By Wyatt Gordon (Virginia Correspondent) • December 20, 2019
“We cannot pave our way out of congestion.” With that declaration, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam announced a historic 3.7 billion dollar rail deal with CSX on Thursday that will allow the Commonwealth to drastically expand Amtrak and Virginia Railway Express (VRE) service over the next decade.
By Julie Strupp (Managing Editor) • December 20, 2019
Virginia House Delegate Ibraheem Samirah, who represents parts of Fairfax and Loudoun counties, has introduced a bill that would legalize duplex homes across the commonwealth in any area currently zoned for single-family housing. Like much of the region, Virginia faces a dire shortage of affordable homes, and Amazon’s arrival in the Crystal City area could make the crunch even worse in the years to come.
A coalition of northeastern states and the District released a plan to reduce transportation emissions. Miami-Dade County paid $3 billion for more rail and got three miles. Disney’s master-planned dream town Celebration has turned into a nightmare.
By George Kevin Jordan (Editor and Correspondent) • December 20, 2019
How do you build more parks and public spaces in an area that’s constrained on size? Tysons, which only about four square miles total, has a goal of expanding its parkland to meet the demand of a growing population and workforce by 2050. To do that, it’s getting creative.
In 2020, there will be a new bus rapid transit line on Route 29 in Montgomery County, cell phone service in Metro tunnels, bus lanes on 16th Street in DC, and a connection between the Metropolitan Branch Trail and the Fort Totten transit center. Phase II of the Silver Line is also scheduled to open. (Jordan Pascale / WAMU)
The Washington Metrorail Safety Commission cited Metro for several safety violations after a series of fires on December 10 that disrupted Red Line service. The violations drew comparisons to January 2015’s fatal smoke incident near the L’Enfant Plaza station. (Justin George / Post)
DC is owed more than $835 million in unpaid parking tickets. Some of these tickets are over 20 years old and include those issued by red light and speed camera, which are difficult to enforce. (Mark Segraves and Anisa Holmes / NBC Washington)
A bridge near Harper’s Ferry, West Virginia reopened on Sunday after an early-Saturday derailment that saw two train cars fall into the Potomac River. Officials are still investigating the cause of the derailment. (Luz Lazo / Post)
Early last Friday, a cyclist sustained non-life threatening injuries after being struck by a driver at an intersection in Clarendon. According to the police, the driver involved in the collision will receive a citation for failure to yield. (ARLnow)
Two Montgomery County councilmembers said they will introduce legislation to repeal a law that requires all bikes to be registered, after a local cyclist was cited for not having a registration sticker last summer. (Kate Masters / Bethesda Beat)
In late 2022, a five-mile section of the Purple Line between the College Park and New Carollton Metro stations will open for the public. The rest of the line, which will extend to Bethesda, will open by June 2023. (Katherine Shaver / Post)
