Tag: transportation
Demonstration planned for Jan. 16 to protest I-395 ramp near Landmark
VDOT already started the ramp project. A group of residents of the Landmark area is planning a demonstration next Wednesday, Jan. 16, to protest the construction of a ramp on Interstate 395 at Turkeycock Run. The event takes place at 11 a.m. at Stevenson Avenue, between the highway and the Landmark Mews community, where VDOT … Continued
Express bus service from Burke to Tysons starts Jan. 14
A Fairfax Connector bus. The Fairfax County Department of Transportation (FCDOT) is inviting the public to a ribbon-cutting ceremony Jan. 12 to preview a new Express Connector bus service on the beltway express lanes from the Burke Centre VRE station to Tysons Corner. The event takes place at the Burke Centre station, 10399 Premier Court, … Continued
Landmark area residents organize effort to oppose I-395 ramp
I-95 as viewed from the site of the proposed ramp. Some of these trees have been cut down since this picture was taken in 2011. People who live in several housing developments next to the forthcoming flyover ramp on Interstate 395 in the Landmark area are up in arms about the dangerously high air pollution … Continued
Kory, Marsden address gun control at Town Hall
Del. Kory and Sen. Marsden speak at a Town Hall Meeting. The tragic school shooting in Newtown, Conn., Dec. 14 has drawn renewed attention to the issue of gun control, but isn’t likely to lead to more restrictive gun laws in Virginia this session, said Del. Kaye Kory. It will change the conversation, though added … Continued
Beltway Express Lanes open
The view north from Gallows Road. As the top picture shows (taken from the Gallows Road overpass at about 8:30 a.m. Nov. 19), the beltway was flowing smoothly at that particular point in time, and very few cars were on the Express Lanes on the left. This morning was the first rush hour since the … Continued
Gov. McDonnell: Beltway Express Lanes will relieve gridlock
The beltway as seen from the Gallows Road overpass in Annandale. The opening of the Express Lanes on the beltway, Saturday, Nov. 17, at 2 a.m., ushers in a new era of transportation in the Annandale area. For the first time, beltway drivers will have to decide whether it’s worth paying a toll to drive … Continued
Commercial trucks parked all over Annandale are annoying but not illegal
Trucks on Daniels Avenue in Annandale. The side streets and service roads of central Annandale are often lined with large commercial trucks. They take up parking spaces for people trying to visit restaurants and shops and they make walking around less pleasant, but they aren’t illegal. There are restrictions for parking large trucks in residential … Continued
Beltway Express Lanes could open as early as Nov. 17
The Gallows Road overpass a couple of months ago. The new “Express Lanes” on the beltway could open as early as Nov. 17, the Virginia Department of Transportation announced Oct. 31. Drivers on the Express Lanes are charged a toll for a faster driving experience. The 14-mile stretch of the beltway with the Express Lanes … Continued
Transportation funding: Lots of complaints, few solutions
Little River Turnpike in Annandale. At the final meeting of the Board of Supervisors’ outreach sessions on transportation funding last night, residents of the Braddock District had plenty to complain about but offered few solutions on how Fairfax County should pay for road improvements. Here’s a sampling of citizens’ comments: The county shouldn’t be paying … Continued
Mason District residents weigh in on transportation funding
By Roger Hoskin and Carol Turner Mason District residents offered some creative solutions to Fairfax County officials Oct. 1 at a lively community outreach meeting on transportation funding. There’s a $3 billion deficit, so the county is holding a series of meeting to determine how local residents feel about the possibility of new taxes to … Continued
Tysons Corner redevelopment plan incorporates environmental elements
The McLean Metro station on Chain Bridge Road, one of four stations under construction in Tyson’s Corner. Most of the attention on the Tysons Corner redevelopment plan focuses on the Metro Silver line, expected to open in 2014, and the many mixed-use projects that have been proposed, but the plan also would incorporate several environmentally … Continued
Community meetings address tax options for funding transportation
Biesiadny Fairfax County can no longer county on state funding for transportation projects to relieve congestion. The county needs $3 billion over the next 10 years, while state funding has dropped to zero and federal funding for transportation has been allocated through 2018. So the county either has to come up with a new revenue … Continued
Community input sought on how to pay for transportation as state funding runs out
Fairfax County will be holding a series of community outreach meetings over the next couple of months to explore what the public thinks should be done about paying for transportation in light of diminished state funding.Various options are on the table, including a meals tax. The meeting for Mason District residents will be Oct. 1, … Continued
Beltway toll lanes expected to open by the end of the year
The Gallows Road exit on the beltway. If you’re one of those people vowing to never pay to drive on the beltway or feel the new Express lanes (they’re not called HOT lanes anymore) promote a class system, with the affluent able to pay for a less-congested trip, the companies developing the new system want … Continued
Task Force begins work on planning future of Seven Corners
County planner Bernie Suchicital (left) addresses the Seven Corners Task Force. Twelve local residents and business people selected for the Seven Corners Land Use and Transportation Task Force met for the first time Sept. 11 to figure out how they will operate over the next few months as they develop recommendations on how the area … Continued