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Preparations continue for planned traffic signal near Lubber Run Community Center

Published March 7, 2024 at 11:30AM

Interim improvements to N. Park and N. George Mason Drive as of March 2024 (staff photo by Savannah Taffe)

Arlington County aims to begin construction on a new traffic light at a crash-prone intersection near Barrett Elementary School this summer.

The county expects to complete the installation of the 4-way traffic signal — at N. Park Drive and N. George Mason Drive, in front of the Lubber Run Community Center — by the end of 2024. The intersection in the Arlington Forest neighborhood will also get curb extensions on all corners, increased street lighting and marked crosswalks, according to the county.

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County looks to curb crashes caused by fast left turns with new pilot program

By Jo DeVoe

Published March 6, 2024 at 3:55PM | Updated March 6, 2024 at 5:13PM

Renderings of hardened center lines (courtesy Arlington County)

This spring, drivers may notice the county testing out a new road treatment to reduce speeding through left turns.

In the next month or two, the county will start installing small raised bumps called hardened centerlines along the yellow centerline at five local intersections. That’s according to Christine Baker, who coordinates Arlington’s Vision Zero efforts, which aim to eliminate road deaths and serious injuries by 2030.

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Proposal to redevelop Goodwill on Glebe Road enters home stretch

By Jo DeVoe

Published February 22, 2024 at 10:45AM | Updated February 22, 2024 at 12:32PM

A February rendering of the proposed Goodwill redevelopment (courtesy AHC)

(Updated at 12:30 p.m.) Arlington County is home to one of the busiest Goodwill donation centers in the country and this location, on S. Glebe Road, is now being teed up for redevelopment.

Last week, Planning Commission members recommended the Arlington County Board approve plans from Goodwill and affordable housing partner AHC to redevelop its storefront with a 6-story building consisting of a new retail and donation center, 128 units of affordable housing and space for a child care center.

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VDOT proposes several changes to make Glebe Road safer between Columbia Pike and I-66

By Dan Egitto

Published February 7, 2024 at 9:30AM

An intersection along the stretch of Glebe Road that may be getting safety upgrades (via Arlington County)

Wider sidewalks, additional turning lanes and changes to bus stops are part of a newly released plan to make a busy stretch of Glebe Road safer.

The Virginia Department of Transportation on Monday announced possible changes to 2.4 miles of Glebe Road between Columbia Pike and I-66.

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New pilot program could bring lower speeds, more space for pedestrians and cyclists to three sidewalk-less streets

By Jo DeVoe

Published December 6, 2023 at 1:45PM | Updated December 6, 2023 at 2:02PM

S. Lynn Street and 20th Street S. (via Google Maps)

Sometime next year, three residential streets in Arlington without sidewalks could get upgrades to allow for safer pedestrian and cyclist use.

To help address demonstrated safety and access issues on S. Lynn Street, N. Wakefield Street and 12th Street S., Arlington County’s Neighborhood Complete Streets Program is considering piloting “shared streets.”

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County Board poised to allocate funding for more upgrades to Bluemont Junction Trail

By James Jarvis

Published September 21, 2023 at 1:30PM

Bluemont Junction Trail (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

This weekend, the Arlington County Board is set to consider a proposal to funnel nearly $400,000 into the second phase of the Bluemont Junction Trail safety project.

Phase 2 includes moving and updating three trail connectors to be accessible to people with disabilities and improving cyclist and pedestrian intersections between the W&OD Trail and the Four Mile Run Trail on both sides of Wilson Blvd, per a county report.

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County poised to require drivers to come to a full stop for pedestrians in crosswalks

By Jo DeVoe

Published September 20, 2023 at 3:30PM

A runner uses a rapid flashing beacon to cross N. Park Drive (staff photo)

The Arlington County Board is set to update the rules of the road to align with a new state law aimed at improving pedestrian safety.

This weekend, the Board is set to enact changes to local ordinances requiring drivers to stop for pedestrians in crosswalks. These changes were advertised this summer.

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Plans for DCA pedestrian bridge take shape, as more public input sought

By Jo DeVoe

Published August 21, 2023 at 3:30PM

CC2DCA preferred alternative and limits of land disturbance (via Arlington County)

Plans to build the future pedestrian bridge from Crystal City to National Airport are firming up.

A new report outlines the impact the bridge could have on the environment. It also details how the project will relate to separate plans to redo roadways and add more parking, new car rental facility and office space.

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Pair of projects to improve pedestrian accessibility in parts of Arlington

By ARLnow.com

Published July 14, 2023 at 1:45PM

Portion of S. Irving Street set for sidewalk improvements (via Google Maps)

The pedestrian experience is set to improve in nearly a dozen spots across the county.

The Arlington County Board this weekend is expected to approve two projects for accessibility improvements, along the Rosslyn-Ballston corridor and in three residential neighborhoods.

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Drivers may be required to stop for longer while pedestrians cross the road

By Jo DeVoe

Published July 12, 2023 at 1:30PM

A runner uses a rapid flashing beacon to cross N. Park Drive (staff photo)

In a bid to increase pedestrian safety, Arlington County may require drivers stay stopped for longer at crosswalks.

The Arlington County Board is set to consider on Saturday changing its code so that drivers will have to stop when a pedestrian enters an adjacent travel lane and heads their way. Currently, drivers need only yield right of way when a pedestrian enters their lane.

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Ballston Holiday Inn redevelopment proposal reaches Arlington County Board

By Jo DeVoe

Published July 11, 2023 at 1:30PM

Renderings of 4600 Fairfax Drive (via Arlington County)

Redevelopment plans for a Holiday Inn and office building in Ballston are headed to the Arlington County Board for approval.

The developers, Hoffman & Associates and Snell Properties, intend to replace the hotel (4600 Fairfax Drive) and Arlington Center Building (4610 Fairfax Drive) with a seven-story, 432-unit apartment building and two five-story, 15-unit buildings.

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New bridge over Lubber Run to replace two destroyed in 2019 flooding

By Hallie LeTendre

Published June 9, 2023 at 9:30AM

The bridge over Four Mile Run near Glencarlyn Park is closed (via Gillian Burgess/Twitter)

Arlington County is working on a replacement for the two bridges over Lubber Run destroyed in severe flash flooding four years ago.

The Arlington County Board is set to discuss a $360,000 construction contract for a new pedestrian bridge at its meeting this weekend.