Pedestrian Safety Update In Bailey's Crossroads Planned At Meeting

BAILEY'S CROSSROADS, VA — After community members shared concerns about pedestrian safety along Leesburg Pike in Bailey's Crossroads, safety improvements will be shared at an upcoming Fairfax County meeting.

The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 25 at Bailey’s Elementary School, 6111 Knollwood Drive, Bailey's Crossroads. Mason District Supervisor Penny Gross will attend with representatives from the Virginia Department of Transportation and the Fairfax County Department of Transportation.

The meeting will provide an update on pedestrian safety initiatives that have been recently completed and planned for the future. There will be a children's activity area during the meeting, and transit service will be available on the Metrobus 28A line.

A meeting on pedestrian safety was held last summer after groups such as CASA and the Coalition for Smarter Growth called for making roads safer for pedestrians. The Bailey’s Crossroads community is home to a large immigrant population where many residents rely on walking, biking and using the bus to get to work and their daily activities. The heavily-traveled area often has high-speed traffic on Leesburg Pike and Columbia Pike with few sidewalks as well as unsafe crossings and bus stop access.

Patch editor Mark Hand contributed to this report.

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