Cry, or shed a tier... The City approved the first tier of a special tax district, a $0.20 per $100 assessed value tax on Potomac Yard properties, that will help fund the in-fill Potomac Yard Metro station. A second tier on the nearby Potomac Greens neighborhood is also part of the overall funding plan (though not approved). This 2nd tier is highly contentious, and other, more diffuse options are being considered. Vice Mayor Kerry Donley makes the case (Alex Times) that we must to be willing to pay for the modernization of our transportation infrastructure if we don't want to be left behind in the region. He also opines, correctly, I think, that we the taxpayers will get a nice return on investment.Roads are for all modes At the last Transportation Planning Commission meeting, City staff fought the idea of taking a Complete Streets zoning ordinance amendment to City Council in favor of a less binding Resolution. They worry a zoning ordinance amendment would not be flexible enough for some of Alexandria's narrow streets. You would think a well-written ordinance would take different factors, like available right-of-way, into account. If the City desires complete streets, they should make that policy binding, not just a general guideline. See more, as local blogger "Froggie" has a great write-up. (Froggie's Blog)
BRT for you and me? I haven't seen a great write-up of this, but Alexandria received money as part of the stimulus package to install separated BRT (and hopefully eventual streetcar) lanes in the Route 1 Transportation Corridor. (NBC Washington)
Batter Up! Georgetown Baseball and Softball is looking for a new place to play, and Pat Malone and Frank Fannon could be close to making our very own 4 Mile Run Park their new home plate as soon as 2014. Whether or not you worry about losing public playing fields, you have to admit that it could be very good for Alexandria's biggest... and most neglected park. (Del Ray Patch, Washington Post)
What's Up With Stream Restoration The Four Mile Run Joint Task Force has a meeting and open house this Wednesday, Jan 26. Located at the Fairlington Community Center (map). See more details about the meeting here, though there's not too much info. Head over and find out how 4 Mile Run stream restoration work is going!
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Thanks for the shoutout!
On the Route 1 transportation corridor, the city is in the process of updating environmental study documentation for FTA and also looking at contracting the project out as a design-build project. This was the latest update as of December.
The High Capacity Transit study has so far been focusing on Corridor C (Beauregard/Van Dorn). They just had a meeting Thursday night going over various alternatives.
No problem. Thanks for tracking all this stuff. Since you seem to know what's going on with the Transportation Corridors, how do they reconcile their focus on corridor C with the fact that they have money for Route 1? Will design/build mean they don't need as much planning up front?
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