Arlington Preparing to Embrace Dockless Vehicles With Pilot Program
Arlington is now gearing up to officially embrace dockless bikes and scooters, even though some scooters have already arrived in the county. County officials
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Arlington is now gearing up to officially embrace dockless bikes and scooters, even though some scooters have already arrived in the county. County officials
(Updated at 11 a.m.) The Arlington County Board has approved a nearly $4 million contract to plan, design and manage the construction of a new bus facility in
A pie shop owner says an ongoing county construction project has cost her tens of thousands of dollars in lost revenue. About six weeks ago, Heather Sheire arrived to work at Livin’ the Pie Life at 2166 N. Glebe Road to find bulldozers tearing up the pavement in front of the shop. “That’s how much notice I got from the county that there was going to be a disruption,” owner Sheire tells ARLnow, who opened the shop in 2016. She is now seeking financial compensation from county. The construction was due to the ongoing Lee Highway and Glebe Road intersection improvement project which isnâ...
The public survey focuses on the east (northbound) side of the relatively small section of S. Eads Street running near Amazon’s future HQ2. It asks questions about living and working in Arlington, how individuals travel around the county, and how safe does one feel traveling along this particular segment of S. Eads Street. The last page of the survey provides an interactive map, asking individuals to leave comments about their difficulty crossing the street, sightlines, and if pavement or sidewalks are in need of repair. “We’re hoping to gather observations and experiences on how people...
( Updated at 11:05 a.m.) Arlington will be rolling out a pilot program for S. Eads Street this fall that will give residents an idea of what the future of the Pentagon City/Crystal City corridor will look like for years to come. The county has decided that the four-lane road, which runs parallel to Jefferson Davis Highway from Army Navy Drive to Four Mile Run, is unnecessarily wide, and should be changed to a three-lane road — the center lane for left turns — with increased pedestrian and bicycle amenities. The county’s Department of Environmental Services recently released a survey a...