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City installing 45 raised crosswalks

Mar 13, 2024

The City is installing 45 raised crosswalks throughout Winchester to slow traffic and improve pedestrian safety. An important component of the City’s Roadway Safety Initiative, the raised crosswalks are primarily located in school walk zones and areas where community members have raised significant concerns about speeding and pedestrian safety. 

The City is painting all raised crosswalks with white arrows and installing indication signs to ensure drivers can easily recognize them. (See the photo below.) We expect to complete the crosswalk installation process by early April.

Winter Weather Updates for Friday, January 19

Jan 18, 2024

Edit: 1/19/24 at 3:30 p.m.

The War Memorial Building will open at 12:00 on Saturday, January 20. 

Edit: 1/19/24 at 2:45 p.m.

The Budget Workshop scheduled for Saturday, January 20, is CANCELED due to the snow. 

Edit: 1/19/24 at 10:26 a.m.

Winchester Transit WILL NOT operate today, Friday, January 19. 

Edit: 1/19/24 at 5:40 a.m.

2024 Black History Month Events

Jan 08, 2024

February 4, 2024

  • 3:00-4:00 p.m. – The Museum of the Shenandoah Valley presents "Segregation to Integration." 

February 7, 2024

  • 7:00 p.m. – The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Black History Movie "Rustin"

February 10, 2024

  • Clarke County Dramatic Reading – Josephine Street Museum, Berryville, VA

February 17, 2024

  • St. Paul AME Church Brunch

  • Clarke County Dramatic Reading – Josephine Street Museum, Berryville, VA

The United States Department of Agriculture Awards the City of Winchester $550,000 to Plant and Maintain Trees in the City

Oct 12, 2023

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently awarded the City of Winchester $550,000 to plant and maintain trees in specified areas of the City. The project, part of the USDA’s $1 billion Urban and Community Forestry Grant Initiative, will improve the City’s tree canopy, help combat extreme heat and climate change, and provide equitable access to nature in urban neighborhoods.

Saturday Mornings at Rouss - WinReady is the Name, Microtransit is the Game

Oct 12, 2023

Join us for our September Saturday Mornings at Rouss with the topic, 'WinReady is the Name, Microtransit the Game'

Join us on Saturday, October 21, at 10:00 a.m. at Rouss City Hall as we discuss the City's new microtransit system, WinReady, with Public Services Director Perry Eisenach. Space is limited, so register now!

City provides insights on Stormwater Improvement Program

Sep 26, 2023

WINCHESTER, Va – On September 23, Winchester residents gathered at Rouss City Hall for a workshop on the City's Stormwater Improvement Program. The Stormwater Improvement Program facilitates developing and maintaining the City's aging stormwater-related infrastructure to prevent flooding, improve water quality, and mitigate costly natural disasters.

The City of Winchester lifts Drought Emergency while transitioning back to a Drought Warning declaration, suspending water use restrictions.

Sep 15, 2023

Over this week, water volumes in the North Fork of the Shenandoah River have increased sufficiently for the City of Winchester to lift the City’s Drought Emergency effective 5:00 p.m. on September 15. Water levels remain low but are now above the threshold that triggered a Drought Emergency declaration, per the Northern Shenandoah Valley Regional Water Supply Plan and City Municipal Code. 

Drought Emergency triggers immediate mandatory water use restrictions

Sep 08, 2023

Due to record low water levels in the North Fork of the Shenandoah River, the City of Winchester is declaring a Drought Emergency effective at 4 p.m. on Friday, September 8, 2023. Since mid-August, the water volume in the North Fork of the Shenandoah River has averaged five to ten percent of normal volume, potentially threatening Winchester’s water supply.