E-motorcycles caught driving illegally on sidewalks, trails and streets in Falls Church can now be seized by local police.
City Council members on Nov. 9 voted 7-0 on the new enforcement power following a public hearing that attracted no speakers pro or con. The decision came after months of bubbling concerns about a small group of riders causing mayhem on trails and other areas.
A series of events promoting safety on local trails kicked off today (Wednesday) in response to a rise in crashes and concerns around higher-speed vehicles.
The county and NOVA Parks offered safety tips and guidance on e-bikes, which are allowed on local trails but can be hazardous at high speeds, and e-motorcycles, which aren’t allowed on county trails at all.
After spending almost a decade in Colorado chasing a dream, a triathlete is making the 2,000-mile journey home to Northern Virginia on foot.
Collin Chartier, a Fairfax native and 2017 Marymount graduate, was once a top-15 ranked triathlete in the United States until a three-year doping suspension in 2023 abruptly halted his professional career. He’s now charting a new path in hopes of helping others — involving an extended charity run across much of this country.
A new analysis calls for a more concentrated approach to upgrading Arlington’s bicycling facilities.
Reid Unison, a transportation service planner at Amtrak, analyzed bike usage data in Arlington as part of a master’s degree project. His findings supported improvements to a limited number of key bicycle corridors, rather than a more scattershot approach.
Members of a local advisory committee are looking for ways to make Arlington more walkable after snow falls.
In focus for the Pedestrian Advisory Committee this year are curb cuts leading from sidewalks into intersections, which often fill up with snow from plows and, at times, people shoveling sidewalks.
New technology is helping Arlington County keep track of the millions of times that bicyclists and pedestrians use local trails and bridges throughout the year.
An updated online dashboard in partnership with the French firm Eco Counter includes a running tally of pedestrians and bicyclists that pass by 35 sites on trails countywide.
A proposal to add a 10-foot-wide path for bicyclists along Haycock Road has won informal support from the Falls Church Planning Commission.
“It will be exciting if it happens,” commission chair Andrea Caumont said during a June 4 briefing on the plan.
One of the few remaining pieces of an abandoned railroad in East Falls Church is about to receive public recognition.
The Historical Affairs and Landmark Review Board (HALRB) on March 19 approved the design of a commemorative marker to be located adjacent to remnants of a train trestle next to Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park.
The Arlington County Board has joined a chorus of regional voices asking Dominion Energy to be more judicious in tree removal efforts.
The Board unanimously voted on Tuesday in support of a resolution calling on the energy company to avoid draconian efforts to manage the landscape along Washington & Old Dominion (W&OD) Regional Park and adjoining power lines.
An Arlington request for $8 million to support construction of a key segment of the Cross Potomac Trail has gotten the ax.
Staff from the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission (NVTC) and Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission (PRTC) determined that the project does not meet the criteria for funding through the Commuter Choice initiative.
Users of a future trail to connect the Arlington View neighborhood across I-395 to Crystal City may find themselves huffing and puffing unless they take it easy.
The route will require pedestrians and bicyclists to go “over the mountain range” to get from one end to the other, noted David Patton, a transportation planner for the Department of Environmental Services, during a Dec. 16 presentation to the county’s Pedestrian Advisory Committee.
One won’t need to be a triathlete to take the future pedestrian/bicycle link between Crystal City and Reagan National Airport.
“It’s going to have a fairly consistent slope as you work your way,” said Kyle Kling, project manager for the county government’s “CC2DCA” trail initiative.
