WMATA's North Old Town bus depot starts to see movement in the transit authority's efforts to move it to Fairfax County.
Plans to move the Metro bus depot from North Old Town to Fairfax County are once again underway after several years of litigation appear to have come to a close. The Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority (WMATA) has been planning to move the depot, but a lawsuit by a homeowners association in Fairfax County clogged its progress. The case was ruled in favor of moving the depot, but the decision was appealed. In mid-April, the Virginia Supreme Court made a ruling allowing the bus depot to proceed with moving from its prime real estate location in one of the most expensive parts of Alexandria. Alexandria Mayor Bill Euille said he’s pleased that the depot will be moving from Old Town as he’s been advocating for that since he joined WMATA’s…
City of Alexandria efforts to move the Metro bus mart out of North Old Town slow down over legal issues.
Virginia’s Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal made by a Fairfax County-based homeowners association seeking to stop Metro from moving a bus lot from north Old Town Alexandria to their neighborhood. The City of Alexandria has been eager to see the bus mart, owned and operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority leave the residential neighborhood surrounding its location on N. Royal Street. The City of Alexandria is not part of the lawsuit. “Alexandria does not have any real direct interest in [the case],” said Alexandria City Attorney Jim Banks. “We have not participated in the case at all.” The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved the plan last year for the transit authority, or WMATA, to move the lot to …
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Metro will be closed Monday due to Hurricane Sandy. The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority made the announcement on Sunday evening.
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority issued the following news release Sunday: In light of updated forecast information from the National Weather Service projecting higher wind speeds, as well as the closure of Federal Government offices in the Washington area and the possibility of widespread commercial power outages, Metro has announced the following service changes for Monday, Oct. 29, 2012: Metro service will only be restored when it is safe to do so. Following the storm, Metro personnel will need to perform a comprehensive damage assessment, including inspections of track, bridges, aerial structures, stations and facilities. Service restoration also will be contingent on adequate commercial power to support operations …
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8:24 pm on Tuesday, May 14, 2013
This (like the Harris Teeter site) is one of those head scratchers where I don't see how anyone who lives in OT North and deals with this every day has any other opinion than this is a great change. This site is a horrible, pollution-producing eyesore. I lived a half a block away from it for 14 years and always hoped this day would finally come. I can certainly see how some would debate retail vs… more ›