Alexandria Mobility Plan

April 2020 Focus Groups (Online)

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• Listen and comment 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

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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 coverageOld TownWest EndArlandria (x2)Del Ray Taylor Run Alexandria West

AMP Public Engagement

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• Focus Groups• Round 1: Streets and Mobility Options (February/March 2020)

• 6 in-person meetings / 9 group discussions / 72 in-person participants • 3 online discussion groups / 43 online participants

• Round 2: Transit and Parking & Curbside Management (April 2020)• 3 online discussion groups

Process

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Vision: Safe, seamless, and connected mobility options foster a thriving Alexandria for all

Guiding Principles: ACCESS AlexandriaAccessible – 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

innovationto the

Alexandria Mobility Plan

Vision?

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