Posts tagged Arlington
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24-hour service that isn’t: the drive-thru dilemma
To expats from Western Europe, one of the most visible and convenient displays of American capitalism is the array of services available every day of every week, late into the evening, and in select cases, absolutely whenever one’s heart fancies (like a pair of tube socks from a Super Wal-Mart at three in the morning). Keep reading…
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Lee Highway: Arlington’s other Columbia Pike
Please welcome to our newest contributor, Joey Katzen! Joey lives in north Arlington and works near Dulles, and will be writing mainly about land use and development in Northern Virginia. Keep reading…
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2009 wish list for transit
Since it’s almost time to put on your suit/tuxedo/ballgown and party like it’s 2009, I sat down and thought about the best ways to improve transit in our region in the future. This list breaks down into two categories: near term and long term. Keep reading…
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Photo of the day: Church of the unleaded
BeyondDC posted this photo of a church in Rosslyn built above a gas station. Or was a gas station built under a church? Does it count as Good Works to enable people to fill up their tanks? Keep reading…
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Submit your comments against I-66 widening
Tomorrow (Wednesday) is the last day to submit written comments to VDOT about their proposed widening of I-66 in Arlington. To comment, click this email link. Keep reading…
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Would I-66 widening increase accidents? VDOT doesn’t know
Commenter Geof Gee posted a summary of last night’s meeting on widening I-66 in three spots by adding lanes between entry and exit ramps. Geof describes himself as guided by “practical considerations” and is “not inherently against increasing auto capacity,” but nonetheless came to the conclusion that the project is a bad idea, even by the standards… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: End of the world as we know it
OMG 140 people might live on Wisconsin! City Paper shows a flyer warning people of traffic mayhem if the Giant project is built on Wisconsin Avenue in McLean Gardens. In an email to the Cleveland Park list, opponent Nancy MacWood wrote, “I think many of us have assumed that we would absorb some of the District’s move to attract new residents. … But frankly no one contemplated… Keep reading…
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Afternoon links: great streets aren’t overrun with parking
Parking minimums could kill SE project: A proposed building at 801 Virginia Ave will be offices instead of condos; unfortunately, current parking minimums are higher for offices, groundwater makes digging more parking levels too costly, and without a variance, Infosnack points out we’ll just be stuck with an empty lot. DCist agrees with parking reform: Removing parking minimums… Keep reading…
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Widening I-66 is far from insignificant
As we discussed last week, the Virginia Department of Transportation will be presenting environmental review documents to justify widening I-66 from two lanes to three lanes for significant portions between Rosslyn and West Falls Church. The environmental review documents are in the form of a Categorical Exclusion, which under NEPA means that the widening would not have… Keep reading…
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VDOT widening I-66 in Arlington, sweeping environmental impact under the rug
VDOT is planning what they call “spot improvements” for I-66 within Arlington. The project plans to add a third lane along some of the most congested segments. Keep reading…