Tag: Metro shutdown
My View: Why I’m running for mayor with Justin Wilson
In January of 2019, I took the oath as Alexandria’s mayor. I promised to chart a course of “bold, persistent experimentation” and define a...
Photos: Metro stations reopen on time
By Missy Schrott | [email protected]
After a three-month-long shutdown of all Metro stations south of Reagan National Airport, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority reopened...
WMATA provides final month Metro platform project update
By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected]
With four weeks left in the city’s summer-long, $200 million Metro platform reconstruction project, the Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority has...
Metro shutdown hits one-month mark
By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected]
A month into the three-month-long summer Metro shutdown, Alexandria’s commuters, residents and business owners are feeling the effects.
After the announcement...
Your Views: Solutions needed from Transit Board for Metro Shutdown
To the editor:
In all the planning for the summer shutdown of six Metro stations, Alexandria transportation staff have overlooked the fastest trips to the...
Your Views: Let’s pivot from uncompliant Metro choice
To the editor:
Alexandria’s Potomac Yard Metro Station Alternative B is yet another example of the widespread gentrification and taxbase aggrandizement that is erasing existing...
The Business Plan with Bill Reagan: Strengthen banking ties before Metro...
Savvy business owners are planning now for potential effects from the shutdown of all Alexandria Metro stations this summer. There are many considerations, including...
Your Views: Keep Alexandria’s lights on
To the editor:
Recently it dawned on me that with all the ideas flowing into the city about alternatives to bolster the traffic flow for...
Our View: When Metro’s a no-go
Alexandria’s residents and businesses are being hit by a devastating duo of shutdowns this year. As the partial federal government closure hits the month...
