Sunday, November 15, 2009

Alexandria DOT Hosting King Street - Route 7 Planning Charade on November 18th

On November 18th, the Alexandria Department of Transportation and Environmental Services will hold a public planning charade at Minnie Howard School, to discuss the Alexandria DOT's plans to dump massive BRAC traffic from Mark Center onto Walter Reed Drive and King Street / Route 7.

Minnie Howard School is located at 3801 West Braddock Road in Alexandria.

The planning charade will commence at 6 PM and end at 8 PM.

Arlington County has already given the green light for DOD to destroy several Arlington neighborhoods (including Claremont and Fairlington) with BRAC traffic from Mark Center, thanks to pressure from Congressman Jim Moran.

15 comments:

22206 said...

The community that would be most severely impacted by this BRAC-related traffic mess would be the Arlington Condominiums, home of none other than Scott McCaffrey, Editor of the Sun Gazette and a Vice Chairman of the Arlington Chamber of Commerce.

Anonymous said...

Don't hold your breath waiting for Scotty to mention this meeting via the SG.

Anonymous said...

More traffic on Rt 7? Isn't it bad enough already?

Ken said...

Scotty isn't going to do anything that would offend an auto dealership that's a member of the Arlington Chamber.

Anonymous said...

Alexandria DOT? What that really means is Alexandria Department of Streets, Roads, Highways, Parking, and Traffic.

L O L said...

See what the owner of the Sun Gazette - General Electric - is doing while Scotty is becoming a local Sean Hannity? According to the Wall Street Journal today, GE is grabbing for every chunk of bail out cash the Obama Administration is handing out.

Anonymous said...

I saw the WSJ article. GE CEO Jeff Immelt (who supported McCain and Palin) is America's new King of Corporate Welfare.

Better Fairlington said...

Anyone interested in an informal meeting after the Alexandria VDOT charade?

22206 said...

When does King Street get repaved and a better traffic control system installed? When King Street is gridlocked in 3 years?

Anonymous said...

Susan, where can we meet? Every restaurant on Rt. 7 has full parking lots at 8 PM.

Anonymous said...

While Alexandria VDOT is at it something should be done about street lighting and pedestrian safety on King Street.

22206 resident said...

I wrote to Alexandria DOT about my gridlock concerns. no response.

fairgrrl said...

Yes, it was a charade. No concern about us. Every concern about the BRAC Bubbas who will be driving to Mark Center 1 per pickup truck.

anon. 22206 said...

Concern was also about the flow of traffic through a redeveloped Rt 7 from Walter Reed Drive out to Rt 50.

They are all greedy pigs: pols, developers, lawyers, VDOT, "community leaders", everyone involved with development.

Anonymous said...

The various chambers of commerce set the agenda for their local governments. How about a thread?