Four Mile Run | ARLnow.com

Nauck Residents Blast County’s Handling of Four Mile Run Valley Planning, Feel ‘Ignored’ and Excluded

Published September 19, 2018 at 1:45PM

Jennie Dean Park (Staff photo)

As Arlington officials continue to chart out the future of the Four Mile Run valley, some community leaders in Nauck feel their concerns are being ignored by the county and are demanding a louder voice in the proceedings.

The county’s worked since 2016 to craft new planning documents for the area, primarily located in Nauck but touching Shirlington and other South Arlington neighborhoods as well, in a bid to guide the gradual transformation of the valley’s parks and business district. The County Board passed a “policy framework” to provide a roadmap for that process in May, and is set to sign off on a “parks master plan” for the area at its meeting this weekend.

News

BREAKING: Rescue Underway After Vehicle Runs Down Four Mile Run Embankment

By ARLnow.com

Published September 2, 2018 at 2:25PM | Updated September 2, 2018 at 3:10PM

Rescue along Four Mile Run near Columbia Pike (via Arlington County Fire Department)

Update at 3:10 p.m. — The victim has been successfully rescued from the vehicle. Tow crews will now start the process of removing the SUV from the embankment.

#Update: Patient has been successfully extricated from vehicle. Currently being evaluated by medics pic.twitter.com/xfS0Y7sfpb

News

BREAKING: Body Found in Four Mile Run

By ARLnow.com

Published September 2, 2018 at 1:50PM | Updated September 4, 2018 at 8:58AM

A body has been found in rain-swollen Four Mile Run near where it runs into the Potomac River.

First responders from Arlington, Alexandria and D.C. all responded to a report of a person in the water along the 3600 block of Potomac Avenue. The incident is currently being described as a recovery operation and investigation.

News

Sewer Bypass Work Closes Four Mile Run Trail Tomorrow

By Vernon Miles

Published August 14, 2018 at 4:45PM

Map of affected repair areas (photo via Arlington County)

A sanitary sewer realigning along S. Four Mile Run Drive will close the Four Mile Run Trail on Wednesday (Aug. 15).

Between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m., the Four Mile Run Trail will be closed between S. Troy St. and S. Joyce St. But the bypass is just the beginning of the sewer repair impact — when construction begins on a fix for the main sewer line in September, the impact will spread to the surrounding roads.

Traffic

Improvements Underway on S. Walter Reed Drive, With More Changes to Come

By Melanie Pincus

Published August 14, 2018 at 12:45PM

Planned improvements to S. Walter Reed Drive (photo via Arlington County)

S. Walter Reed Drive is slated for several changes that, among other alterations, are designed to make the roadway more pedestrian- and bicycle-friendly.

Construction kicked off last month (July) between 11th Street S. and 13th Street S. That work is scheduled to be completed later this year and primarily targets S. Walter Reed Drive’s intersection with 12th Street S., improving crosswalks and building curb extensions and new ADA-compliant curb ramps.

News

County Looking for Four Mile Run Valley Planning Feedback

By Alex Koma

Published July 31, 2018 at 10:45AM | Updated July 31, 2018 at 2:15PM

A rendering of changes in the Four Mile Run valley as part of the proposed parks master plan (via Arlington County)

With a key bit of planning work on the Four Mile Run valley in Nauck wrapped up, the county is pushing ahead with the development of additional design guidelines for parks and other features in the area.

Arlington is currently soliciting feedback on both a park master plan and an area plan to guide the valley’s future, and will accept comments on both through Aug. 20.

News

Berkeley Affordable Housing Redevelopment Earns Key Loan Changes

By Alex Koma

Published July 19, 2018 at 1:45PM

The Berkeley apartments rendering

A new affordable housing complex along Four Mile Run is moving closer to becoming a reality, now that county officials have signed off on additional financing plans for the development.

The County Board gave its final approval to more than $20 million in loans this week for the redevelopment of the Berkeley Apartments (2900 S. Glebe Road), in addition to a few policy changes that will help the project’s backers secure additional financing and kick off construction in earnest.

News

More Than 100 Cyclists Flood Columbia Pike to Advocate for Better Bike Routes

By Alex Koma

Published June 25, 2018 at 3:45PM

Cyclists hit Columbia Pike to call for better bike routes (photo courtesy of Chris Slatt)

More than 100 bicyclists hit Columbia Pike on Saturday (June 23) to draw attention to a new push to improve bike routes along the road.

The newly-formed advocacy group Sustainable Mobility for Arlington County organized the roughly two-mile-long “Bike for the Pike” protest ride, which ran down Columbia Pike from the Penrose Square Park to the intersection with with S. Four Mile Run Drive.

News

County Board Approves Four Mile Run Valley Policies, Including Contested Jennie Dean Park Changes

By Alex Koma

Published May 21, 2018 at 11:00AM | Updated May 21, 2018 at 11:29AM

Jennie Dean Park rendering, with field alignments approved by the County Board

The Arlington County Board has signed off on a new policy framework to guide the redevelopment of the Four Mile Run valley in Nauck, a long-awaited step in the lengthy planning process for the area.

The Board voted unanimously to approve the planning document Saturday (May 19), highlighted by a recommended redesign of Jennie Dean Park (3630 27th Street S.) that’s prompted fierce debate among community groups working on the issue.

News

County Board Poised to Approve Construction of Shirlington Road Improvements

By Alex Koma

Published May 16, 2018 at 9:55AM

The reconfigured intersection of S. Walter Reed Drive and Arlington Mill Drive, mirroring changes proposed for S. Four Mile Run Drive (file photo)

Some long-awaited improvements for bicyclists and pedestrians on S. Walter Reed Drive in Shirlington could soon move forward.

Arlington County has been hoping for years to add a series of new features to the road as it runs between S. Arlington Mill Drive to S. Four Mile Run Drive, and the County Board is poised to award a roughly $1.8 million contract for the construction this weekend.

News

UPDATED: Body Found Along Potomac

By ARLnow.com

Published May 15, 2018 at 8:10PM | Updated May 16, 2018 at 10:46AM

File photo

Update at 10:45 a.m. — The body of a deceased adult male was found in the Potomac River near Daingerfield Island just before 6.30 p.m. last night, according to D.C. police spokesman Dustin Sternbeck.

“MPD Harbor Patrol units were dispatched to the area of Daingerfield Island on the Potomac River to assist in the search for an alleged missing person,” Sternbeck said. “Upon arrival, we were notified that an Arlington County Fire [water rescue unit] located a deceased adult male in the water. The District’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner recovered the individual and is working to correctly identify the decedent.”

News

Morning Notes

By ARLnow.com

Published May 15, 2018 at 9:45AM | Updated May 15, 2018 at 3:39PM

Arlington Named Fittest ‘City’ in U.S. — “Arlington has been named the fittest city in America, according to the 2018 American Fitness Index ranking from the American College of Sports Medicine. The Northern Virginia jurisdiction eeked out a win over last year’s champ, Minneapolis, by just a half point, with an overall score of 77.7. Minneapolis came in second with a score of 77.2.” [Washingtonian, USA Today]

Person Rescued from High Water — Firefighters rescued someone trapped under a bridge by high water following last night’s storms. Around 9:30 p.m., firefighters responded to the 2800 block of S. Glebe Road for a possible water rescue along Four Mile Run. The victim was removed from the high water and evaluated by paramedics. [Twitter, Twitter]