Next Meeting. The next RCA meeting will be held on Thursday, January 24 at the Commonwealth Baptist Church (700 Commonwealth Avenue). Please join us for presentations from the City regarding 1) the “Vision Zero” pedestrian safety initiative (from Christine Mayeur, Complete Streets Coordinator) and 2) the Hooff’s Run flood...
RCA Updates | November 2018
RCA Updates – November 2018 Turkey Trot. The Thanksgiving Turkey Trot will be held through the streets of Rosemont and Del Ray on Thanksgiving Day (November 22). For information, please visit https://www.alexandriaturkeytrot.com/. Metro Disruptions. There will be no Yellow Line service across the Potomac between Monday, November 26 and Sunday, December...
RCA Updates | October 2018
School Board Meet-and-Greet. Thanks to all who joined us on October 9 for our meet-and-greet with School Board District B candidates. Four of the five candidates were in attendance (Cindy Anderson, Jewelyn Cosgrove, Margaret Lorber, and Veronica Nolan); Abigal Wacek was unable to join us due to work commitments. For...
RCA Updates | September 2018
Next Meeting. Our next meeting will be a meet-and-greet event with District B School Board candidates, on Tuesday, October 9 at the Commonwealth Baptist Church (700 Commonwealth Avenue), starting at 7:30pm. (Please note the changed date – some of our early publicity on Facebook was for a different date.) Council Meet-and-Greet. Thanks to...
RCA Updates | August 2018
Next Meeting. Our next meeting will be a meet-and-greet event with City Council and Mayoral candidates, on Thursday, September 20 at the Commonwealth Baptist Church, starting at 7:30pm. We also intend to schedule a forum for School Board candidates; again, details to follow. Russell-King-Callahan Intersection. Thanks to all who...
RCA Event – Tour of Planned King Street Improvements
Please plan to join us on Monday, August 20 at 6:30pm (meeting at the Sunset Mini-Park on Sunset Drive) for an RCA “field trip”: A representative from Alexandria Transportation and Environmental Services will meet on site to describe planned changes to the intersection of King Street, Callahan Drive, and Russell...
RCA Updates | July 2018
RCA Updates – July 2018 Next Meeting. Our next meeting will be a meet-and-greet event with City Council candidates, on Thursday, September 20 at the Commonwealth Baptist Church. More details will be circulated in August. We also intend to schedule a forum for School Board candidates; again, details to follow. Braddock-King-Callahan Intersection....
RCA Updates | June 2018
RCA Updates – June 2018 Fourth of July. We are pleased to announce the return of the annual Fourth of July celebration at the Maury School. The events will start at 10am (see the attached flyer or https://www.facebook.com/events/626891574353573/for the details). Many thanks to board member John Leary for taking the...
Next RCA Meeting – June 21
On Thursday, June 21, the RCA will be joined by Rachael Moxley, a City Engineer, for a briefing on the City’s new Stormwater Utility Fee; starting this spring, it is a new line item on real estate bills (typically $70, twice annually), to fund the increasing costs of state...
RCA Updates | May 2018
Fourth of July – Final Call. We would like to resume holding our traditional holiday event, now that the Maury School’s playground renovation is complete, but it can only happen if there are volunteers to help organize it – if you’re interested, please let us know ASAP, or else it...