Hillary Orr News Today

Plans may include dedicated bus lanes on the east and west ends of the transitway area.

Some Alexandria neighborhoods are popular cut-through’s between interstates 395 and 495, but now the city is trying to limit that.

It's back-to-school season in the DMV, and more districts in Virginia are using speed cameras to try and make school zones safer.

Safer streets could be on the horizon in Alexandria, Virginia all thanks to a new state law allowing lower speed limits.

Alexandria residents say new markings on high-traffic road causing confusion By Ayesha Khan The area in question is on Commonwealth Avenue near East and West Oak and King Streets. Hillary Orr, Deputy Director of Transportation, said that most residents wanted it for safety reasons. "Safety concerns take markings and we are trying to accommodate people walking. There’s a school nearby, a lot of people are walking with their children and had issues trying to cross the streets and that’s why y...

5481 Trucks dispatched from Fire Station 206, located at 4609 Seminary Road, regularly use Seminary Road when responding to calls. (Photo/Missy Schrott) Despite repeated claims by Department of Transportation and Environmental Services staff that the Alexandria Fire Department had significant input into the Complete Streets Design Guidelines and whether to narrow Seminary Road, documents obtained by city residents under the Freedom of Information Act reveal otherwise. The public safety importan...