Alexandria residents say new markings on high-traffic road causing confusion
By Ayesha Khan
The area in question is on Commonwealth Avenue near East and West Oak and King Streets.
Hillary Orr, Deputy Director of Transportation, said that most residents wanted it for safety reasons. Safety concerns take markings and we are trying to accommodate people walking. There’s a school nearby, a lot of people are walking with their children and had issues trying to cross the streets and that’s why you are seeing these brightly marked crosswalks and this is one of our highest used bike routes in the city, Orr said.