Opis
I drop my husband at an office building at 3803 North Fairfax Drive in Arlington several times a week. It is impossible to get to the kerb to drop him because there is a long line of orange cones marking off the parking lane, preventing parking or stopping there -- there are No Parking signs along this area of the street, but apparently the cones are considered important items. I could accept the cones, but every day, all day -- when I drop him and when I pick him up -- there is a police car parked behind the cones, with a real live police officer within. Also, the same situation pertains on the side street, which I believe is Nelson Street. Why is it so important to prevent people from parking here that we need to send two fulltime police officers and their patrol cars to spend all day here? This is an ongoing situation, and I have observed this for more than a year now.
By the way, my husband is physically handicapped, and it is quite difficult for him to reach the kerb from the car because I am forced to pull up in the righthand traffic lane, AND block the pedestrian crossing. Arlington County, what's the story here? Is parking control so important that it requires not only No Parking signs, traffic cones, AND two police officers in official cars?
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Daniel (Guest)
3803 or 3701? The cones stop well before 3803...at the crosswalk. Or have you considered dropping him off from the parking lot side of 3803 (10th street)?
3701 is DARPA, a major DoD contractor that requires the security....the silver lining is that they are moving over to the Founders Square Project (Randolph St across from the Mall) once that building is complete...so eventually that security detail should clear up.
I moved to Ballston in 2004 and they've been on guard there for at least that long...used to wave hello to the officers on my 5AM morning runs.
Jim (Guest)
Mrs. Bragdon -
My name is Jim Wasem and I am a patrol commander for the Arlington County Police Department. Part of my extra assigned duties include the oversight of the off-duty employment program for patrol officers. I would be happy to discuss the situation you described in your posting and provide you with assistance with your situation. Please feel free to call me at 703.228.4125 or e-mail me at jwasem@arlingtonva.us at your convenience. I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Arlingtron (Zarejestrowany użytkownik)
ML (Guest)