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Published March 7, 2024 at 11:30AM

Interim improvements to N. Park and N. George Mason Drive as of March 2024 (staff photo by Savannah Taffe)

Arlington County aims to begin construction on a new traffic light at a crash-prone intersection near Barrett Elementary School this summer.

The county expects to complete the installation of the 4-way traffic signal — at N. Park Drive and N. George Mason Drive, in front of the Lubber Run Community Center — by the end of 2024. The intersection in the Arlington Forest neighborhood will also get curb extensions on all corners, increased street lighting and marked crosswalks, according to the county.

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NEW: County truck drives off bridge in local park

By ARLnow.com

Published November 16, 2023 at 2:20PM

County pickup truck hanging off the side of a bridge (staff photo)

An Arlington County-owned pickup truck was driven off the side of a small concrete bridge in Lubber Run Park this afternoon.

The low, narrow bridge over Lubber Run is located just to the north of the park’s amphitheater, in the Arlington Forest neighborhood.

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NOW: ACFD battling house fire in Arlington Forest

By ARLnow.com

Published October 2, 2023 at 12:15PM | Updated October 2, 2023 at 1:03PM

Response to house fire in Arlington Forest (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

Firefighters from Arlington and surrounding jurisdictions are on scene of a house fire in the Arlington Forest neighborhood.

The blaze broke out shortly before noon, reportedly in the front porch area of a home at the corner of Route 50 and S. Park Drive.

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Man charged with DUI after rollover crash in Arlington Forest

By ARLnow.com

Published October 2, 2023 at 11:30AM

Overturned vehicle on N. Columbus Street (photo courtesy Michael Thomas)

A 24-year-old man is facing several charges after a rollover crash Sunday morning.

The crash happened just before 6 a.m. near the intersection of Route 50 and N. Columbus Street in the Arlington Forest neighborhood.

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Rollover crash closes Route 50 during evening rush hour

By ARLnow.com

Published April 27, 2023 at 9:55AM

Crash with overturned vehicle at Route 50 and Park Drive (photo courtesy Michael Thomas)

The intersection of Route 50 and Park Drive was shut down for part of yesterday’s evening rush hour after a serious crash.

The crash happened around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Scanner traffic suggests that only one vehicle — a gray SUV, which came to rest on the driver’s side — was involved. The driver was trapped in the SUV after the crash.

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Safety upgrades are coming to a troubled intersection near Lubber Run Community Center

By Matt Blitz

Published February 16, 2023 at 10:30AM

N. Park Drive and N. George Mason Drive intersection near Lubber Run Community Center (image via Google Maps)

Safety signage and markings are coming this spring to a long-troubled intersection near Lubber Run Community Center.

The intersection of N. Park Drive and N. George Mason Drive in the Arlington Forest neighborhood will be getting updated signage and street markings reading “SLOW SCHOOL XING” within the next few months, a county official has confirmed to ARLnow.

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The blown up Little Free Library in Arlington Forest was mysteriously rebuilt last week

By Matt Blitz

Published February 6, 2023 at 10:55AM | Updated February 6, 2023 at 5:40PM

The new Free Little Library in Arlington Forest (photo courtesy of Sharon Bronheim)

(Updated at 4:55 p.m.) The exploded Little Free Library in Arlington Forest was mysteriously rebuilt last week, much to the delight of the owners.

It was a cold, overcast, slightly snowy Wednesday morning last week when Sharon Beth Bronheim left her Arlington Forest home to do a quick errand. As it had since November when an unknown assailant blew up the Little Free Library that was once there. As a temporary measure, a plastic box filled with books sat on the wood platform in front of the house.

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La Coop Coffee aiming to open in Arlington Forest early next month

By Matt Blitz

Published January 24, 2023 at 3:45PM

La Coop's new Arlington Forest location (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

A new D.C.-based coffee shop is opening a second location in Arlington Forest.

La Coop Coffee is moving into the Arlington Forest Shopping Center on 1st Street N., just off Arlington Blvd. The announcement was first made on the coffee shop’s social media channels earlier this month.

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FBI, ATF helping with Little Free Library explosion investigation

By ARLnow.com

Published November 10, 2022 at 5:45PM

Investigators on scene at the Lubber Run amphitheater (photo courtesy Michael Thomas)

Federal and state law enforcement have joined the investigation into a series of small explosions in the Arlington Forest neighborhood.

As ARLnow first reported, someone blew up a Little Free Library on the 100 block of N. Columbus Street and caused another small explosion at the nearby Lubber Run amphitheater early Wednesday morning.

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UPDATED: Someone blew up a Little Free Library in Arlington Forest

By ARLnow.com

Published November 9, 2022 at 1:45PM | Updated November 10, 2022 at 5:48PM

Blown up Little Free Library in Arlington Forest (photo courtesy Michael Thomas)

A Little Free Library was blown up in the Arlington Forest neighborhood overnight.

The explosion happened shortly after midnight on the 100 block of N. Columbus Street, near the intersection with the Arlington Blvd service road.

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After crash, neighbors again concerned about intersection near Lubber Run Community Center

By Matt Blitz

Published October 13, 2022 at 1:30PM | Updated October 13, 2022 at 4:55PM

A crash near the intersection of N. Park Drive and N. George Mason Drive (photo courtesy of David Hartogs)

(Updated, 4:55 p.m.) A recent crash has renewed concerns about an intersection near the year-old Lubber Run Community Center.

For years, the intersection of N. Park Drive and N. George Mason Drive in the Arlington Forest neighborhood has been a source of worry for neighbors. The mix of speeding, four lanes, and a lack of a traffic signal have resulted in too many vehicle crashes, residents told ARLnow.