Dominion Virginia Power to Host Transmission Line Open House

Dominion Virginia Power is proposing a new transmission line between Dominion’s Glebe Substation located at the intersection of S. Glebe Road and S. Eads Street, and Pepco’s Station C Substation at the intersection of Slaters Lane and E. Abingdon Drive. They will be hosting an open house on Wednesday, October 1 to review their plans. Read More …

City of Alexandria is conducting a Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan

All, The City of Alexandria Department of Transportation & Environmental Services is currently conducting the Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan, and is conducting a number of public engagement activities over the Summer/Fall. We would appreciate it if you could post the following message on your website or to your listserve. If you have any questions, Read More …

Dominion Virginia Power Proposed Transmission Line Project

Overview: Dominion Virginia Power has approached the City of Alexandria regarding Dominion’s proposal to construct a new 230-kilovolt underground transmission line between Alexandria and Arlington in the vicinity of Jefferson Davis Highway and Potomac Yard. The project would add and upgrade equipment at the existing switching station C on E. Abingdon Drive in Alexandria, and Read More …

Alexandria City School Board Seeks Participants in Stakeholder Committee

The Alexandria City School Board is soliciting applications for membership on the Stakeholder Committee that will draft a new Strategic Plan for the Alexandria City Public Schools. The School Board website describes the strategic plan as: “The Strategic Plan is the foundation document for all of the actions of the school division. It directs the actions Read More …

Four Mile Run Park Leverages Crowdfunding for Tree Planting Initiative

Using the Citizinvestor crowdfunding platform, constituents of the Four Mile Run Park neighborhood are seeking to raise $2,000 for a tree planting initiative. Their donation page describes the fund raising initiative as: “The 4MR Park Community Fall Tree Planting is a community initiative in conjunction with the City of Alexandria’s Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities Read More …

National Night Out Recap and Photos

The Del Ray Citizens Association, in conjunction with local police and fire departments, recently participated in National Night Out. Over one hundred Del Ray residents turned out for a fun-filled evening of safety-awareness and community-building. A number of city officials stopped by to mingle with their constituents and neighbors. Thanks on behalf of the DRCA for their Read More …

August 14, 2014 LUC Meeting Agenda

The August meeting of the Land Use Committee will be held at 7:00 pm on Thursday August 14, 2014 at the Mount Vernon Recreation Center. Please join us to discuss: 519 and 521 East Howell Avenue – Restaurant, Applicant: EMS Food Group, LLC represented by Duncan Blair, attorney Arlandria Floors Project Preliminary Presentation- Duncan Blair, Brett Rice Read More …

Groundbreaking Ceremony for Route 1 Transitway

A groundbreaking ceremony for the region’s first dedicated bus transitway will take place Friday, July 18, 9:00 am at 33rd Street and Crystal Drive in Arlington. The transitway is described as a mechanism for providing faster, more reliable bus service along the congested Route 1 corridor. The bus route will connect the Braddock Road Metro Station to the Crystal Read More …