Posts tagged Alexandria
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Elections and activism matter, victories on Seminary Road and Little Falls Parkway show
Alexndria will give Seminary Road a “road diet” to reduce rampant speeding and make the road safer, while Montgomery County reversed an earlier decision and will keep a safety-enhancing “road diet” on Little Falls Parkway. Both of these cases demonstrate how important it is for residents to pay attention to elected officials’ values and policy stances and advocate directly. Keep reading…
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Part of King Street in Alexandria could become car-free
A small section at the base of King Street in Alexandria, Virginia could become a car-free zone. The project is still in the research stage, and city staff are currently looking into closing some combination of the 100 block and 200 block of King Street to car traffic to make the space even more attractive and useful. Keep reading…
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Why does “save historic Alexandria” mean stopping scooters but not curbing cars?
Hand-wringing over “historic character” is common when people oppose new development, but it happens with transportation changes too. A recent scuffle over dockless e-scooters in Alexandria highlights this phenomenon. Keep reading…
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Metro Reasons: VRE plans to revamp the Alexandria station without a new pedestrian tunnel
The tunnel which would have connected the Alexandria Virginia Railway Express station with the King Street Metrorail station has been put on hold, according to Virginia Railway Express and Northern Virginia Transportation Authority documents. VRE still plans to make several improvements to the station. Keep reading…
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What caused a community to push for a less-safe design for Seminary Road?
The City of Alexandria wants to improve safety and connectivity along a stretch of Seminary Road east of I-395, but multiple local civic associations are opposed to its plan. Welcome to the latest chapter in the battle for a 0.9-mile section of Seminary, where coverting a single car lane on a road that’s already too wide has become surprisingly controversial. Keep reading…
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Bus lanes and free transfers are Washington area residents’ top bus priorities
Building more dedicated bus lanes and offering free transfers between bus and rail were the top recommendations from residents in a recent public survey for the Bus Transformation Project. That held true as first and second choices across age and racial lines and between regular riders and non-regular riders, though some groups put bus lanes tops while others chose free transfers as number one. Keep reading…
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The WMATA board was a “clown show” about Jack Evans, but it’s not only Evans
Corrupt behavior by DC’s Ward 2 councilmember, and former WMATA Board chairman, Jack Evans has again brought a stain to the DC Council and the WMATA Board. One anonymous board member called the board’s handling of the issues a “clown show,” and it was. But it’s not just on ethics that the board seems to be out of touch and tone deaf. Keep reading…
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Fairfax County built a levee to protect from floods. How’d it hold up in Monday’s storm?
On Monday morning, the Washington region experienced an intense storm with pouring rain and dangerous flooding conditions. Metro stations turned into fountains, parking garages and roads became rivers, and dozens had to be rescued from rising flood waters. The storm was also one of the first tests of the new Huntington levee in Southeast Fairfax County. Keep reading…
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DASH is running the first non-WMATA articulated buses in Washington area transit
Alexandria’s DASH bus system is the first non-WMATA bus agency in the Washington area to run articulated buses. Keep reading…
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These “road diets” would make streets safer and barely affect traffic. Why do people oppose them?
Recently, some local projects to calm traffic and increase safety for all road users have been met with a surprising amount of resistence. Worse, regional officials seem to be prioritizing voices of opposition over actual studies, and it’s keeping our communities unsafe. So what can these incidents tell us? Keep reading…