Wednesday, January 2, 2013
New chairman announces series of town halls, town walks and other initiatives.
Walter Tejada became the new Arlington County Board chairman on Tuesday and unveiled an agenda that includes an increased focus on affordable housing and encouraging healthy lifestyles. Tejada was unanimously elected to the leadership post, which rotates annually, at the board's traditional New Year's Day organizational meeting. "The heart of Arlington is our community, our inclusion, diversity, mutual respect and sustainability," Tejada said in his remarks. "…So the question for us is how can we make it even better for all of Arlington?" The "moving forward together" agenda — or "juntos hacia adelante" as Tejada, an El Salvador native often referred to it — breaks down into four key focal areas: While all of these ideals have guided …
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Arlington County Board chairwoman: Up to 1,500 additional students will be walking, riding a bike or riding in a car to school this year.
With more students expected to be walking or riding a bike to school, Arlington County has announced several new awareness and safety measures. Up to 1,500 additional students will be walking, riding a bike or riding in a car to school, according to a statement by County Board Chairwoman Mary Hynes. The county has added extra crossing guards at intersections and police will be monitoring driving behavior near schools, Hynes stated. Beginning today, police officers, sheriff's deputies, crossing guards and public service aides will be directing traffic in and around school zones across the county, according to a county news release. Nearly all Arlington Public School students return to classes today. The extra police coverage will be at 18 …
Sunday, June 17, 2012
Following the tragic death of a pedestrian on Four Mile Run Trail, Patch readers are speaking about bike safety.
In his weekly biking column, Patch contributer Mark Blacknell revisited this recent tradegy: On Monday morning, Ita Lapina was out for a walk on Four Mile Run Trail. According to the police, a cyclist travelling in the same direction rang his bell and called out “to your left!” as he attempted to pass. Lapina stepped to the left as she turned towards the cyclist, who struck her. She fell, hitting her head on the trail. She succumbed to her injuries Monday evening. Blacknell also discussed bike safety, the importance of sharing the trails among walkers, runners and cyclists and some common rules of the road - some of his suggestions are as easy as installing a bike bell. As always, the topic of bike safety set off a heated debate on Patch. …
Michael Josef Basl
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