Tag: metro
Our View: September storms in Alexandria
Hurricane Florence’s menacing approach toward the coast in South and North Carolina is a reminder that we are never as in control as we...
City receives 2.89 percent rate of sale for bonds
After recently having its bond ratings reaffirmed in July, the city announced on Monday that it has secured low interest rates on the sale...
Letter to the Editor: We must save the Potomac Yard wetlands
To the editor:
Alexandria and Arlington are losing natural habitats to so-called smart growth development at an alarming rate.
Elected officials say that such density and...
Alexandrians plan to counter Unite the Right rally
By Missy Schrott | mschrott@alextimes.com
Alexandria organizations plan to stand in opposition as the same alt-right group that organized the Unite the Right rally in...
Metro construction to disrupt Blue Line service
Alexandria residents who regularly take the Blue Line will see impacts in the next two weeks.
Metro construction on the blue, silver and orange lines...
Our View: Metro is an ongoing train wreck
Just when it seemed the news couldn’t get any worse for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, on Sunday it did just that: Metro...
Letter to the Editor: Wetlands impact should derail Potomac Yard Metro
To the editor:
In a convoluted scenario typically satirized in a Carl Hiaasen novel, Alexandria’s now apparent backroom schemes for building the Potomac Yard Metro...
Letter to the Editor: Potomac Yard follies
To the editor:
The recent developments concerning the Potomac Yard Metro should come as no surprise to anyone, given its past history and mismanagement. The...
Our View: Potomac Yard Metro obfuscation erodes trust
The general erosion of trust is one of the saddest components of our modern era.
It takes a long time to gain trust; conversely, trust...
Letter to the Editor: Why is 2019 closing of Metro stations...
To the editor:
The Metrorail system has been neglecting its aging infrastructure for decades – and unfortunately, Alexandria residents will pay the
consequences when all of...
