The Alexandria City Council approved a series of changes to King Street near the Bradlee Shopping Center last night (Tuesday), but the discussion also touched on wider issues about how the City tackles its transportation infrastructure.
The changes will take the access two-way road parallel to the Bradlee Shopping Center and turn it into a one-way westbound street with a dedicated bus lane and a two-way bicycle trail.
George Mason University is hosting a special discussion tomorrow night with Alexandria’s Mayor Justin Wilson and Arlington County Board Chair Libby Garvey about trends in local governance.
The discussion is being cohosted by Agenda Alexandria and Advance Arlington and moderated by local journalist Michael Lee Pope. The program, titled 21st Century Governing: Are Local Officials In Sync with Constituents?, is scheduled to run from 6:30-9 p.m. at the Arlington campus of George Mason University (3351 Fairfax Drive). Admission is free.
Alexandria’s slate of Democratic City Council candidates will square off against Republican and Independent challengers in a forum next week.
The Potomac Yard Civic Association and Taylor Run Citizens’ Association are hosting a forum on Wednesday, Oct. 16, from 7-8:30 p.m. at the Charles Houston Rec Center (901 Wythe Street).
A plan to substantially overhaul a portion of King Street near the Bradlee Shopping Center is headed to City Council review next week.
The preferred concept would turn the access road closest to the Bradlee Shopping Center into a one-way street with a lane dedicated to public transit. The plan would also add a two-way bike path on the southern side of the street.
Inova Alexandria Hospital at Landmark broke ground today, marking a momentous occasion for the city’s West End.
When completed, the 1.1 million square-foot project at the former Landmark Mall (just off Interstate 395 at Duke Street) will include a 569,000 square-foot hospital center with 192 beds, a 111,000 square-foot cancer center, an 83,000 square-foot specialty care center and a retrofitted 550-space parking garage. A 1,488-space below-grade parking garage is also planned with at least 19 parking spaces set aside for electric vehicle charging.
Alexandria is now a safe haven for the LGBTQ+ community.
City Council, on Tuesday night, unanimously approved Council Member Kirk McPike’s resolution directing the city attorney and city manager to take legal and other measures to curtail discriminatory efforts on the national, state and local levels from Republican politicians against LGBTQ+ residents.
Olympic champion Noah Lyles received a hero’s welcome back home in Alexandria today.
The 27-year-old was greeted by city and school leaders, as well as hundreds of cheering fans at his alma mater, Alexandria City High School.
The Alexandria Sheriff’s Office is asking City Council for $150,000 to pay for the hiring bonuses of 15 new sworn deputies.
There’s a shortage of 22 sworn positions within ASO, and the office relies on retired deputies to fill in coverage gaps. City Council will review the proposal at its meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 24.
Alexandria’s City Council will vote next Tuesday night on making the city a safe haven for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning community.
The all-Democrat City Council will vote on a resolution to protect the LGBTQ+ community’s equal protection rights under the U.S. Constitution’s 14th Amendment.
Alexandria city staff have been ordered to evaluate turning the 200 block of King Street into a pedestrian zone.
Mayor Justin Wilson and City Council Member John Taylor Chapman asked staff to create a pilot program to turn the 200 block of King Street into a pedestrian zone. The move would effectively eliminate cars from the main thoroughfare next door to City Hall’s Market Square (301 King Street) all the way down to the waterfront.
Early voting starts next week in Alexandria.
There are a number of voting options for those who can’t wait or make it to vote in-person at their home precinct on election day Nov. 5.
