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March 1, 2024 Complete Streets ProgramCity of Alexandria, Virginia301 King Street, suite 2300Alexandria, VA 22314 Attn: Alex Carroll, ManagerSubject: Duke Street and Route 1 Intersection Safety Improvements On behalf of the Board of Directors of Alexandria Families for Safe Streets (AFSS), wesupport the safety improvements to Duke Street and Route 1. Both intersections areranked among the City’s high-crash intersections, and we support the City’s generalproject to eliminate fatal and severe crashes at this location. We support implementation of curb extensions, leading pedestrian intervals, pedestrianrefuges, and the raised crosswalk design, and encourage the City to adopt raisedcrosswalks at more locations throughout the City. FHWA statistics show…

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Big trucks and SUVs, especially those with flat front ends, aren’t just more intimidating to look at, they are genuinely deadlier for pedestrians, according to new research from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Read the full CNN Article: https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/14/business/boxy-trucks-suvs-pedestrian-deaths/index.html…

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ARLINGTON, VA – This past Sunday, November 19, 2023, North Virginia Families for Safe Streets commemorated the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims at Wakefield High School. We honored the pedestrians killed by drivers in Fairfax County, Arlington County, and the City of Alexandria counties in 2023. A row of 19 empty chairs with a single candle placed on each represented the victims who ranged from 23-86 years old. “Every one of these folks was a mother, a father, a son, or a daughter,” said Arlington Chief of Police Andy Penn. Following the event, participants walked two blocks to the site on Rt…

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDate: October 16, 2023Contact: Jillian Cowherd(804) 367-6834jillian.cowherd@dmv.virginia.gov Top 5 Safety Tips for Teen Drivers DMV Urges Teens to Speak Up About Safety as Part of National Teen Driver Safety Week RICHMOND – National Teen Driver Safety Week is October 15-21, and the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), home of the Virginia Highway Safety Office, encourages parents to talk with their teens about the importance of driving safely and urges teens to speak up if they see something dangerous or feel unsafe in a vehicle. “The freedom of driving is exciting for teens, but it is also serious business. We need to start conversations…

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For Immediate Release: February 14, 2023 Alexandria, VA: Northern Virginia Families for Safe Streets (NoVA FSS), the leading pedestrian safety advocacy organization in Fairfax, Arlington and Alexandria, is launching the new version of the Near Miss and Dangerous Locations data reporting and dashboard, a crowdsourced reporting application and data visualization platform. Near Miss and Dangerous Location reports are submitted by people who walk, bike or drive on Northern Virginia streets, roads and sidewalks. The collected data is available to the public at no cost. This data is also used to inform Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), Fairfax County Department of Transportation (FCDOT), Alexandria Transportation and Environmental Services…