Tag: parking
Gross seeks input on creation of large-area Community Parking District
Do you want trucks, recreational vehicles, and boats banned from residential streets in Mason District? Mason Supervisor Penny Gross is gauging public interest in creating a large-area Community Parking District. If your neighborhood would support being part of a large-area CPD, let Gross know by sending an email to [email protected] with “large-area CPD” in the … Continued
Parking restrictions proposed for Camelot and nearby streets
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on Sept. 9 authorized a public hearing on the creation of a proposed “Inova Woodburn Temporary Residential Parking Permit District” in Annandale. The hearing is Oct. 7, 4 p.m., at the Fairfax County Government Center. Residents of the affected area, which includes part of the Camelot neighborhood, say the … Continued
New NOVA parking policies respond to community concerns
Northern Virginia Community College has agreed to change its student parking policies in an effort to reduce the number of students parking along Wakefield Chapel Road and other streets near the Annandale campus. The changes are expected to take effect for the fall semester. For years, local residents have complained about students parking in front … Continued
County officials agree to seek solutions for property code issues in Mason
Panelists at the Town Hall on Code Compliance included (from the left): Susan Epstein and Rachael Perrott of the Department of Code Compliance, Deputy County Executive Robert Stalzer, DCC Director Jeff Blackford; and attorney Beth Teare. For many local residents, the older neighborhoods in Mason Districts appear to be slipping into decline; there are overcrowded … Continued
Truck parking ban approved for three streets in central Annandale
Daniels Avenue across the street from American Legion Post 1976. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a resolution Oct. 8 prohibiting commercial trucks from parking on Poplar Street and parts of Daniel Avenue and the Little River Turnpike service road in central Annandale. The parking restriction would ban commercial vehicles, recreational vehicles, and … Continued
Parking restrictions proposed for central Annandale
Trucks on Daniels Avenue. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors will consider on Sept. 10 the establishment of parking restrictions on several streets in central Annandale to prevent long-term parking by commercial trucks. The measure would prohibit commercial vehicles from parking on Daniels Avenue (between Maple Place and 4104 Daniels Ave.), the Little River Turnpike … Continued
NOVA offers new Fridays-only classes
NOVA’s Annandale campus. The Annandale campus of Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) will offer a new Fridays-only degree program “for students who are seeking a flexible and convenient option toward achieving an associate degree,” the college announced June 24. The new program “is designed for students who have work or family obligations and need flexibility,” … Continued
New task force will address student parking on streets near NVCC
NVCC students park along Wakefield Chapel Road. Northern Virginia Community College President Robert Templin plans to appoint a college task force and an Annandale committee to consider alternatives to the student parking fee system. The task force will present recommendations to the NVCC College Board in March. The proposal will then be submitted to the … Continued
Del. Watts urges NOVA to reconsider student parking fees
Del. Vivian Watts believes the solution to the traffic/parking problem on Wakefield Chapel and surrounding streets in Annandale is to change the way parking fees are charged to students at Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA). For years, local residents have complained about NOVA students parking on their streets, causing safety problems as they walk to … Continued
Wakefield Chapel residents want NOVA to address student parking problems
Residents complain about NOVA students on Wakefield Chapel Road. People who live close to the Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) Annandale campus have been complaining about students parking on Wakefield Chapel Road and side streets for years. The familiar litany of grievances was aired again Feb. 25 at the most recent quarterly meeting on NOVA/neighborhood … Continued
Petition drive seeks solution to student parking problems near NOVA
Wakefield Chapel Road. Efforts have been under way for years to resolve parking problems in the Wakefield Chapel area of Annandale caused by spillover parking by Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) students. Now a resident of that area is circulating a new petition calling for NOVA to change its policies to discourage students from parking … Continued
Redevelopment for Tysons would make the area safer for walking
By James Moon Ever try to walk to Tysons Corner? Clark Tyler has, and he vividly remembers attempting to get to Tysons by foot from his nearby home. “It was the dumbest thing I ever did,” he says, describing his harrowing experience crossing roads in the Tysons area. Tyler, who chairs the Tysons Land … Continued
Parking violators: Your neighbors are watching
You might not be aware about some of the ways you can get a ticket for parking the wrong way on your street. Parking your car in the wrong direction, even in front of your house, for example, is illegal, as is parking perpendicular to the curb in a cul-de-sac. And you can’t park more … Continued
Large vehicles could be banned from neighborhoods
Should commercial truck parking be banned in residential areas? The county board of supervisors is considering amendments to the county code that would prohibit large vans, pick-up trucks, box trucks, and other vehicles more than 21 feet long, more than 102 inches wide, and more than eight feet high from parking on residential streets. Those measurements would include attachments, … Continued