Action Alert: Braddock Road

Our Ask:

Implement protected bike lanes and pedestrian safety improvements at intersections on Braddock Road from West Street to Russell Road, as proposed by Transportation and Environmental Services (Options 1B, 2A, and 3). At the intersections with Russell Rd, Commonwealth Ave, and Mount Vernon Ave, we support Options 4B, 5A, and 6A. These choices provide the maximum safety for students and citizens of all ages that live or travel in our City.

What You Can Do:

Speak up to the Traffic & Parking Board on Monday, February 23 at 7 PM (likely hearing date). About a week before the meeting, the Docket Report will be posted here with instructions to call in virtually. You will have three minutes to speak which is the approximate amount of time it takes to read a one page document. Speakers will be called in the order they signed up. You are welcome to use the suggested text below. There may be an option to speak up in-person.

If you cannot attend the meeting, please send a message to the Alexandria Traffic & Parking Board using the suggested text below.

Level of Effort: 15 minutes in your pajamas
Deadline: 20 Feb 2026 (written feedback)
Suggested Text:

“Dear Traffic & Parking Board,

I support the safest biking and walking options for the Braddock Road Trail Access and Corridor Improvement Project, Options 1B, 2A, and 3, because these make this road the safest for all users: drivers, walkers and cyclists.”

Add your personal experience. Perhaps these have happened to you:

“When I walk or bike in this section of the Braddock Rd I’ve had cars or trucks
- … pass me closer than the state allows ( 3 ft legal limit)
- … pass with excessive speed … turn in front of me …. close calls with doors etc.
“I’m a parent that would love to bike or walk with my child to …. but I don’t because of the dangers of ….
“I’m a ‘walk-to-school’ student that uses Braddock road, but….
“As a senior citizen, I don’t bike or walk along this corridor because of the dangers
“When it’s dark out….

Other talking points you can make:

Improves neighborhood livability providing safer access for pedestrians and cyclists to the nearby shops and businesses, while adding minimal delay for drivers.
The new design will give ALL users of a public road a space to drive, walk or cycle but with reduced conflict points and reduced exposure of danger to vulnerable road users
Improves the safety of the entire biking and walking network in the city because these options:
- eliminate a dangerous gap in the long planned city-wide bike network
- allow all ages and abilities to ride Braddock road not just the spandex or confident riders
- will be safer for everyone: drivers, walkers, cyclists which is more important that preserving its current dangerous configuration
Safety is especially important because:
- of the metro station and nearby walk and bike trails
- large student population at GW Middle School that likes to bike or in the school’s designated ‘walk zone’ (no yellow bus service)