WJLA.COM: Traffic safety study shelved as pedestrian deaths persist along Columbia Pike in Fairfax
Traffic safety study shelved as pedestrian deaths persist along Columbia Pike in Fairfax…
For Immediate Release: February 21, 2023 Alexandria, VA: Fairfax Families for Safe Streets (Ffx FSS), the leading pedestrian safety advocacy organization in Fairfax and with affiliated FSS chapters in Alexandria and Arlington (collectively NoVA FSS) has released the The Fairfax County Safe Streets Report – 2022. The report brings awareness to the long-standing and increasing risks to the safety of pedestrians, bicyclists, and other vulnerable road users in Fairfax County. There were a record 32 pedestrian crash fatalities during 2022, and an additional 53 serious pedestrian injuries from crashes. The number of fatalities in 2022 was significantly higher than recent years and higher than the…
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…
Alexandria Families for Safe Streets recently wrote a letter to Alexandria’s City Council regarding pedestrian and bike curb extensions on Duke Street to improve street safety. Check out the link below (or the download link, if you prefer) to give it a read!…
On February 3, 2023 AFSS submitted a letter to Mayor Wilson, Vice Mayor Jackson, and City Council Members expressing our support for No Turn on Red (NTOR) rules at numerous intersections along the Route 1 corridor. Follow Us Newsletter Signup…
Take a look at this story from WUSA9 on recent pedestrian deaths in the DMV area: https://bit.ly/3udVqmb…
Please show your support for speed enforcement!…
Check out the following stories by FFXNOW and The Connection on Ffx FSS’s World Day of Remembrance (WDoR) event on 11/20/2022 at Oakton High School: https://www.ffxnow.com/2022/11/22/with-23-pedestrians-dead-advocates-call-for-action-to-make-fairfax-county-roads-safer/ http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/news/2022/nov/21/international-world-day-remembrance-2022-vulnerabl/…
Check out the video below of the World Day of Remembrance event in Arlington, VA:…
Check out the following story by NBC4 on World Day of Remembrance (WDoR) below: https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/northern-virginia/demonstrators-mark-world-remembrance-day-for-road-traffic-victims-in-alexandria/3214095/…
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