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If you build it, they will come. That is the philosophy guiding the planned construction of the east entrance to the Crystal City Metro station, for which Arlington County inked a contract earlier this month. First floated in 2002, the idea of a second Crystal City Metro entrance remained on the local radar before becoming
Maryland must run MARC trains all day and in both directions, and it must expand service into other states, a coalition says.
Changes are coming to the plaza outside the Crystal City Metro station. Developer JBG Smith and the National Landing Business Improvement District are funding a
(Updated at 12:20 p.m.) New renderings from the National Landing Business Improvement District explore what Route 1 would look like if it were surface-level. These images of protected bike lanes, pedestrian refuges and prominent crosswalks are part of a campaign the BID launched this week touting the benefits of transforming the highway — which is elevated over 12th, 15th and 18th streets — into an at-grade urban boulevard. “People Before Cars” aims to advocate “for the implementation of best practices in urban street design and highway-to-boulevard conversions,” according to the ...
A reimagining of Route 1 at South 18th Street, via the National Landing BID. The National Landing BID launched a public-awareness campaign Tuesday about Route 1, the highway that cuts Crystal City off from Pentagon City in Arlington. The campaign is called “People Before Cars” and includes a familiar urbanist wish list: More bike lanes, wider sidewalks, and, perhaps most important, narrower lanes and slower driving speeds. Such desires are so familiar in the Washington area in 2021—how many times have you seen similar renderings of happy urbanites working, shopping, and playing multi-m...