Moran Praises Potomac Yard Transit Grant
Department of Transportation grant totals almost $1 million
U.S. Rep. Jim Moran (D-8th) released a statement Tuesday praising the announcement of a Department of Transportation grant totaling almost $1 million to be used toward the ongoing Crystal City-Potomac Yard rapid transit bus project. The funding will go toward the design and construction of station upgrades. “Our public transportation must keep pace with the growing ridership along Route 1,” Moran said in a statement. “Today’s funding is a welcome investment. Better public transit connecting communities along the Route 1 corridor helps attract new businesses to Northern Virginia and maintains the region’s commitment to environmentally-friendly transportation solutions.” The upgrades will provide more efficient high-capacity bus routes from …
Garytheprinter
1:48 pm on Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Potomac Yards........Was this where Jack Kent Cooke wanted to build the Redskins Stadium and the local homeowners cried foul and they didn't want all that traffic in this area???? It this not the spot that Jack was told he would have to remove 9 feet of topsoil because of the old trains had leaked so much fuel that the soil was contaminated. Let see now there is more traffic than ever in this … more ›