Tag: parking
Our View: Can we ‘put up a parking lot?’
Our city government has declared war on cars.
That’s the only conclusion that can be drawn from the totality of its actions in recent years...
City task force mulls business parking exemptions
By Denise Dunbar | [email protected]
City staff on Tuesday night advocated exempting new businesses occupying less than 10,000 square feet from providing any parking spaces....
Letter to the editor: City council needs reform
To the editor:
It is time to rein in the rampant disregard of the public trust by the Alexandria City Council.
Congressman Don Beyer has just...
Our View: BID proposal is a good start, but issues remain
Traffic and Parking. Parking and traffic.
These two interchangeable issues are the unstated crux of the problem with business prosperity in Old Town. A BID...
More boutique hotels in the pipeline for Old Town
By Alexa Epitropoulos | [email protected]
Hotel Indigo isn’t the only new hotel that will break into the market in Old Town in the next few...
City Council approves 72-hour parking rule exception
By James Cullum | [email protected]
The Alexandria City Council approved an amendment to the city’s contentious 72-hour parking rule at a public hearing at city...
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...
Attendant issues roil parking pot
Parking and its myriad attendant issues, such as cost, availability and fairness have long been topics of contention in our city.
Meter rate hike should not be a revenue-raiser
Its always amazing how City Hall dupes motorists by raising its parking fees and how the gullible public falls for it believing the city has a right to earn a profit off its parking meters.
Parking problems have us in a tight spot
The issue of parking in Old Town, similar to religion and politics, has become one of those forbidden topics to discuss during local social engagements.
