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Proposed bus service reductions in North Arlington draw mixed reactions as county looks to attract riders

By Jo DeVoe
An Arlington Transit (ART) bus outside the Ballston Metro station (staff photo)

To generate some savings in its new budget, Arlington County is targeting low-performing bus routes in North Arlington.

It proposes axing one route between Courthouse and Ballston, along Lorcom Lane, that saw just 2.1 passengers per hour in the 2023 fiscal year (ART 62) for a savings of $348,613. Two bus routes — ART 61 and 53, serving the Ft. Myer and Radnor Heights neighborhoods and the Ballston to East Falls Church Metro stations — saw just 3.4 and 4.3 passengers per hour, respectively could be combined for a savings of $316,940.

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NEW: Body found in Potomac near Key Bridge

By ARLnow.com
Sunset over the Key Bridge and Potomac River in early September 2021 (Staff Photo by Jay Westcott)

A body has been found in the waters north of the Key Bridge, according to D.C. Fire and EMS.

Arlington County firefighters assisted their D.C. counterparts in what was originally a water rescue, after a person was seen floating in the Potomac. It later deemed to be a recovery operation when the person was found deceased.

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Neighborhoods push for solutions to curb speeding on 2nd Street S.

By Jo DeVoe
Pedestrians and cyclists on 2nd Street S. (via Google Maps)

Penrose and Arlington Heights residents say a heavily trafficked road through their neighborhoods needs more speeding enforcement and traffic calming measures.

From Washington Blvd to Glebe Road, 2nd Street S. has seen several crashes over the last decade, including a 2012 crash at S. Wayne Street that sent three to the hospital to a fatal pedestrian crash near S. Old Glebe Road in 2022.

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Morning Notes

By ARLnow.com
Surveillance camera in Pentagon City (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

Initial Work on HQ2 Phase 2 — “Clark Construction plans to begin installing utilities for PenPlace, the second phase of Amazon’s HQ2, which remains delayed but, we’re told, not scaled back. Work on South Fern Street, South Eads Street and 12th Street South in Arlington will begin March 18 and continue through April, according to a Monday construction update email from Clark. Amazon… wouldn’t say when construction would start or when the project would deliver.” [Washington Business Journal]

Local Motorcyclist Killed — “A 19-year-old man from Arlington died Sunday night (March 10) after reportedly crashing into a sedan while riding his motorcycle in Bailey’s Crossroads. Officers responded to the intersection of Leesburg Pike (Route 7) and Glen Carlyn Drive at 11:10 p.m. on Sunday for a crash involving a 1996 Yamaha motorcycle and a 2000 Acura sedan.” [FFXnow, Patch]

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JUST IN: Local acupuncturist’s December death ruled a homicide

By ARLnow.com
Arlington County police car (staff photo)

An East Falls Church woman was killed by her husband in December in a murder-suicide, Arlington County police announced today.

Maria T. MacKnight worked as an acupuncturist, according to her website. Police say she and her husband, Gregory Cunningham, both died of “intentional carbon monoxide poisoning” in early December, at their house on N. Powhatan Street.

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Arlington’s Culpepper Garden senior living community gets $2 million federal grant

By James Jarvis
Culpepper Garden senior living center (Staff Photo by Jay Westcott)

(Updated at 3/13/24) A senior living community in Arlington is set to receive significant new support from the federal government.

Congress passed an appropriations bill last week that, among other things, allocated $2 million to Culpepper Garden, Arlington’s sole low-income senior retirement community. It’s home to 365 seniors aged 62 and older.

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Several Langston Blvd intersections could get $1.5M in traffic signal and safety upgrades

By Dan Egitto
A map of the Langston Boulevard Intelligent Transportation Systems project (via Arlington County)

Traffic signal upgrades and more pedestrian-friendly crosswalks may be coming to several Langston Blvd intersections.

The Arlington County Board on Saturday is slated to consider a $1.5 million contract for improvements to the intersections of Langston Blvd at N. Adams Street, N. Cleveland Street and Spout Run Pkwy.

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County Board to consider lowering speed limits on five arterial roads north of Route 50

By Jo DeVoe
Pedestrian crossings at an uncontrolled intersection at Military Road and Vacation Lane (via Google Maps)

Five arterial streets north of Route 50 could see their speed limits drop from 30 to 25 mph.

This weekend, the Arlington County Board is set to authorize public hearings to lower speed limits along these roads, which have “high volumes of pedestrian crossings and higher density land development,” a county report says.

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Morning Notes

By ARLnow.com
Along Columbia Pike (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

Home Buying Blues — “Arlington, Virginia, is one of the most competitive housing markets in the country. And one of the most expensive. Even house hunters with a comfortable home-buying budget who are looking in Arlington are finding it is not easy to buy there. In January, active inventory, or the number of homes for sale in Arlington County, represented just a 0.74-month’s supply, one of the tightest markets anywhere in the country.” [WTOP]

APS Teacher of the Year — “Danielle Day of Washington-Liberty High School has been named Arlington Public Schools’ teacher of the year. Day is a special-education teacher, the lead teacher of the Secondary Program for Students with Autism and the Special Education Department co-chair at Washington-Liberty. Born and raised in Arlington, she began her 11-year career with APS as an after-school aide at the Shriver Program.” [Gazette Leader]

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Video: Off-duty officer jumps into action to help detain combative theft suspect

By ARLnow.com
Suspect struggling with police officer as off-duty officer stops to help out (courtesy Dave Statter)

A wild incident involving a theft suspect in Pentagon City over the weekend was caught on camera.

It happened around 1:45 p.m. on Saturday, a block away from the Pentagon Centre shopping center. Police say a 31-year-old man stole items from a nearby store and then tried to fight an officer who tried to take him into custody.

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