Tag: traffic

City Hall Watch with Bill Rossello: Last stop on Duke Street

By Bill Rossello The more we see of city policy-making these days, the clearer it is that nearly every major initiative ties directly to development. The...

Your View: Press pause on ‘Duke in Motion’

  To the editor: Landmark Mall’s redevelopment will be an incredible addition to Duke Street’s west end. And the vast majority of visitors from around the...

Your View: Duke Street in Motion is ill-considered

To the editor:  Everyone should be able to see Alexandria’s “Duke Street In Motion” for what it really is: a looming train wreck. The question...

Your View: Community, not congestion

To the editor: I am writing with concern about your recent coverage of the proposed Duke Street transitway. The article seems to assume that Duke...

Your View: Decongest Duke Street sensibly

To the editor: After years of the equivalent of water torture by the social engineers among us, we’re on the cusp of effecting a Duke...

Our View: Not ‘Poetry in Motion’

Few things are more soul-crushing than spending long stretches of time sitting in traffic, day after day after day. Some people make good use...

Your View: Living in a militarized zone – indefinitely

  To the editor: I feel as if I’m living in a militarized zone. As I look out my front windows, all that I see are...

Your Views: Transit alternatives

To the editor: Now that Alexandria is being subjected to yet another Metro shutdown, the city is looking for additional ways to improve transportation alternatives....

Your Views: We need rapid bus lanes

To the editor: The Times has stated that Duke Street is not the place for “rapid speed public buses” because it is “gridlocked.” The Times reveals...

Your Views: Support for rapid buses on Duke Street

To the editor: In the “Our View” column of last week’s paper, the Times editors noted that Duke Street is bursting and that the issues...