April 19, 2025
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia
Pinecrest School

Tag: transportation

School year starts with some big changes

#schools, #transportation
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Students get a warm welcome at Justice High School. Some big changes awaited Fairfax County public school students as they headed off for the first day of school Aug. 26: All high school students will get laptops, a new app will let parents track children’s school bus, and some students will get free school meals … Continued

Detours and delays expected at Seven Corners intersection this weekend

#infrastructure, #Seven Corners, #traffic, #transportation, #VDOT

The Virginia Department of Transportation urges drivers to avoid the Seven Corners intersection next weekend, as workers will be demolishing the Wilson Boulevard bridge deck and installing a new deck. Eastbound and westbound Route 50 (Arlington Boulevard) at the Route 7 (Leesburg Pike) interchange and eastbound Wilson Boulevard (Route 613) between the eastbound Route 50 … Continued

Transportation funding approved for projects in the West End of Alexandria

#Alexandria, #Landmark, #transportation
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The Commonwealth Transportation Board has awarded more than $150 million to the City of Alexandria, including: $57.2 million for the design and construction of infrastructure for a bus rapid transit (BRT) line in the Alexandria’s West End, along with pedestrian and bicycle facilities and streetscape improvements, as well as buses, and   $6.3 million to improve … Continued

Make way for e-scooters

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E-scooters spotted in Seven Corners several month ago.  You can expect to see a lot more electric scooters in Fairfax County, as the City of Fairfax has recently launched a pilot program allowing app-based dockless e-scooters, along with other “shared mobility devices” like bicycles. The City of Fairfax authorized the Lime, Bird, and Spin e-scooter … Continued

Planning Commission defers decision on Lincolnia

#land use, #Lincolnia, #Planning Commission, #redevelopment, #retail, #transportation
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The Plaza at Landmark on Little River Turnpike. Members of the Fairfax County Planning Commission expressed some concerns about the final report on Phase 3 of the Lincolnia Planning District Study, which was presented at a hearing June 26. Specifically, commissioners said the plan should have stronger language on affordable housing and questioned why the … Continued

Fairfax County gets grant for autonomous shuttle

#transit, #transportation
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Olli, an autonomous vehicle operates along National Harbor Boulevard in Prince George’s County, Md. [Jordan Pascale/WAMU] The Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation has approved a $250,000 grant for Fairfax County for an autonomous electric shuttle pilot program, tentatively planned to run between the Mosaic District and the Dunn Loring-Merrifield Metro Station. This would … Continued

Electric vehicle charging station under construction at Seven Corners Target

#cars, #infrastructure, #Seven Corners, #transportation
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Six electric vehicle charging stations are being installed in the Target parking lot on Arlington Boulevard in Seven Corners. They are expected to be fully operational by the end of June. The stations are part of an electric vehicle charging network owned and managed by Electrify America, a subsidiary of Volkswagen Group of America. VW … Continued

Permit program would allow certain residents to ignore turn restrictions

#Board of Supervisors, #traffic, #transportation
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Old Columbia Pike at Downing Street. If you live in one of the two Mason District neighborhoods where no-left-turn signs ban cut-through traffic, you might be able to get some relief. Left-turn restrictions were implemented years ago – at the request of residents – to prevent rush-hour drivers from cutting through neighborhoods. The problem, however, … Continued

Sleepy Hollow Road residents not convinced of need for sidewalks

#infrastructure, #pedestrians, #transportation
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Mason Supervisor Penny Gross and Fairfax County Department of Transportation Director Tom Biesiadny address a meeting on the Sleepy Hollow sidewalk project. Despite a series of changes to make the proposed Sleepy Hollow Road Walkway Project more palatable to residents, several people angrily denounced the project at a community meeting April 22. Among their complaints: … Continued

Roads in Bailey’s Crossroads scheduled for repaving

#Bailey's Crossroads, #biking, #infrastructure, #transportation, #VDOT
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The roads in red in this area of Bailey’s Crossroads are on VDOT’s road paving schedule.  The Virginia Department of Transportation’s 2019 road paving and restriping program in Mason District will focus mostly on the Falls Church, Bailey’s Crossroads, and Bren Mar Park areas. See the VDOT map for specific roads. VDOT staff will explain … Continued