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Published April 2, 2013 at 8:10PM | Updated July 12, 2017 at 1:26PM

The wreck happened just before 7:00 p.m. at the intersection of Columbia Pike and S. Queen Street. According to Metro spokesman Dan Stessel, a driver in a white Kia pulled out from Queen Street in front of a 16G Metrobus heading eastbound on the Pike. The bus and the car collided head-on, police said. The Kia then spun around and made contact with another vehicle heading westbound on the Pike, causing minor damage.

Firefighters had to extricate the adult female driver and adult male passenger from the Kia. They were transported to George Washington University Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to Arlington County Police spokesman Dustin Sternbeck.

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Pike Super Stop to Be Featured on CNN

By ARLnow.com

Published April 1, 2013 at 4:15PM | Updated April 2, 2013 at 11:23AM

Prototype "Super Stop" bus stop at Columbia Pike and Walter Reed Drive (file photo)

Update on 4/2/13 — The CNN video is now online.

A CNN crew was on Columbia Pike today, shooting a news report on the controversial “Super Stop” bus stop at Walter Reed Drive.

News

County ‘Reassessing’ Super Stop Design, Cost

By ARLnow.com

Published March 29, 2013 at 10:35AM

The announcement comes following a public outcry about the cost of the first Super Stop, at the corner of Columbia Pike and Walter Reed Drive. As first reported by ARLnow.com, the prototype bus stop — which offers amenities like lighting, heating and an electronic display that shows when the next buses are coming — cost more than $1 million to build.

While county officials blamed the high cost and construction delays on various factors — it was the first of its kind, its construction was managed by WMATA, etc. — the amount budgeted for the remaining 23 stops in the planned Columbia Pike Super Stop network suggests a still-high per-stop cost of around $900,000.

News

Two Alarm Apartment Fire Closes Lanes on Columbia Pike

By Katie Pyzyk

Published March 28, 2013 at 9:45PM | Updated March 28, 2013 at 11:38PM

Firefighters are packing up and leaving the scene of a two alarm apartment fire on the 3400 block of Carlyn Hill Drive, along the Arlington/Fairfax border.

The call came in a little before 8:00 p.m. for a fire in an apartment on the third floor of the residential building. Firefighters managed to contain it to that one apartment.

News

Two Streetcar Groups Issue Statements

By Katie Pyzyk

Published March 28, 2013 at 1:44PM

At a Wednesday night townhall meeting, residents joined the County Board in a sometimes heated discussion about bringing streetcars to Crystal City and Columbia Pike. Two opposing local organizations are also sounding off on the issue.

Following the townhall, John Snyder, president of the pro-streetcar group Arlington Streetcar Now, issued the following statement:

News

Six Hospitalized in Orme Street Duplex Fire

By ARLnow.com

Published March 23, 2013 at 12:15PM | Updated March 23, 2013 at 3:33PM

The fire, which was was reported just before 11:00 a.m., started on the first floor of the duplex, according to Arlington County Fire Department spokesman Capt. Gregg Karl.

Six individuals, including several children, were transported to the hospital for smoke inhalation.

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Bikeshare Expanding to Columbia Pike

By Katie Pyzyk

Published March 22, 2013 at 9:40AM

Arlington County Board Chair Walter Tejada is scheduled cut the ceremonial ribbon at the event and help to launch the 2013 expansion wave, which includes 33 new stations around Columbia Pike and Shirlington. Last year’s expansion focused on the Rosslyn-Ballston corridor. The full list of planned stations is available online.

The station also marks another milestone — it’s the 200th in the Capital Bikeshare system.

Opinion

The Right Note: Questions to Ask at the Trolley Forum

By Mark Kelly

Published March 21, 2013 at 3:00PM

The Right Note is a weekly opinion column by published on Thursdays. The views and opinions expressed in the column are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of ARLnow.com.

1) Will there be a dedicated lane for the trolley?

News

County: Pike Super Stop Project on Track

By ARLnow.com

Published March 20, 2013 at 5:20PM

The project will ultimately construct a network of 24 enhanced “Super Stop” bus stops along Columbia Pike, featuring real-time bus arrival screens, lighting, heating and a modern design. Arlington County officials briefed the County Board on the status of the project at its meeting yesterday (Tuesday) afternoon, following a minor public outcry about the over $1 million construction cost of the first stop.

(The county funded just over $200,000 of the construction budget, with the rest coming from state and federal sources.)

News

Cost of New Bus Stop: $1 Million

By ARLnow.com

Published March 18, 2013 at 2:00PM | Updated April 1, 2013 at 4:11PM

The new prototype “Super Stop” at the corner of Columbia Pike and Walter Reed Drive cost $575,000 for construction and fabrication and $440,000 for construction management and special inspections, according to Arlington County Department of Environmental Services spokeswoman Shannon Whalen McDaniel.

Of the $1 million cost, just over $200,000 was paid for by the county, with the rest coming from VDOT, Whalen McDaniel said.

News

Pike Sports Bar Denied Karaoke

By ARLnow.com

Published March 18, 2013 at 11:20AM

The establishment, which is located in a strip mall at the corner of Columbia Pike and Glebe Road, was seeking a renewal of its entertainment permit, to allow it to continue to host karaoke nights. Neighboring civic associations, the police department and Virginia ABC all opposed the renewal due to concerns about crime.

In a report to the Board, county staff said Sports House Grill has “had numerous [county] reviews and a consistently high number of police calls.”

Opinion

The Right Note: Trolley FOIA Follow-Up

By Mark Kelly

Published March 14, 2013 at 3:00PM

The Right Note is a weekly opinion column by published on Thursdays. The views and opinions expressed in the column are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of ARLnow.com.

According to Virginia law, a public body may make “reasonable charges for its actual cost” and may not charge for any “extraneous, intermediary or surplus fees or expenses” related to producing a response to a FOIA request.