Mary Hynes Pens Editorial Supporting Streetcars
A streetcar line in Crystal City is essential for keeping the area from becoming clogged with traffic as the population and workforce grows over the next 30 years, Arlington County Board Chair Mary...
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Public Feedback Requested on Pike Streetcar Plan
Arlington and Fairfax counties are teaming up to gather public comment on an analysis of alternatives to building a streetcar line on Columbia Pike. An Alternative Analysis/Environmental Analysis...
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Mother's Day Weekend -- Sunday is Mother's Day and, just in case you're the type to make last minute plans, here are some brunch ideas from around Arlington. Route 1 Streetcar Compromise? --...
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Arlington, Alexandria Compete for Federal Funds -- Alexandria's planned transit corridor along Route 1 is competing with Arlington's proposed Columbia Pike streetcar for a limited pool of federal...
Arlington Responds to Route 1 Transit Controversy
A report that Arlington backed out of an agreement with Alexandria to conduct an environmental assessment for the Route 1 transit corridor project is incorrect, according to a county government...
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Eaglets Hatched? -- Flickr pool photographer Philliefan99 says the eagles in the photo above are exhibiting behavior that suggests they have eaglets in their nest. The nest is located near Spout...
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Civic Federation Budget Proposal -- The Arlington County Civic Federation has unanimously approved its own vision for the county's budget. The Civic Federation's budget proposal would hold the...
Video: Articulated Buses on the Pike?
Critics of the Columbia Pike streetcar have been pushing the idea of articulated buses as a cheaper and more flexible alternative to streetcar service. Specifically, some critics have been...
Crystal City Streetcar May Get Built Before Pike Streetcar
There has been much discussion about the planned Columbia Pike streetcar, but there's another streetcar project in Arlington that's looking more likely to get built sooner than the Pike...
Arlington Seeking ‘Streetcar System Manager’
Arlington County is looking to hire a "Streetcar System Manager," to help with the county's $250 million Columbia Pike streetcar project. The full-time position is advertised as paying between...
County Board Candidates Strike Note of Fiscal Conservatism
The six candidates for County Board each struck a note of fiscal conservatism at local civic association debates this week. Even as Arlington has avoided the worst of the stagnant economy, fears...
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Eleventh Street Lounge to Close -- An employee says Eleventh Street Lounge in Clarendon is planning to close by the end of the month. Like its neighbor, Potomac Crossfit, Eleventh is closing to...
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Linden Resources Profiled -- Linden Resources, based on 23rd Street in Aurora Highlands, provides jobs to more than 250 people with disabilities, including disabled veterans. The company was...
DEVELOPING — Pike Streetcar Cost Soars
Late this afternoon, Arlington County revealed that the estimated cost for the proposed Columbia Pike streetcar line has increased by as much as $100 million over a 2007 cost projection. The...
William Jeffrey’s Tavern Bets Big on the Pike
William Jeffrey's Tavern, a new "eclectic American" restaurant and 16-tap watering hole on Columbia Pike, represents a huge bet on the Pike's future by three successful local...
