Tag: development
City Council approves King Street apartment conversion
By Jackie Fishman
Residential issues, DASH bus routes and use of public right-of-way space were front and center at City Council’s Saturday public meeting.
At the...
About Alexandria: The development test
Infrastructure decisions in Alexandria, particularly those related to new development, are topics of continuing and vigorous debate. A former City Councilor defined a test...
Height amendment deferred
The Planning Commission voted to defer action on a controversial zoning amendment at its most recent meeting on June 23. The proposed amendment has...
Council OKs townhouses on Duke Street, residents push back
By Olivia Anderson | [email protected]
City Council approved a development special use permit for the construction of six townhouses on Duke Street during a public hearing...
Your Views: Old Town needs a quality growth plan
To the editor:
I’ve watched many major new housing projects in the Old Town area, including the old bus terminal, Venue, Muse and Robinson...
Your Views: A Surfside parallel in Alexandria?
To the editor:
We condo dwellers have been chilled at the collapse of Champlain Towers in Surfside, Florida, and the suggestion that nearby construction was...
Your Views: Historic preservation is more important than development
To the editor:
John Mullen’s opinion article in the June 17 Alexandria Times, “In support of Old Town’s redevelopment” is sadly way off the...
Our View: The voice of integrity
Integrity is a word that’s tossed around a lot, including by us. Do we aspire to be people of integrity, a community of integrity,...
What’s up with Inova?
By Olivia Anderson | [email protected]
What started as murmurings around what will happen to the Inova Alexandria Hospital site off Seminary Road when Inova builds a...
Your Views: We need Silberberg
To the editor:
In response to the question in the May 20 Alexandria Times Voter’s Guide “What’s the biggest problem facing Alexandria right now?” Allison...
