Tag: potomac yard metro
Your Views: Karig and the PY Metro – Two peas in...
To the editor:
Karig Estates and the Potomac Yard Metro have some of the same unfortunate themes coursing through their tortured history. In both projects...
Your Views: Knowledgeable community voices are needed
To the editor:
In response to the March 5 letter to the editor in the Alexandria Times, “Still awaiting ethics reform,” I would like to...
The Business Plan with Bill Regan: Great expectations
Our region is humming. You can’t walk or ride down a street without noticing cranes and dodging construction crews. These are, for better or...
Your Views: Building Metro on wetlands will cause more flooding
To the editor:
Our local government just announced that it has won a great victory by at last obtaining the necessary federal permit to destroy...
Our View: Environmental actions speak louder than words
Alexandria’s elected leaders must make difficult decisions that often involve tradeoffs – and those choices seldom leave all sides happy. But when a clear...
Your Views: Density quest is not egalitarian
To the editor:
I’m all in favor of affordable housing. But don’t be tricked – it’s a feel-good phrase. It shrouds the intent to make...
Potomac Yard Metro construction drags
By Heather Hartzell | [email protected]
The Potomac Yard Metrorail Implementation Work Group held a meeting on Aug. 5 to discuss updates on construction, permits and...
Your Views: Short memory for what matters
To the editor:
At the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality public hearing on Tuesday, to influence the State Water Control Board to grant or deny...
Your Views: Time to take back our city
To the editor:
A disconnect exists between the public and our public servants. I think it’s a serious one. Our public servants are not asking...
Potomac Yard Metro southern entrance returns to chopping block
By Missy Schrott | [email protected]
The saga of the Potomac Yard Metro station’s controversial southern entrance returns, and according to a city news release, the...
