Groundbreaking for I-395 Project — “Arlington County officials and representatives from VDOT and the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority broke ground Wednesday on a $19.9 million project to improve bike and pedestrian access at the Boundary Channel Drive and I-395 interchange.” [Patch]
Ribbon Cutting for Affordable Apartments — “The Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing (APAH) recently marked the grand opening of Lucille and Bruce Terwilliger Place, the nonprofit developer’s new affordable-housing development and new home to American Legion Post 139 in the Virginia Square neighborhood. APAH was joined by its partners, funders, supporters and the U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs to cut the ribbon and commemorate the building’s opening.” [Sun Gazette]
Oktoberfest Event Postponed — “National Landing Oktoberfest has been POSTPONED to Saturday, October 22 due to inclement weather in the forecast on Saturday, October 1.” [Twitter]
Pedestrian Crash Stats in Arlington — A new stats compilation by a law firm lists a number of Arlington neighborhoods as being in the top 25 for the highest number of pedestrian crashes in Virginia from 2015-2022. Among them, in order, from most crashes: Clarendon, Ballston, North Rosslyn, Columbia Pike corridor, Crystal City, Wilson Blvd corridor and Courthouse. [ALXnow]
Pupatella Expanding to Capitol Hill — From the Washington Business Journal’s Michael Neibauer: “Permit issued to build out @PupatellaPizza Capitol Hill, 301 Massachusetts Ave. NE. Restaurant and bar totaling 4,020sf, with seats on the first, second and third floors. Total occupancy of 115.” [Twitter]
It’s Thursday — Partly cloudy throughout the day. High of 68 and low of 51. Sunrise at 7:04 am and sunset at 6:56 pm. [Weather.gov]