Vision Zero April Updates
Vision Zero April Updates

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Vision Zero in Arlington 

April 2025

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Take the Annual Safety Survey for 2025!

Annual Engagement VZ

What can we do to make transportation safer for you? Share your feedback and locations of concern using the 4th Annual Safety Feedback Form through April 30.  Thank you to those who already completed the form – your feedback helps us understand the community’s needs and shape future safety projects throughout the County. 

Want more information before completing the form? Check out our 2024 Annual Vision Zero Progress Report and Virtual Open House StoryMap to learn about recent initiatives and crash trends.  

 

We will also be hosting various events and pop-ups throughout April in addition to the online feedback form and virtual open house. 

 

See below for the remaining line-up and join us if you can: 

 

 

Note: We postponed our presentation to the Transportation Commission to better align with the upcoming Vision Zero Action Plan update. We will tentatively present at the meeting on June 30. Stay tuned for updates in the newsletter.  


2024 Progress Report & StoryMap are Published!

The 2024 Annual Progress and Virtual Open House Story Map are now available. 

The report details the progress that Arlington County made on the 90+ action items set forth in Arlington’s Vision Zero Action Plan. The following infographic provides an overview of these activities in 2024. 

 

You can also view this information in a Virtual Open House StoryMap. Check out the videos we added to explain ongoing initiatives! 

VZ Infographic 2024

Projects Corner

  • S Manchester St Upcoming in May 2025
  • Clarendon Blvd March 2025
  • Langston Blvd Audit – (February 2025- pending documentation) 
  • Columbia Pike Safety Audit (Nov 2024 – pending documentation)  
  • S Walter Reed Dr Safety Audit  

Recent Quick-Build Safety Projects: 

  • Langston Blvd & John Marshall Dr – Under construction  
  • Wilson Blvd & N Highland St Centerline Hardening – Project Sheet  
  • Wilson Blvd & N Barton St Centerline Hardening – Project Sheet 
  • N Williamsburg Blvd & N Harrison Centerline Hardening – Project Sheet  
  • Military Rd & Lorcom Ln Centerline Hardening – Project Sheet 
  • Clarendon Blvd & N Queen St/N Pierce St - Project Sheet  
  • Wilson Blvd & N Nash St- Project Sheet 
  • Fort Myer Dr & Wilson Blvd - Project Sheet 
  • Clarendon Blvd & N Edgewood – Project Sheet 
  • N Carlin Springs Rd & N Galveston – Project Sheet coming soon 
  • Wilson Blvd & N Oak St – Project sheet coming soon 
  • S Eads St & 23rd St S Centerline Hardening – Project Sheet coming soon  
  • N Carlin Springs Rd & 2nd St N – Installation in progress
  • Wilson Blvd & N Danville St – Installation in progress, bollards coming soon 
  • N George Mason Dr and 9th St N – Construction completed!

Recent Pilot Safety Projects: 

  • The County will launch a Downhill Protected Bike Lane / Right Hook Conflict Safety Project Pilot in spring/summer 2025 to help reduce conflicts between drivers making right turns and bicyclists traveling downhill. Look out for details in next month’s newsletter!  

 

 

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Pilot Project Coming to Route 50 & Highland St

In collaboration with Virginia Dept of Transportation (VDOT) the County is installing a tactical median closure at the intersection of Route 50 and N/S Highland St.  The safety treatments will restrict left turn movements from Route 50 to Highland, left turn movements from Highland St to Route 50, and through movements between N and S Highland St.  

 

The goal of the pilot is to reduce crash risks caused by uncontrolled left turn and through movements over multiple lanes of high-speed traffic on Route 50. Based on the results of this pilot project, Arlington and VDOT may consider implementing this treatment along Route 50 before construction begins on the permanent safety project in 2030. Look out for installation this spring.  

 

Project Timeline: 

  • Spring 2025 – Install 
  • Summer 2025 – Monitor 
  • Fall 2025 – Collect Data & Feedback 
  • Winter 2025/26 - Identify Next Steps

Watch the Explainer Video

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Vision Zero Walk and Learn Recap

Walk and Learn

Thank you to all those who attended our Walk and Learn earlier this month. Christine Baker, Vision Zero Program Manager, and Mary Dallao, WalkArlington Program Manager, led participants on a guided walk from Courthouse to Rosslyn, highlighting a variety of safety improvements the County made along this busy corridor. All event attendees received a free Vision Zero T-shirt featuring the County’s safety mascot, the Cautionary Snail


Bike to Work Day and Bike to School Day are coming in May

Bike to Work Day

Are you a commuter?? There's still time to pick your pit stop and register for Bike to Work Day, taking place on Thursday, May 15.

 

Bike to Work Day is a great opportunity to try out biking to get to the places that matter to you, but with the help of Bike Arlington, free breakfast, and other goodies from local businesses. Plus, by registering, you'll enter into raffles and are in line to receive this year's collectible t-shirt.  Learn more and sign up here.

 

Are you a student?? Vision Zero for Youth is hosting National Bike to School Day on Thursday, May 7.  Join schools and communities across the country in encouraging students to bike or roll to school. Check to see if your child’s school is participating.


Alexandria Engagement: Share Your Feedback on Our Border

West End Alexandria Audit Map

The City of Alexandria is conducting a safety study of seven (7) high-crash intersections along the City's West End including three intersections along Arlington County’s border (one of which was the location of an Arlington reported fatal pedestrian crash in 2023). Please use the online feedback form to share your thoughts and experiences by April 28, located on the project website at: www.alexandriava.gov/go/4794.

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