Tag: metro
Letter to the Editor: Raising taxes will make Alexandria’s housing less...
To the editor:
I read the front-page article in the March 1 Alexandria Times, “Councilors mull affordable housing set-aside,” with interest. The article talked about...
Closures, power outages throughout Alexandria on Friday
The Nor'easter that swept through the D.C. metro area on its way up the East Coast caused a number of closures and power outages...
City manager unveils FY2019 budget to council
By Alexa Epitropoulos | [email protected]
City Manager Mark Jinks formally presented his proposed operating budget to members of city council at a special meeting Tuesday...
City council announces legislative agenda for 2018
By Alexa Epitropoulos | [email protected]
City council heard Alexandria’s proposed legislative agenda for the 2018 General Assembly session at its legislative meeting on Tuesday.
City priorities...
City launches campaign encouraging Metro blue line use
A new city campaign aims to encourage residents to ride the blue line.
The campaign, called “Back 2 Blue,” seeks to create awareness surrounding improved...
City leaders disagree on future of parking, transportation in Alexandria
By Alexa Epitropoulos | [email protected]
A request to eliminate 10 off-site parking spaces from the planned 270-unit Braddock Gateway development sparked an argument about the future...
Alexandria mayor has say in Metro fare hike
Metro, one of the most expensive transit outfits in the country, could increase fares for the second time since 2010 and Alexandria Mayor Bill...
Alexandria woman struck by Metro train committed suicide
The 56-year-old woman struck by a Metro train at Van Dorn Street Station last Friday morning deliberately jumped onto the tracks, a Metro spokesman...
Equilibrium on Metros board
I support Gov. Bob McDonnells (R) initiative for the Commonwealth appointing two of the four Virginia Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority board members.
