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After Pedestrian Crash, Neighbors Turn Up the Pressure in Fight for Bluemont Road Improvements

Published July 26, 2018 at 1:45PM

After a man was struck by a car in the middle of a Bluemont intersection, some of his neighbors see new urgency for their years-long effort to force the county to improve conditions for pedestrians in the area.

County police say Eric Larsen was crossing N. Carlin Springs Road near its intersection with N. Edison Street early in the morning last Monday (July 16), when a car slammed into him. Larsen was taken to George Washington University hospital with non-life threatening injuries, and neighbors say he’s still recovering from some broken bones caused by the crash.

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Van Buren Bridge Reopens, Complete with New Walkway

By Alex Koma

Published July 26, 2018 at 11:45AM

Existing Van Buren Bridge

The Van Buren Bridge near the East Falls Church Metro station is back open after months of renovation work, complete with a new walkway for cyclists and pedestrians.

The city of Falls Church had been working since last fall to repair and widen the bridge, located near where N. Van Buren Street intersects with 18th Street N. and running over Benjamin Banneker Park.

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County Could Speed Up Design Work on Army Navy Country Club Access Road

By Alex Koma

Published July 13, 2018 at 9:45AM | Updated July 13, 2018 at 10:09AM

County officials seem to have found some money to speed up design work on an access road to link the Arlington View neighborhood to Army Navy Drive.

County Manager Mark Schwartz initially proposed some hefty delays for the project, which is set to stretch across a section of the Army Navy Country Club, in his proposed 10-year plan for county construction efforts. Under his proposal, design work on the effort wouldn’t even start until fiscal year 2027, with construction set for 2029.

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County Plans to Replace Brick Crosswalks With ‘High-Visibility’ Markings

By Alex Koma

Published June 26, 2018 at 2:45PM

Brick crosswalks in Arlington are a thing of the past — as the county works to make crossings easier to maintain and to see.

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County Picks Three Troublesome Intersections for Improvements

By Alex Koma

Published June 14, 2018 at 4:15PM

6th Street S. at S. Adams Street (via Arlington County)

Three troublesome intersections across Arlington are now set for some improvements, as part of the county’s “Neighborhood Complete Streets” program.

The county revealed yesterday (Wednesday) that it has chosen a trio of intersections for “pilot projects” of the program, which is designed to fund a whole host of local road projects in areas plagued by frequent accidents. In the coming months, workers will start construction at:

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Planners Nearing Final Designs for Complex Long Bridge Overhaul

By Alex Koma

Published June 8, 2018 at 1:45PM

(Updated at 1:55 p.m.) Transportation planners have nearly finalized designs for a long-awaited effort to overhaul Virginia’s only railroad connection to D.C.

Officials from Virginia, D.C. and an alphabet soup’s worth of federal agencies have spent years working on plans to replace the Long Bridge — which runs roughly parallel to the 14th Street Bridge — and improve rail capacity over the Potomac River.

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Army Navy Country Club Access Road Set for Lengthy Delay Due to County Funding Woes

By Alex Koma

Published June 6, 2018 at 1:45PM

Construction work on an access road crossing a portion of Army Navy Country Club could be pushed back by nearly a decade, as Arlington grapples with a funding squeeze impacting transportation projects.

County Manager Mark Schwartz’s proposed Capital Improvement Plan calls for engineering work on the project, which is designed to link the Arlington View neighborhood to Army Navy Drive, to start by fiscal year 2027 with construction kicking off two years later. The county has long expected to start design work for the project by fiscal year 2020, with work to begin in 2022.

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Arlington Police Issued At Least 18 Jaywalking-Related Citations in 2017

By Bridget Reed Morawski

Published April 6, 2018 at 3:00PM

Arlington County may be known as a generally pedestrian-friendly place, but you can get ticketed for jaywalking here.

At least 18 citations were issued in 2017 for common pedestrian code violations, according to the Arlington County Police Department.

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Crystal City Pedestrian Tunnel To Eventually Close

By Bridget Reed Morawski

Published March 22, 2018 at 9:45AM

Crystal City pedestrian tunnel

The pedestrian tunnel that crosses Route 1 in Crystal City will eventually be removed as part of the 23rd Street alignment project, though a scheduled closing has not been set.

The project, which is several years out, will “accommodate redevelopment on the east and west intersections of 23rd Street S. between Crystal Drive and S. Clark-Bell Street” in two phases. (Clark and Bell streets are also being realigned and merged into one.)

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Construction Underway on Courthouse Pedestrian Safety Improvements

By ARLnow.com

Published March 7, 2018 at 9:45AM

Crews are starting construction this week on changes to an intersection in Courthouse.

The $640,000 project is intended to provide pedestrian safety improvements at the intersection of Clarendon Blvd and 15th Street N. One major change is the removal of a slip lane.

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County Board Approves Additional Funds for N. Lynn Street Esplanade

By Bridget Reed Morawski

Published February 28, 2018 at 2:45PM | Updated February 28, 2018 at 3:18PM

Cars and bicyclists fight for space at Lee Highway and N. Lynn Street.

The Arlington County Board approved $1.4 million in additional funding for the N. Lynn Street and Lee Highway esplanade and safety enhancement project.

The Virginia Department of Transportation came to county officials with a cost estimate significantly higher than the initial $7.95 million price tag, which was approved by the Board in December 2016.

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Crystal City-Airport Pedestrian Connection Feasible, Study Finds

By Bridget Reed Morawski

Published February 22, 2018 at 4:30PM

A Crystal City to Reagan National Airport pedestrian connection is feasible, according to a study conducted by the Crystal City Business Improvement District.

The study, released today (Thursday), determined that the connection would allow most Crystal City residents and employees to walk to the airport within approximately 15 minutes. The connection would link the airport’s terminal B/C parking garage with a JBG Smith private office building complex on Crystal Drive near 20th Street S.