Posts about Alexandria
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Events roundup: Get up and go!
Get outside and grab some exercise with these great events, or if you’re feeling a little less active, mark your calendar for Metrobus meetings. Still too much for you? Take an online survey to give your feedback! New modes in New Carrollton: New Carrollton as a vibrant, multimodal hub? New Purple Line connections, pedestrian and bike-friendly development, and state… Keep reading…
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New plans for Potomac Yard bring the Metro station one step closer to a reality
With a multi-year environmental process drawing to a close, Alexandria and WMATA are close to selecting a site for a new infill Metro station on the Blue and Yellow lines at Potomac Yard. The site they pick will have an impact on how much new development could come to the area. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Lights out
Off the grid; Growing like a weed; Ready, set; Tunnel is a go; Not enough rooms; Gotta eat; Balancing act; Carbon commute; On the mark. Keep reading…
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Budget cuts in Alexandria would delay more Capital Bikeshare stations
Alexandria’s plans to expand Capital Bikeshare next year are on the chopping block in the city’s proposed FY2016 budget. The cut will save the city an estimated $150,000 in operating costs up front. But cutting the operating budget will be particularly harmful to Alexandria’s Capital Bikeshare because it limits the program’s access to capital funds,… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Metro on the mend
Previews; Smoke strikes twice; Forever in debt; To regulate or not to regulate; Let ‘em build; Know your rights; Taxes for transit; Walk to the train; And…. Keep reading…
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Alexandria adds a park to the growing Braddock neighborhood
The city of Alexandria has opened a new park at the corner of Henry and Pendleton Streets, in the growing neighborhood near the Braddock Road Metro station. Keep reading…
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Nation’s first bicycle HOT lanes planned for Mt. Vernon Trail
This article was posted as an April Fool’s joke. The National Park Service and the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) have announced a new partnership to construct the nation’s first bicycle High Occupancy/Toll Express Lanes on the Mount Vernon Trail between Rosslyn and Mount Vernon. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Mad for development
Calling all developers; Pop-up less; Use a barge; Excellent X2; A tiny tiff; Cherry blossom Metro; Hand in hand; Citi upgrades; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Happy birthday Metro
In with the new; Arch Madness; Fear and loathing; Feed the rush; Move that bus!; Tune in for transit; Beefed up bikeshare; Partisan parking. Keep reading…
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New transit in Alexandria could be great, but not if riders can’t walk to stations
Alexandria is planning a new bus rapid transit corridor that could be great for development. But the fenced-off apartment complexes and pedestrian-hostile roads surrounding it could discourage people from taking the bus. Keep reading…