Friday, May 3, 2013
Bus tour for the Northern Virginia chapter of NAIOP stops at new development in Alexandria.
Alexandria Mayor Bill Euille touted transportation investments around Potomac Yard Thursday during an outdoor luncheon for the Northern Virginia chapter of NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association. “My colleagues and I on City Council have identified the construction of a new Metro [station at Potomac Yard] as one of our top capital improvement priorities over the next two years,” Euille said. “We are already setting aside tax revenue and are prepared to start funding the construction of this station in 2014, along with significant contributions from our development partners.” • Check out the Del Ray Patch topic page concerning Potomac Yard Euille, an alternate on the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority board of…
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Alexandria city staff will discuss neighborhood traffic, the Route 1 BRT and the status of the Del Ray/Arlandria Trolley.
The City of Alexandria is hosting a community meeting to discuss transportation issues in Del Ray, including neighborhood traffic, the Route 1 BRT and the status of the Del Ray/Arlandria Trolley. The meeting is scheduled to run from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday at Mount Vernon Recreation Center. The meeting comes after a group of citizens hit Alexandria City Council a second time with concerns over truck traffic and speeding on E. Custis, E. Howell and Monroe avenues and also worries over the burgeoning development in Potomac Yard and its transportation effects on Del Ray. Rich Baier, director of Alexandria’s Department of Transportation and Environmental Services, told council at a Nov. 17 hearing that money is again available in the …
Thursday, October 25, 2012
New sod in the median of Route 1 was removed just as quickly as it was installed to make way for BRT construction.
A few weeks ago, the medians along Route 1 just east of Del Ray were fitted with new sod. Then, just as quickly, a large swath of the sod was removed, leaving a naked strip of dirt and many commuters and nearby residents confused as to what happened. The swift removal of the sod was not a mistake; Route 1 was expanded over the summer to make way for the construction of a bus rapid transitway and sod was temporarily placed in the former northbound lanes to control erosion and sediment. The sod was then removed to make way for construction of the BRT, which was approved by City Council in May. Rich Baier, director of Alexandria’s Department of Transportation and Environmental Services, says it was a decision between covering the median with …
Monday, May 21, 2012
Alexandria City Council recently approved design elements of dedicated Bus Rapid Transit lanes on Route 1.
Alexandria City Council approved design elements of the city’s portion of the Crystal City-Potomac Yard transitway last week, putting construction of bus rapid transit lanes between Potomac Avenue and E. Glebe Road on track to begin in July. Council made provisions to monitor changes in vehicle traffic in the area and requested city staff begin the process of creating a parking district in areas of Del Ray close to the BRT stops. As reported in an April Patch story, the BRT will alter several Route 1 intersections. The traffic signal at Hume Avenue will be removed and the intersection will become right-in, right-out only. Right-in, right-out will also be required at Raymond, Windsor and Bellefonte avenues. Intersections at Potomac Avenue…
Jonathan Krall
12:22 am on Saturday, May 4, 2013
Brett, NL, You can't fix congestion by widening roads. Really, in a city with a lot of people waiting to fill any new roads with cars, you can't fix congestion at all, except by taxing it. But you can improve the quality of life for people by making transit work better. http://alextimes.com/2013/05/adding-more-roads-just-%E2%80%A8feeds-the-congestion-beast/ more ›