April 20, 2025
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia
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Tag: Bailey’s Crossroads

Childcare center proposed for wooded lot in Bailey’s Crossroads

#Bailey's Crossroads, #children, #land use, #Planning Commission, #zoning
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Lots of  trees and stream are on the lot proposed for a childcare center. The Fairfax County Planning Commission is reviewing a request for a zoning special exception from Deyi Awadallah for a childcare center at 3212 Glen Carlyn Road in Bailey’s Crossroads. A public hearing is scheduled for March 13. A one and one-half-story … Continued

Some Bailey’s Elementary students could attend school in an office building next fall

#Bailey's Crossroads, #Evans, #Gross, #schools, #Seven Corners
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FCPS wants to retrofit this building for classrooms. At a contentious meeting at Bailey’s Elementary School Nov. 26, Fairfax County Public Schools officials outlined plans for using a vacant office building to relieve severe overcrowding at Bailey’s, beginning in September 2014. The five-story building at 6245 Leesburg Pike in Seven Corners would serve about 400 … Continued

Several options proposed for Route 7 transit study

#Bailey's Crossroads, #Seven Corners, #streetcars, #traffic, #transportation
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Heading east on Route 7, approaching the Columbia Pike intersection. The consultant working on a transit study for Route 7 has narrowed down the options, eliminating the most expensive modes like street cars and less feasible routes. Street cars don’t make sense for Route 7 because they are geared to denser, urban areas, are shorter … Continued

Fairfax County approves agreement to begin design of Columbia Pike Streetcar

#Bailey's Crossroads, #redevelopment, #streetcars, #transportation
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An artist’s conception of what the Colulmbia Pike Streetcar could look like. [Fairfax County photo] The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved an agreement with Arlington County July 30 to take the next step to plan and design the Columbia Pike Streetcar. The agreement allows the project to move forward with additional environmental planning and … Continued

Carbon monoxide sickens three Bailey’s Crossroads residents

#Bailey's Crossroads, #emergencies, #fire department, #health
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A CO detector. Three people got carbon monoxide poisoning from a faulty furnace at the Barcroft Plaza Apartments in Bailey’s Crossroads July 24, the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department reported.  One woman and one man were transported to Inova Fairfax Hospital, and another man was transported to Arlington Hospital, all for life-threatening injuries. When … Continued