BPAC Meeting Notes from 11-12-18

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My notes from the 11-12-18 BPAC Meeting

Lt. May’s Report:
No reportable bicycle crashes
7 Pedestrian crashes
500 N. Quaker – 25 female – one vehicle stopped and other didn’t. Hit and run with arrest.
S. Whiting and Edsall – 24 male walking dog – right turning vehicle hit in crosswalk – hit and run – no arrest
5000 Seminary Rd – parking lot of southern Towers – hit and run – 59 year old female
Mt. Vernon and Glendale – 40 female – hit and run – no arrest
SW St and Prince St – Left turning vehicle
4200 Duke St – Pedestrian running across road not in crosswalk – 18 Female
S Van Dorn and Stevenson – left hand turn – 29 female

12 new officers coming over to Traffic Safety
6 Additional in December
Jim – NHTSA and MADD meeting tomorrow? – Lt. May hasn’t heard of it
Casey – electronic ticketing update? – Like the vendor. A few dozen officers will test in December
Safe Streets enforcement – starting in late November –
Potomac Avenue – Is there data on location of tickets? – It’s in paper and hard to get. Do have trail information

5. City of Alexandria Complete Streets Discussion – Complete Streets Planner Alex Carroll
· Alexandria Trail Updates: Old Cameron Run Multi-Use Trail – City held kickoff meeting last week for design. Design will last until early 2020. Public meetings in spring.
– Timeline for Holmes Run Trail repair (N. Morgan segment) and trail snow-clearing plans – working on cost estimates to make repairs. Won’t be a quick fix. Will be expensive and have to determine who and how will fund it. Discussing improvements to detour alternative. Not sure on snow clearing plans yet.
· Safe Routes to School (SRTS) update, including the status of recommended temporary curb-extensions and plans for fixing other SRTS walk audit deficiencies. – 6 schools getting flashing school zone signage over winter
– Bikeshare e-bike pilot extended indefinitely
– Casey has been helping with bike map – will need a designer
– Seminary Road – Suspended because TransUrban is trying to open some ramps
– Mt. Vernon Complete Streets – funding for pedestrian safety improvements – design contract will be awarded in 2020
– King/Callahan/Russell – finalizing plans on that and hope to have something to present soon
– W Taylor Run and Duke – soliciting design for short term improvements. Applied VDOT grant for larger improvements
– Witt St sidewalk improvements are almost complete
– Scroggins Rd Traffic Calming – speed pillows, sidewalk gaps, curb extensions
– Franklin/Pitt Sidewalk completed
– Franklin & Lee – filled sidewalk gap
– Holmes Run Bridge opening – working on additional signage based on Casey’s suggestion, gave away helmets and safety gear
– LPI and no turn on red signage at ~24 intersections. Some can go in soon. Some will require upgrades to traffic devices
– Sunday – World Day of Remembrance – AFSS is heading it up – starts at 2:00 – walk from river to Market Street with short speech. Should be over by 3:00

BPAC meetings occur on the first Monday of the month from 7-9 at the Bradlee Safeway Community Center. Anyone interested in improving walking and biking in the city of Alexandria is welcome to attend.

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