Tag: waterfront
Civic group says power plant site must be addressed before waterfront...
Planning for the future of the GenOn power plant must be included in the city’s controversial waterfront blueprint before it’s approved, say members of...
As vote on waterfront plan looms, supporters look to dispel myths...
As the city's contentious vision for the Potomac shoreline heads into the home stretch, a resident group has scheduled meetings designed to drum up...
Editorial: On the waterfront, knee-jerk reactions are not solutions
The waterfront plan work group hadn’t yet released its long-awaited, 142-page dossier of recommendations for improving the city’s blueprint for the Potomac shoreline before...
Citing ethics, city attorney denies legal advice to waterfront opponent
City Attorney Jim Banks says threats of a lawsuit against the city’s proposed waterfront plan kept him from advising former Vice Mayor Andrew Macdonald...
Alexandria waterfront planning has cost taxpayers about $1.1 million so far
Waterfront plan critics and supporters hotly disagree on the costs and benefits of their dueling visions for Alexandria’s shoreline, but the roughly two-year process...
Opinion: Giving up a lot and getting little to nothing on...
To the editor:
The arguments that acting City Manager Bruce Johnson put forward for increasing density on the waterfront by 25 to 50 percent are...
UPDATED: Waterfront opponents fire back at City Hall
Members of Citizens for an Alternative Alexandria Waterfront Plan shot back at City Hall Tuesday, calling officials “uncompromising” about a week after city staff...
Opposition group threatens lawsuit over waterfront plan
Members of Citizens for an Alternative Alexandria Waterfront Plan are considering taking legal action to prevent the city from implementing a blueprint for the...
Don’t wash affordable housing away
The waterfront should be utilized as a public space, with abundant open green space and should attract local consumer and tourism dollars. Historical and archeological and cultural sites should be preserved as well.
What do you want Alexandria’s waterfront to look like?
A new waterfront plan is being prepared for Alexandria's portion of the Nation's River.
