Tag: traffic
City Hall Watch with Bill Rossello: Last stop on Duke Street
By Bill Rossello
The more we see of city policy-making these days, the clearer it is that nearly every major initiative ties directly to development. The...
Your View: Press pause on ‘Duke in Motion’
To the editor:
Landmark Mall’s redevelopment will be an incredible addition to Duke Street’s west end. And the vast majority of visitors from around the...
Your View: Duke Street in Motion is ill-considered
To the editor:
Everyone should be able to see Alexandria’s “Duke Street In Motion” for what it really is: a looming train wreck. The question...
Your View: Community, not congestion
To the editor:
I am writing with concern about your recent coverage of the proposed Duke Street transitway. The article seems to assume that Duke...
Your View: Decongest Duke Street sensibly
To the editor:
After years of the equivalent of water torture by the social engineers among us, we’re on the cusp of effecting a Duke...
Our View: Not ‘Poetry in Motion’
Few things are more soul-crushing than spending long stretches of time sitting in traffic, day after day after day. Some people make good use...
Your View: Living in a militarized zone – indefinitely
To the editor:
I feel as if I’m living in a militarized zone. As I look out my front windows, all that I see are...
Your Views: Transit alternatives
To the editor:
Now that Alexandria is being subjected to yet another Metro shutdown, the city is looking for additional ways to improve transportation alternatives....
Your Views: We need rapid bus lanes
To the editor:
The Times has stated that Duke Street is not the place for “rapid speed public buses” because it is “gridlocked.”
The Times reveals...
Your Views: Support for rapid buses on Duke Street
To the editor:
In the “Our View” column of last week’s paper, the Times editors noted that Duke Street is bursting and that the issues...
