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DRIVERS BEWARE: NEW “NO TURN ON RED”

SIGNS TO BE INSTALLED AROUND TOWN
Rashawnda Atkinson, Editor

The City of Alexandria plans to in- for the City of Alexandria. One in as in the region (along with DC and
stall new “No Turn on Red” signs at seven of these incidents resulted in Montgomery County) who’ve taken
targeted intersections throughout the death or serious injuries. The re- on this task of eliminating transporta-
Alexandria community. The city’s search also found that crashes where tion-related deaths or serious injuries.
Transportation and Environ- To align ourselves with this
ment Services (T&ES) ana- vision, our community has
lyzed crash data and consulted Check out which intersections in safety features such as walking
both industry best practices and Alexandria are affected at https:// pathways, posted speed limit
public comment as a part of the www.alexandriava.gov/VisionZero signs, crosswalks and stop
larger Vision Zero Initiative signs. These features make it
approved by the City Council easier to walk around and aim
in 2017. The goal? A safe, accessible drivers were turning onto another to reduce the potential for these kinds
community for every age and for the street are one of the most common of accidents. Still, it takes a commu-
many ways Alexandrians get around. types of accidents in Alexandria. The nity effort of pedestrians, cyclists and
signs may curtail these kinds of acci- drivers to keep WAL safe.
Why Are More Signs Needed? dents in problematic areas.
Across the city, 445 walkers were Don’t forget to look for those new
involved in auto-related crashes ac- Vision Zero and WAL signs! Check out which intersectinos
cording to the data gathered over the Vision Zero began in Sweden in in Alexandria are affected at https://
2011 – 2016 Vision Zero Action Plan 1997, and our city is one of three are- www.alexandriava.gov/VisionZero.

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