Tag: wmata
Amazon HQ2, VT Innovation Campus plans advance
By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected]
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced some developers to hit the pause button or reevaluate their timelines, but two major projects...
Former City Councilor and State Sen. Bob Calhoun dies at 83
By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected]
Bob Calhoun, a former Republican state senator and city councilor, died on Aug. 6 of prostate cancer. He was 83.
Calhoun...
Your Views: Development trumps schools and trees
To the editor:
On May 26, CNN ran a story about tree loss. According to David Nowak, a senior U.S. Forest Service scientist and co-author...
Council approves southern entrance for Potomac Yard Metro station
By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected]
City council unanimously approved the design plan for the Potomac Yard Metro station’s much-discussed southern entrance during Saturday’s public hearing,...
Your Views: Please no city-run coronavirus testing
To the editor:
The notion of Alexandria’s city hall taking the lead on coronavirus testing is frankly frightening. To prove why, we can start by...
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...
Your Views: Still awaiting ethics reform
To the editor:
Nathan Macek, volunteer chair of the Alexandria Planning Commission, is also director of project development and finance and a senior vice president...
Your Views: Why pick the most damaging Metro location?
To the editor:
The City of Alexandria, WMATA and Coalition for Smarter Growth, among others, are risking public safety in their push to build the...
Photos: Metro stations reopen on time
By Missy Schrott | [email protected]
After a three-month-long shutdown of all Metro stations south of Reagan National Airport, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority reopened...
WMATA provides final month Metro platform project update
By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected]
With four weeks left in the city’s summer-long, $200 million Metro platform reconstruction project, the Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority has...
