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Residents press Falls Church for faster response on Hillwood Avenue speeding; council and staff urge petition and study
Summary
Neighbors and the Greater Hillwood Citizens Association urged the city to act after repeated speeding and parked‑car strikes on Hillwood Avenue. City staff recommended the neighborhood traffic calming program and agreed to help residents organize petitions and begin a study.
Residents gathered during the Jan. 13 public comment period to press the Falls Church City Council for faster action on chronic speeding and crashes on Hillwood Avenue, saying enforcement alone has not solved a long‑running problem.
Robert Pattillo, president of the Greater Hillwood Citizens Association and a resident since 1998, described multiple episodes of severe speeding and two parked cars totaled in June 2024. He said engineering staff reviewed the street and concluded there were few administrative fixes available because past streetscape changes limited options. Pattillo asked the council to override that conclusion and start a formal study immediately, beginning east of…
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