I wanted to write to Mount Vernon management concerning an issue with the pedestrian traffic around Mount Vernon.
The crosswalk across the GW Parkway for people to get to/from Mount Vernon from the parking lot is poorly marked, especially so at night. The visitors feel compelled to run across the crosswalk in fear of their lives due to self-absorbed drivers that feel their time is more valuable than obeying the law concerning crosswalks.
Why not put up ascetically attractive signs on each side of the crosswalks? Use solar-powered flashing-light signs visible at night that remind drivers that it is a state law to yield to pedestrian in crosswalks.
It is great that sometimes the Park Police sit at the intersection to monitor traffic, but they can’t be there all the time.
It is a poor reflection on Mount Vernon and this area that visitors who are supplying a lot of the revenue for Mount Vernon have to deal with Northern Virginia drivers while crossing the street. I see it every day as I travel the Parkway.
We are members of Mount Vernon and thoroughly enjoy the experiences there. A small improvement in safety could pay big dividends.
Gino and Cathy Shoults