[Archived] City of Alexandria Seeks Public Input on Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Readiness Strategy

For Immediate Release: May 8, 2020

The City of Alexandria is launching a process to develop an Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Readiness Strategy that will provide a roadmap for the electric vehicle charging infrastructure needs of City residents, workforce members and visitors, as electric vehicles become more mainstream. There are several steps to this process: 

• Evaluate projections for electric vehicle charging infrastructure needs.

• Recommend locations for charging infrastructure that are accessible to the public, with integration into a broader regional charging infrastructure network.

• Recommend charging infrastructure options, including hardware, business ownership and operation models, interoperability, and operations and maintenance solutions.

• Review the City’s zoning codes, permitting, inspection codes, development processes and requirements to recommend updated or new language to promote and anticipate electric vehicle charging needs.

• Recommend policies, approaches and synergies for locating electric vehicle charging infrastructure at businesses, multi-unit dwellings, single-family homes, right-of-way and other locations.

This effort is identified as an action in the City’s Environmental Action Plan 2040, and supports smart mobility goals. 

How to Get Involved:

Watch a video introduction to the Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Readiness Strategy project, which includes information about electric vehicle trends and statistics in the U.S. and Alexandria; preliminary charging station location analysis information; and goals for the project. The Alexandria community and interested stakeholders can provide feedback online by May 22, 2020.

Visit the Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Readiness Strategy project for more information about the development process, project updates and community engagement opportunities.

For media inquiries only, contact Andrea Blackford, Senior Communications Officer, at andrea.blackford@alexandriava.gov or 703.746.3959.