Tag: transportation
Mason BRAC Task Force agrees on transportation priorities
The Mason District BRAC-133 Task Force has completed its ranking of proposed road improvements to alleviate traffic congestion caused by the new Department of Defense complex at the Mark Center. At its Nov. 1 meeting, the group agreed on these three top priorities: Reduce weaving on Beauregard Street, southbound from North Chambliss Street to Route … Continued
FX CO to explore long-term transit options
Fairfax County will begin working on a countywide study in January to explore transit options for all the major corridors for the next 30 years. The county’s current transit plan, developed in 1990, covers such major corridors as Route 66, the Fairfax County Parkway, the Dulles toll road, and the beltway. The new plan will … Continued
Gross and Feld offer opposing views on the state of Mason District
Penny Gross and David Feld have very different perspectives on the state of Mason District. Feld, the Republican candidate hoping to unseat Gross, says the commercial centers of Annandale, Bailey’s Crossroads and Seven Corners are in dire need of revitalization, as redevelopment investment bypasses this part of the county. “We are not getting our share … Continued
Bus knocks down utility pole on Columbia Pike in Annandale
A 16A Metrobus crashed into a utility pole on Columbia Pike in front of Bloom at about 9:10 p.m., knocking down power lines. Columbia Pike is closed between Evergreen Lane and John Marr Drive, as there are live wires in the street. According to police, the road will remain closed for about 12 hours. There … Continued
Task force weighs road improvements to address BRAC-related traffic congestion
I-395 at Seminary Road with the BRAC complex in the background The Mason District BRAC-133 Task Force will prioritize a list of road projects aimed at alleviating congestion near the Mark Center complex at its next meeting on Nov. 1. The task force has already agreed on two projects, which have been given the go-head by … Continued
Mark Center employees being phased in over next few months
If you regularly drive near the new BRAC-133 Mark Center buildings at the Seminary Road exit on Interstate 95, is the traffic worse than it used to be? So far 2,200 Department of Defense employees have moved into that complex, the city of Alexandria reports. Another 2,500 employees are scheduled to move in by Dec. 31 and … Continued
Kory’s Report from Richmond: Should I-95 become a toll road?
By Del. Kaye Kory The good news is that Virginia may be one step closer to improving the traffic flow on Interstate 95. The Federal Highway Administration has granted Virginia preliminary authority to charge tolls on vehicles entering Virginia from North Carolina and presumably at other points along the route. The bad news is that … Continued
Traffic calming proposal ignites passions on both sides of issue
Ravenwood Park residents debate the merits of speed tables at a meeting at JEB Stuart High School. A meeting of the Ravenwood Park Citizens Association (RPCA) Monday evening to discuss a proposal for “traffic calming devices” on Patrick Henry Drive was anything but calm. Several local residents who opposed the devices repeatedly yelled during the … Continued
Lincolnia Hills opposes bus route changes
Residents of the Lincolnia Hills/Heywood Glen community are unhappy with a proposal by the Washington Area Metropolitan Transit Authority to change the routes for the 7X and 7W buses, making them much less direct. The bus routes would be be redirected to serve the new Mark Center Transit Station at the BRAC-133 project, which is … Continued
Seven Corners transit center to open in 2011
The new transit center under construction at the Seven Corners Shopping Center should be completed by the end of the year. The $1.5 million facility will have three bus bays and six shelters for bus riders, a bus layover area, and bicycle facilities and is expected to improve traffic flow. Funding comes from the federal … Continued
Annandale rated average on ‘walkability’
So Bailey’s Crossroads and Tysons Corner are more “walkable” than Annandale? Really? We would think none of them are particularly pedestrian friendly. But a company called Walk Score gave Annandale a walkability rating of 50, compared with 67 for Bailey’s Crossroads and 67 for Tysons Corner. In fact, Bailey’s Crossroads, Tysons Corner, and Arlington, also … Continued
VA governor forms task force to manage BRAC traffic issues
The first wave of 6,000 Department of Defense workers will move into the Mark Center this week, and Gov. Bob McDonnell’s response is the establishment of a task force and traffic management plan for I-395, he announced Aug. 8. The task force will: • Monitor traffic flow and quickly adjust surrounding traffic signals to changing … Continued
VDOT plans I-395 HOT lanes off-ramp between Edsall and 236 exits
Stevenson Avenue with I-395 on the left and Landmark Mews on the right Residents of Landmark Mews have some serious concerns about plans to build a HOT lane off-ramp parallel to Stevenson Avenue, which is between I-395 and their community. Landmark Mews is in the Alexandria section of Fairfax County’s Mason District. At a community meeting last … Continued
Bike crashes on the rise in Fairfax County
Statistics on bicycle crashes in Fairfax County for the first six months of 2011 show the Mason and McLean Districts are tied for the most, with eight each. None of the crashes in 2011 involved the death of a bicyclist. Two incidents were hit and runs where the driver fled after striking a bicyclist. In nearly … Continued
Feld challenges Gross for leadership of Mason District
David Feld, the Republican nominee for Mason District supervisor, believes he has an excellent shot at defeating Penny Gross in November. What it will take, he says, is “inspiration and leadership.” He plans to target the “stay at home voters who have given up on thinking they can have an impact” and also hopes to … Continued