Alexandria Mobility Plan February Focus Groups
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Alexandria Mobility Plan
February Focus Groups
Focus Group Purpose
• A solutions-oriented discussion to address mobility needs
• Community-generated ideas from a diverse audience
• Ideas will be considered against the AMP Vision and Guiding Principles
• A subset will be shared in upcoming citywide community engagement events
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What mobility
strategies will
most impact
your life for
the better?
Ground Rules
• Treat each other with respect
•Only one person speaks at a time
• Give everyone a chance to participate equally, avoid dominating
• Listen as an ally, not an adversary. Everyone should feel comfortable expressing their opinion regardless of differences
• Ask for clarification, don’t assume you know what someone means
• Do not characterize other people’s views in or outside a group’s meetings
• Turn off or silence all cell phones and mobile devices
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Introductions
• Icebreaker
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Mobility Context
• The region is growing
•We need to make sure Alexandria remains a livable city• Improve traffic flow
• Protect neighborhoods
• Provide choices
• Manage congestion
•New technology poses opportunities and challenges
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Source: Demographics Research Group at the University of
Virginia’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service.
Recent Policies and Plans
• Environmental Action Plan 2040 (2019) to reduce emissions and vehicle miles traveled
• Smart Mobility Framework (2019) to coordinate the various ways the City is incorporating technology to solve transportation problems
• Alexandria Transit Vision (2019) to identify a new bus route network
• Vision Zero (2017) to eliminate serious injuries and fatalities on our roadways by 2028
• Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan (2016) to identify priority bicycle and pedestrian projects
• Complete Streets Policy (2014) to ensure that the needs of all users are considered when repaving or reconstructing a street
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Alexandria Mobility Plan
• Strategic update to the City’s 2008 Transportation Master Plan• Identifying ways to address needs that have not been fully addressed in
existing policy• Congestion management
• Neighborhood protection
• New modes and encouraging use of non-SOV travel
• Smart mobility implementation
• Transit policy
• Curbside management
• Policies and strategies to more effectively implement City transportation policies and plans
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AMP Public Engagement
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AMP Public Engagement
AMP Public Engagement
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• Visioning Survey – 866 responses
• Innovation Forum Event – (50 attendees + 245 Facebook views)
• Engaged with community champions and stakeholder groups
•Mobility Priorities Activity• 342 completed in-person
• 348 completed online
• 7 Pop-Up Events – 468 interactions with citywide coverage✓Old Town
✓West End
✓Arlandria (x2)
✓Del Ray
✓Taylor Run
✓Alexandria West
• Focus Groups • 6 In-Person
• 3 Online
Process
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Vision: Safe, seamless, and connected mobility options foster a thriving Alexandria for all
Guiding Principles: ACCESS Alexandria
Accessible – Alexandria will work to make its transportation network fully accessible for users of all ages and abilities.
Connected – Alexandria’s transportation system will take you where you want to go seamlessly by leveraging technology and integrating transportation and land use.
Convenient – Alexandria will provide a transportation system with high-quality mobility options that are reliable, frequent, proximate, and comfortable.
Equitable – Alexandria acknowledges that different populations have different “starting points” in their level of mobility. Alexandria will be targeted, inclusive, and intentional in addressing gaps in transportation service and infrastructure for under-served persons and neighborhoods.
Safe – Alexandria will eliminate all traffic deaths and serious injuries by 2028.
Sustainable – Alexandria will prioritize low-carbon mobility options and reduce automobile dependency.
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How should
we apply
innovation
to the
Alexandria
Mobility Plan
Vision?
Mobility Options
Although the City currently focuses its programs on commute trips, this plan will explore opportunities to promote expanded mobility options for all types of travel to ease congestion, advance sustainability goals, and improve quality of life.
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The City also works with developers to identify
site-specific strategies to encourage residents
and employees to take public transportation,
walk, bike or share a ride, as opposed to driving
alone.
Streets
• 560 miles of travel lanes
• 254 intersections
• 430 miles of sidewalks
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This chapter will focus on the largest public resource
within the City—streets. It will reflect an evolution of our
understanding in how streets should be used to move
people safely and efficiently and increase quality of life
to foster a thriving Alexandria. Considerations include:
• Preparing our streets for changing mobility options
• Determining how to balance the mobility needs of
all users
• Operating and managing the street network to
better serve the community
Public Transit
What can the City do to:
• Improve the transit experience from beginning to end?
• Increase ridership?
• Ensure equitable access to transit?
• Achieve the Alexandria Transit Vision Plan?
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The Public Transit chapter of the AMP will consider
policies and projects that will help us achieve the 2030
Transit Vision Plan Network as well as the overall vision
of the AMP. Considerations will include:
• Fare Policy - Universal passes, low-income discounts
• Infrastructure - Better bus stops, transit-only lanes,
signal priority
• Technology - Mobile applications, real-time
information
The recently-completed Alexandria Transit Vision Plan
has provided the map of what the future bus network
will look like in Alexandria
Parking and Curbside
Management
What can the City do to:
• Streamline and modernize public parking?
• Encourage shared parking?
• Prioritize curb space?
• Optimize parking availability using technology and demand-based pricing?
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Curbside Management is the process of maximizing the
performance of curb space for different uses while
acknowledging the rules, responsibilities, and limitations
associated with space that is within the public right-of-
way.
Curb space uses include:
• Parking
• Loading
• Shared mobility
• Bicycle facilities
• Transit facilities
• Pick-up and drop-off areas
• And more
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