The City of Alexandria 11 June 2023301 King Street, Suite 2300Alexandria, VA 22314 Attn: Mayor Wilson, Vice Mayor Jackson and City Council Members Cc: T&ES, Transportation Commission Alexandria Families for Safe Streets (AFSS) supports Duke Street in Motion Advisory Group’srecommendation DSIM Advisory Group’s recommendation. We view the proposed changes to DukeStreet to be a generational transformation opportunity to update a traditional 4 to 6 lane street corridordesigned decades ago to maximized traffic flow into a 21st century multimodal thoroughfare. The projectis a critical infrastructure investment for Alexandria to meet the population growth forecasted in thewest end of Duke Street. The need to develop efficient and