TPB approves $160K for Alexandria bike network, Mount Vernon Avenue safety study
Regional board signs off on a $980,000 package; all 12 funded projects land in Maryland and Virginia
Development
Real estate projects, construction, planning proposals, zoning changes, and how development reshapes our neighborhoods.
Power plant deconstruction, remediation on agenda for May 26 HRP community meeting
Online session comes one week before the Planning Commission takes up Phase I approvals
Kingley Cafe seeks outdoor patio on King Street
The administrative special use permit would add about 457 square feet of dining in a parking lane next to 910 King Street; public comments are due June 4
AlexRenew's RiverRenew project nears July 1 startup as pump testing advances
Crews have powered up the tunnel dewatering and wet weather pumps; divers are now cutting into the Commonwealth Interceptor
AEDP picks FedTech to launch Alexandria business accelerator this summer
The Arlington-based firm will run a cohort program for up to 15 city start-ups in sectors including robotics, AI, quantum and defense
Architectural review board approves 1960s office-to-apartment conversion in Old Town North
Board adds eight conditions to 732 N. Washington St. plan after third hearing on case; historic Powell-Ablard House mudroom also approved
Bethesda REIT to acquire Potomac Yard's Landing and Riviera in $249 million deal
Chiron Real Estate's first move into senior housing will combine the two adjacent communities into a unified campus; closings expected June 1
Planning Commission backs Old Town Pool replacement, defers beekeeping rules
Beekeepers and a D.C. regulation expert told commissioners the proposed setbacks and hive limits were unworkable and that zoning was the wrong tool
Alexandria Planning Commission to take up beekeeping rules, Old Town Pool replacement Tuesday
Commission also holds 6 p.m. work session on draft Duke Street Land Use Plan; some items move to City Council May 16
Mayor Gaskins makes public case for $135M PRGS deal: '$770 million in new revenue for our community'
Mayor cites three benefits of proposed financing structure as engagement period begins ahead of June 13 vote
Alexandria adopts five-year housing and community development plan as federal funding fails to keep pace with need
Council unanimously approves $1.6M in CDBG and HOME funds, plus $5.3M Section 108 loan for Arlandria's 495-unit Sansé/Naja project
Council authorizes $20 million in revenue bonds for Ladrey rehabilitation, preserving 159 affordable senior units in Old Town
Aguirre pulls item from consent to highlight changes from original project; vote comes on McIlvaine's last legislative meeting as housing director
Alexandria considers $135 million in tax increment financing to redevelop former Potomac River Generating Station
City Manager James Parajon presents framework for HRP Group request; council vote on TIF authorization, new Community Development Authority and Phase I development approvals scheduled for June 13
AlexRenew begins testing massive waterfront tunnel system
RiverRenew program nears completion of largest infrastructure project in Alexandria history
Flooding dominates public hearing on Braddock Road Metro redevelopment
A council member and neighbors urged WMATA to address the site's chronic drainage problem.
Alexandria to host community meeting on substandard lot zoning review
City planners will discuss potential changes to decades-old rules governing smaller residential lots at the April 28 session at Patrick Henry Recreation Center