Promote Safety on Your Street: Be a Street Lead!

By Eleanor Barrineau, VHCA Safety Chair

There has lately been rising anxiety in our neighborhood about crime. Much as we depend on the efforts of our police and FBAC, there is a third component to make us all safer.

Awareness

It is a point worth making that crime around the neighborhood might be less likely to occur if more residents were aware of what has been happening and therefore were more on their guard.

So how do we make awareness happen?

Answer: A Street Lead on every street who passes on safety information to other residents on that street. Good news is that some streets are already covered; however, many streets still do not have a lead. In this electronic age, it’s very easy: As a Street Lead (also known as a street captain) you would:

• Receive monthly VaHi safety reports that include updates from APD, FBAC and the Safety Committee, and simply pass them on to your street, block, or apt/condo bldg.
• Facilitate communication between residents and the safety committee when incidents occur (for example, the pedestrian robbery on Greenwood recently).

Minimal time, maximum impact to help keep you and your neighbors safe!

If you live on one of the streets listed below, please contact us at [email protected] and let us know you are interested in being a street lead.

If your street already has a lead but you can help with safety, contact us at [email protected] as we have several other initiatives needing volunteers.

Thanks!

Streets needing a representative:
Amsterdam Av (Monroe to Beltline)
Bellevue Dr
Bonaventure Av
Briarcliff Ct
Briarcliff Pl (Barring condo bldg.)
Briarcliff Rd (Ponce to Virginia)
Briarcliff Ter
Monroe Dr
N. Highland (Virginia to CVS)
Park Dr (West of Monroe)
Stillwood Dr (Los Angeles to Rosedale)
Virginia Av (N Highland to Rosedale)
Virginia Av (Rosedale to Briarcliff)