(Updated at 5:55 p.m.) The combined cost of the Columbia Pike and Crystal City streetcar systems is now estimated at $585 million. Presenting an overview of her proposed FY 2015-2024 Capital Improvement Plan to the Arlington County Board this afternoon, County Manager Barbara Donnellan and her staff said that the cost of the streetcar systems
The Arlington County Board voted 4-1 at its Tuesday meeting to build the Long Bridge Aquatics & Fitness Center, the first of its kind in the county. The Board approved a construction contract worth $60 million with Coakley & Williams Construction, Inc., which was one of four finalists to propose a design for the
Four of the five candidates for County Board argued that county government must be easier for small businesses to navigate in order to better encourage economic growth. With less than two weeks to go until the start of the local Democratic Party's caucus to determine its nominee, tax relief and helping new businesses
Last week we asked the recently updated AI writing tool GPT-3 to weigh in on the proposed Rosslyn-to-Georgetown gondola. After that seemed to receive a positive reception, this week we're branching out further into some
Update at 3:55 p.m. The County Board voted 4-1 in favor of Fisette's motion to stop the streetcar project. The dissenting vote was Walter Tejada, who said the streetcar would have reduced congestion and helped the Columbia Pike's revitalization. "Turning away from a modern streetcar system is a dramatic step backwards," Tejada said. "Arlington's