So, I went to check out the parking situation at First Baptist Church of Alexandria on King Street as one of their services had let out, and I found something interesting:
- The claim that a lane of traffic is being used for church members to park turned out to be false.
- In the block that the church is located, the right lane of eastbound traffic and left lane of westbound traffic are blocked off by police who were guiding traffic both on King Street and church members leaving the parking lot.
- The flow of traffic was largely uninterrupted on King Street except for the occasional stoppage by police to let cars turn onto King Street; they’re already incorporating a road diet with much success here!
Pics below:
looking eastbound on King Street showing the right lane of eastbound traffic blocked off
[ATTACH=CONFIG]10969[/ATTACH]
looking westbound at the westernmost exits showing the right lane of eastbound and left lane of westbound traffic blocked off
[ATTACH=CONFIG]10970[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]10971[/ATTACH]
If Option 3 is selected, I think this would make the officers’ jobs easier because managing 1 lane of traffic each way would be easier than 2 lanes.
.
