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ALEXANDRIA, Va. - The Alexandria Traffic and Parking Board will consider relocating a food truck vending zone, creating a new parking permit for in-home house managers and shifting a passenger pickup zone in Old Town when it meets Monday evening.
The board's 7 p.m. hearing at 2900 Business Center Drive will take up three public hearing items along with a consent agenda addressing parking and turn restrictions. The public can attend in person or via Zoom.
Food trucks shift from Eisenhower to Landover
Staff is recommending the removal of an 80-foot food truck vending location at 2231 Eisenhower Ave., near the Eisenhower Avenue Metrorail Station, and the addition of a 30-foot vending location at 3301 Landover St., adjacent to Landover Park and Warwick Pool.
The Eisenhower location, one of three citywide designated food truck zones since 2015, has been used infrequently since the COVID-19 pandemic as fewer office workers returned full-time and more sit-down restaurants opened in the area, according to staff. The curb would convert to four metered, two-hour parking spaces operating from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
The proposed Landover Street zone would operate from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., March 1 through Oct. 31, with a six-hour limit per vendor. Staff said food truck operators suggested the spot, and the city's parks department signed on as supportive. The Warwick Village Citizens Association postponed a planned discussion of the proposal and had not rescheduled as of the docket's publication.
A new permit category for house managers
At the request of City Council members, staff is proposing an amendment to City Code Section 5-8-77 that would allow residents to obtain residential parking permits for in-home house managers, modeled on existing permits for healthcare and childcare workers.
The annual fee would be $500, double the $250 charged for healthcare and childcare provider permits. Unlike those permits, the house manager permit would be tied to a specific vehicle and could not be transferred. Residents would also have to demonstrate that no off-street parking is available at the home and provide proof of employment.
Staff said the change responds to a resident who reported difficulty with their house manager parking near the home while the resident was away, but staff also acknowledged concerns about added pressure on already-limited parking and potential misuse. The city issued 40 permits to childcare and healthcare workers in 2025. If endorsed by the board, the proposal would still require City Council approval.
Pickup zone shift on North Lee Street
The board will also consider a request from Charlotte Hall, representing businesses on the 100 and 200 blocks of King Street, to relocate a pickup and drop-off zone on the 100 block of North Lee Street from the southbound to the northbound side of the street.
The zone was installed in 2020 when King Street was closed to vehicles, and a valet service began operating from it in December 2025. The valet operator told staff that most customers arrive from the south, placing the stand on the wrong side of the street and prompting some drivers to park illegally or attempt mid-block U-turns. Staff has been piloting the relocated zone and reports it is functioning as intended, with the added benefit of traffic calming created by the resulting travel-lane jog.
Consent items: Hume Avenue parking, T-intersection turn restrictions
On the consent agenda, staff is recommending three two-hour parking spaces on the south side of the 400 block of Hume Avenue, just west of Richmond Highway, to serve nearby businesses that lack off-street parking. The restrictions would run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
The board will also consider a package of turn restrictions funded through the federal Highway Safety Improvement Program targeting three signalized T-intersections: a no-U-turn restriction for westbound traffic at Duke Street and Holland Lane, and no-turn-on-red restrictions for southbound traffic on John Carlyle Street at Eisenhower Avenue and westbound traffic on Cameron Street at North Columbus Street.
Public comment may be submitted in advance to trafficandparkingboard@alexandriava.gov by noon Monday or made in person or via Zoom during the hearing. See the full docket here.
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