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NP - PP, if you know anyone in the Central Alexandria neighborhoods (Taylor Runn, Clover/College Park or Taylor Run), you should reach out to them. They did a candidate questionnaire to ask about every candidates view on traffic and got responses earlier this week.  They also have a campaign going with yard signs.  I will see if I can find the email address where you can contact me about it. [/quote]

DP and I discovered they have a facebook page and have seen their yard signs. The people living there seem to think that the uptick in traffic is due to Waze and Google maps but I live in the City and have to use those roads to get over to locations that are across Duke st and I have been using those roads for years and they were always backed up.  The slower speed limit on Quaker wouldn't stop me from using Quaker but the obscene amount of traffic does. Trying to go down Duke st. is impossible and has been for years. It has always been that if you wanted to take Duke to get on the highway, you had to make sure you were in the far right hand lane way back at the shopping center with Giant or there was little chance you were getting into the lane. [/quote]

I think Waze and google maps are a factor, but from what they have ppsted on the neighborhood listserve, it seems that they think the city refuses to engage regional leaders on traffic isssues and will not study best practices followed by other cities that have dealt with these issues. The city’s answer to everything is bike lanes and Complete Streets, which are traffic safety programs, and do not address cut through traffic or the need to address trip volume overall.  The way the coty has dealt with WMATA (see: Potomac Yards and the summer 2019 metro closure) is a perfect example.

Look, the director and deputy director for Transportation are both former Complete Streets coordinators. That should tell you everything about traffic and transportation in this city. [/quote]

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