive, we have to make drivers pay attention.

What is up with the drivers around here? Last week, I was almost hit by a car.   OK, it's not like I had to jump across the hood, but I was in the middle of the crosswalk at E. Oxford and Mt. Vernon avenues with my 1-year-old on my hip, a massive box under my other arm and my 3-year-old dilligently clinging to my pants pocket. This guy drove through the crosswalk and didn't even tap his breaks, staring at us in the middle of the road the entire time. The car behind him did the same.   I was furious. If I was darting across the road without a crosswalk or jumping out into traffic with little warning, I might understand. But I'm very cautious with my kids. We walk the extra distance to a crosswalk and, while we may not always move quickly, I…

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K L

3:39 pm on Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Replying to Daan Zweers' comment, Jill was saying people waiting to cross the street shouldn't have their strollers sticking out into the street while they are *waiting* to cross. And if there is no marked crosswalk then you're jaywalking.   more ›