Good morning, Alexandria.
The city has a plan for seven of the West End’s most crash-prone intersections, and it wants to hear from the people who drive, walk and cross them. Red light cameras, pedestrian islands, new crosswalks and a new traffic signal are proposed on King Street, Seminary Road and South Van Dorn Street, where 167 crashes were recorded from 2020 through 2024. Comments are due Nov. 6.
In today’s edition: a “No Kings” rally and a “Party at the Polls” are planned outside Beatley Library this weekend as weekend early voting begins, and firefighters freed a girl pinned under an SUV in less than six minutes, using ground ladders as levers.
Here’s what you need to know for Tuesday, Oct. 13.
Correction: Our featured image today was incorrectly labeled by Getty Images as the Presbyterian Meeting House in Alexandria. We've let Getty Images know of the error and have made the correction. We apologize for the error.
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