Seminary Road Committee

Almost every resident of Seminary West relies on Seminary Road (VA-420) to access the rest of the City and the world beyond. Seminary Road is our neighborhood's main street, not just for vehicles, but for public transit and pedestrians, and for cyclists and other alternative-mode users brave enough to ride on it. Thus, the Seminary West Civic Association (and sister groups including Seminary Park and Seminary Heights) realize that Seminary Road is essential to our neighborhood’s mobility and accessibility, and therefore must operate safely and efficiently. Read more here.

Survey Results

The Executive Summary of the Seminary Road community survey is now available. Of 310 total respondents, 150 voluntarily provided an address in Seminary West. (The remainder either did not provide an address or provided an address nearby but not in Seminary West.)

See more photos at the bottom of this page.

Seminary Road Committee

The Seminary Road Committee serves as the focal point between residents, the City of Alexandria, VDOT, and agencies responsible for Seminary Road to make this key traffic corridor a safe and efficient multi-modal roadway.

Members:

  • Victoria Waskowicz, Chair

  • Elizabeth Dahouk

  • Ron McNeely

  • Les Jackson (Seminary Park President)

  • Owen Curtis (SWCA President)

Please feel free to contact us at SafetyOnSeminary@gmail.com.

Objectives & Next Steps

  1. Continue to work with the community and City of Alexandria transportation staff as potential solutions are developed.

  2. Advocate that the City perform a comprehensive traffic study of Seminary Road between I-395 and the City/County line.

In The News

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September 2021

January 2019

Like living in a war zone, and I’ve lived in an actual war zone.
— Seminary West resident whose property borders Seminary Road

Photos

All are from September 2023, between 9/2/23 and 9/9/23. (Keep scrolling down.)

Photo credit: Ron McNeely