[NFBV-Alexandria] FW: Reminder: Give Input on Alexandria Transit Vision Plan, Future Changes to Bus Network

Thu Mar 7 03:08:00 UTC 2019

Chapter members,

Please see Bob Hart's important message below about how we can respond to
the bus route survey until the survey is made accessible online. I strongly
encourage all of us to complete this survey and send it in as Bob suggests.

Thanks,

Brian Miller

President

Alexandria, NFB

From: Robert Hartt <bobmhartt at gmail.com> 
Sent: Wednesday, March 6, 2019 3:00 PM
To: brianrmiller88 at gmail.com
Subject: Reminder: Give Input on Alexandria Transit Vision Plan, Future
Changes to Bus Network

Brian,

As you know, The electronic survey being used to gather citizen feedback
about plans to change the entire bus route system in Alexandria is not
accessible, and I have been working with city staff to provide an accessible
option. Attached is an accessible PDF they have just created.  It is like
the one that will be used at public meetings the city is hosting. I suggest
you forward this to our members and urge them to 1, save it to their
computers, 2, fill it out, which can be done by using the tab key and then
pressing the spacebar to check items, and 3, email it as an attachment to
the city staff point of contact, Steve Sindiong.  His email address is:

steve.sindiong at alexandriava.gov <mailto:steve.sindiong at alexandriava.gov> 

If desired, a print copy of the completed survey   can also be mailed to:

Steve Sindiong, 301 King Street, Suite 4100, Alexandria, VA 22314.

In order to demonstrate not only our interest in an improved bus system, but
also the critical importance of making sure all communication about it is
accessible to us as key users, I urge all our chapter members to complete
this survey and send it in.

Note that this very short three question survey is only asking for feedback
on two general concepts that are described for different route systems. To
get more detail on the streets where buses would most likely run under each
concept, our members could attend one of the public workshops being held
tonight and tomorrow night.  The time and locations for  these two workshops
are shown in the email below.  Alternatively, the city staff has indicated
they would be happy to schedule a time to meet with our chapter, as well as
other community groups, if you wish to consider that for an upcoming chapter
meeting. In addition, there is a reasonable accommodation point of contact
on the city's Transportation and Environmental Services web page, and a link
to that  page is included at the end of the email below.

After putting so much energy into making sure we are not forgotten and the
city provides an accessible survey, I hope that you and all chapter members
will take a few minutes to complete the attached survey, including the
comment section it provides. Attending one of the workshops tonight,
tomorrow or possibly in the early Summer and/or contacting the reasonable
accommodation person to let them know we should not be forgotten would also
be very helpful.

I would be happy to answer any questions from our members.

Thanks,

Bob

703-851-8149  

From: Alexandria eNews [mailto:noreply at everbridge.net] 
Sent: Monday, March 04, 2019 1:05 PM
To: bobmhartt at gmail.com <mailto:bobmhartt at gmail.com> 
Subject: Reminder: Give Input on Alexandria Transit Vision Plan, Future
Changes to Bus Network

Over the last year, the City of Alexandria, DASH and other regional transit
partners have developed two different bus network concepts as part of the
Alexandria Transit Vision
<https://www.alexandriava.gov/tes/default.aspx?id=104193>  (ATV) Plan. The
public is invited to provide feedback on the bus network concepts this
winter through a variety of engagement activities. The purpose of the ATV
Plan, which began in 2018, is to redraw the city's bus network to better
serve current and future transit demand, and to better reflect community
priorities for transit service.

The ATV Plan involves three rounds of civic engagement to ensure that the
concerns and ideas of the Alexandria community are heard, recognized and
incorporated into the development of a future transit network. The first
engagement round was conducted in fall 2018 to define community transit
priorities. The second round is being held this winter to receive input on
the transit network concepts. Based on the input, final recommendations will
be made later this spring and will be brought back to the public through a
third engagement round in early summer.

How to Get Involved

The following are civic engagement opportunities that will be used to gain
feedback regarding the transit network concepts.   

*	Online Metroquest Survey <https://atv.metroquest.com/>  (English and
Spanish)
*	10-12 "pop-up" events at various community events and transit
stations in February and March
*	Three public workshops focusing on the transit network concepts
(content repeated at each workshop): 

* Tuesday, March 5, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
<https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=23801> 
Hammond Middle School Library
14646 Seminary Road

* Wednesday, March 6, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
<https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=23803> 
Armstrong Recreation Center (Formerly Cora Kelly Rec Center)
25 West Reed Avenue

* Thursday, March 7, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
<https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=23802> 
Nannie J. Lee Center
1108 Jefferson Street

More information on the ATV Plan, network concepts, public workshops, pop-up
events and the Metroquest Survey can be found online at
alexandriava.gov/104193 <https://www.alexandriava.gov/104193> . 

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