Tag: potomac yard metro
Dominion drops power line plan, reigniting special tax district debate
By Alexa Epitropoulos | aepitropoulos@alextimes.com
Alexandria faces a budget shortfall for the Potomac Yard Metro after Dominion Power announced last week it isn’t moving forward...
Vying for voters at West End forum
By Missy Schrott | mschrott@alextimes.com
At a forum Saturday afternoon, city council candidates gathered for the first time since the Democratic Primary in June to...
Council prepares to tackle key issues this fall
By Duncan Agnew | dagnew@alextimes.com
City council is back in session after the summer recess with a full slate of issues and a number of...
Contractor named for controversial Potomac Yard Metro
By Alexa Epitropoulos | aepitropoulos@alextimes.com
WMATA and the City of Alexandria have named Potomac Yard Constructors, a
dual venture from Halmar International and Schiavone Construction Co., as...
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...
Letter to the Editor: Who hijacked our government?
To the editor:
At every turn it seems, malfeasance and abuse of public trust is shown to be commonplace in Alexandria’s staff and council. How...
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...
Updated: Negotiations ongoing over possible Metro strike
As a high volume of travelers prepared to head to and from the Washington All-Star Game on Tuesday, a WMATA strike loomed.
Metro employees voted...
Council mulls T.C. Williams parking shortage
By Duncan Agnew | dagnew@alextimes.com
City council spent its final meeting of the session on June 26 discussing the elimination of Potomac Yard Metro’s southern...
Letter to the Editor: Times story was investigative journalism at its...
To the editor:
As we sort through the upheavals of the June 12 election, let us not focus only on the results but on some...
