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TYSON’S CORNER, Va. — The Harris Teeter in my work neighborhood doesn’t quite know where they are located. I suppose this is just another argument for creating the Tysons, Va. mailing address.
HarrisTeeter, Tysons, Tysons Corner, Mclean, VA, Virginia
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Funding Passed for Widening Of I-66 – The PostOne part of the I-66 widening inside the Capital Beltway (I-495) has been approved — extending the on-ramp from Fairfax Drive along the westbound lanes all the way to EXIT 69 Sycamore Street.
The move reversed a decision by the National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board last month [...]

Streetcars and desire in Arlington – WTOPArlington County will spend $3 million over “two years to to look at ways to fund, construct, operate and maintain a streetcar system” along Columbia Pike (VA 244). Initially, I was skeptical of streetcars on Columbia Pike, but after going to a workshop about two years ago, I have [...]

MARC FISHER: A Tale of Two Communities, And of How the Tale Gets Told – The Post
With its rolling lawns and secluded glens, Fort Ward looks like a lovely place to take a walk. Turns out, it’s far more than a park in Alexandria — it’s one history sacrificed to make way for another, [...]

Metrorail Heading In a New Direction – The PostDetails of what the Silver Line construction through Tysons Corner is going to be like over the next several years. It won’t be much fun, but the payoff is huge.
Also: Map
Metro, WMATA, Silver Line,Mass Transit, subway, Tyson’s Corner, FTA, MWAA, Dulles Airport
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Somebody at VDOT has too much time on their hands.
H/T: We Love DC
VDOT, Virginia
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Officials Formalize Funding for Dulles Metro Extension – The PostAt long last, the Silver Line, a Metro corridor between Arlington and Tysons Corner is official!
…the real action will start in a matter of days about 15 miles to the west, where demolition of roads and bridges and heavy construction of overhead piers will become an [...]

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — For the first time in two years, we had a significant snow storm in greater Washington D.C. We were way overdue, just last week Capital Weather Gang was talking about the historic lack of snow over the last few years.
6″ feel in western Alexandria.
FRANCONIA, Va. — Several miles south and actually higher [...]

Smoking Ban Passes In Va. – WTOPI though the commonwealth, long a home of the tobacco industry, would hold out a lot longer before any type of smoking ban:
Starting Dec. 1, smoking will be banned in most restaurants and bars, although it would be permitted in private clubs, on some outdoor patios and in separate [...]

Three consecutive presidents, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton all visited my high school. For all I know, Jimmy Carter, Gerald Ford, Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy visited it too. However, with barely a week left in his term, George W. Bush has not been to James Madison High School in [...]