Good Thursday morning, Alexandria!
☀️ Today’s weather: Expect patchy fog to clear by 9am, followed by mostly sunny skies and a high near 82°F, accompanied by an east wind blowing at 3 to 8 mph. For Thursday night, skies will be partly cloudy with a low temperature of around 63°F and a gentle southeast breeze at 3 to 6 mph.
You need to know
More electric vehicle charging stations are coming to economically disadvantaged communities in Alexandria and its neighbors.
A new $4 million grant from the Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration, through the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, will pay for the installation of new electric vehicle charging stations in Virginia and Maryland.
A release said the focus is on providing charging stations in economically disadvantaged communities to close gaps in the existing charging network.
“Officials across our region are committed to ensuring all residents can access the environmental and economic benefits that electric vehicles offer,” said Virginia Burke, electric vehicle and air quality programs manager with the Maryland Department of Transportation and chair of the COG Regional Electric Vehicle Deployment (REVD) Working Group. “By keeping equity at the center of our efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, we can create thriving communities more resilient to a changing climate.”
Wednesday’s most read
The following are the most-read ALXnow articles for Sep 11, 2024.
- Car crashes into Inova Alexandria hospital and damages entrance (3437 views)
- Notes: Alexandria City High School alumnus debuts new film on Netflix (1041 views)
- Eisenhower warehouse hosting anime sale this weekend (571 views)
- Alexandria awarded $525,000 in grant funding to build a flood resilience plan (403 views)
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