Another busy week in Alexandria, this one with multiple appearances by the Woodrow Wilson Bridge.
The first was the bridge opening on Tuesday night, the second of a pair of openings related to the Clipper Round the World Race yacht race.
The second is an ongoing debate about whether or not to allow toll lanes on the Woodrow Wilson Bridge. Alexandria Mayor Justin Wilson and regional transit advocates expressed concerns that the conversion of space on the bridge to toll lanes could hinder future Metro rail plans for the bridge, while Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chair Jeff McKay argued that utilizing the toll lanes for buses could instead build an argument down the road for the need for better transit options on the bridge.
The most-read stories this week were:
- Woodrow Wilson Bridge opening Tuesday night (11238 views)
- Amazon Fresh is opening this summer in Potomac Yard (9301 views)
- Alexandria Mayor echoes transit advocates’ concerns about Woodrow Wilson Bridge toll lanes (7862 views)
- Alexandria no longer wants to sell this tiny parcel of land on the waterfront (6642 views)
- New rewards program for shopping and dining local goes live in Alexandria (5407 views)
- Notes: Axios speculates Alexandria could be Trump staff hotbed if ex-president gets second term (3928 views)
- Months after autistic 4-year-old ran away, Jefferson-Houston Elementary School administrators returning to work (3385 views)
- Alexandria hosting open house for long-awaited fix to damaged Holmes Run Trail (2880 views)
- Notes: Atlas Brew Works opens in Carlyle neighborhood (2592 views)
