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, March 27, 2013
MRP Realty and JBG Companies announce the construction of The Alric, a multi-family apartment development.
MRP Realty and JBG Companies announced Wednesday the start of construction of the first phase of The Exchange at Potomac Yard, a 14-acre town center within the Potomac Yard development on the east side of Route 1 in Alexandria. Construction of The Alric, a 323-unit, multi-family apartment development, marks the first part of the town center. Located at 731 Seaton Ave., The Alric will include a mix of one- and two-bedroom residences in two five-story buildings. The complex will also include a roof terrace and lounge, courtyards, private ground-level patios, a pool and outdoor seating areas. It is expected to be completed by the end of 2014. The Alric was designed by SK&I Architectural Design Group, which designed The Madison building …
Monday, January 28, 2013
Potomac Yard Metro Tax Increment Bill was introduced by Del. Rob Krupicka (D-45th).
Alexandria city officials and members of the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce are scheduled to testify in a state committee hearing Monday in support of a bill to generate state funding for a Potomac Yard Metro station. The Potomac Yard Metro Tax Increment Bill (HB-1650), introduced by Del. Rob Krupicka (D-45th), provides that if an infill Metro station is constructed in a service district in a locality—in this case, the city of Alexandria—then the locality is entitled to retain the sales and use tax revenue generated in the district to pay bonds issued to construct the station. The bill would place a $1.25 million a year cap on the tax revenue retained. The state would support approximately 10 percent of the cost of the Metro construction …
Sunday, November 18, 2012
City continues to plug away on Environmental Impact Study process for three potential station locations.
As part of the analyses of three potential sites for a Potomac Yard Metro station, balloon tests will occur over the next several weeks in order to document the visual impacts of the station designs. Tests will occur during a three-week period beginning Monday, with a final test date proposed for Dec. 7. Specific weather conditions are needed to conduct the tests, which will be used to collect photos and video of each of the proposed station locations and to make visual renderings. Balloons will be visible from the George Washington Memorial Parkway for as much as 90 minutes while the tests are being performed. The city reminds drivers that stopping along the parkway is prohibited. The total cost of the testing will not be known until …
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 ›