While the Senate version of the bill is still in the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations, the House version stipulates that a 15-member Virginia Stadium Authority board would be made up of: Read the article
According to Sen. Ebbin, the transportation component of this plan “could never be achieved unless Metro receives long-term, sustainable funding from the Commonwealth.” Unfortunately, as Sen. Ebbin explains, Gov. Youngkin’s budget “includes zero commitment to long-term funding of the Metro system.” Three components must be in any bill I could consider supporting. First, the protection…
A report suggests the Potomac Yard Metro station should get more fare gates and escalators if a proposed arena were to be built in the area. According to a transportation study commissioned by Virginia and released Thursday, an arena in Alexandria’s Potomac Yard neighborhood would generate more trips there during rush hour but would only exceed the…
Former Alexandria Vice Mayor Andrew Macdonald said more analysis as well as citizen input is needed before the $2 billion deal moves ahead. “Do not provide this funding,” Macdonald said. “At the very least, put it on hold and do some in-depth studies that make us feel like the project actually is based on something…
A coalition of residents and community members in Alexandria are banning together against the proposal to move the Washington Capitals and Wizards to Virginia. View Video
Before leaving his elected position at the end of 2023, Arlington County Board Chair Christian Dorsey gave a big thumbs-up to plans by the billionaire owner of the Washington Capitals and Wizards to use taxpayer subsidies to build a sports and entertainment complex in Potomac Yard in Alexandria, near the border with Arlington. Sen. Barbara…
It would be nearly impossible to make the folly of government economic development more obvious than two recent announcements in the Washington area. To placate pro-transit city officials in Alexandria, the project calls for just 2,500 parking spaces and would be built near the recently opened Potomac Yards rail station. Facing a deficit of $750 million, WMATA officials…
The plan to relocate the Washington Capitals and Wizards from DC will come with an entertainment district in Alexandria’s Potomac Yard. Gov. Glenn Youngkin was in Potomac Yard Wednesday to announce the $2 billion entertainment district project with the teams’ owner Monumental Sports & Entertainment, developer JBG Smith and City of Alexandria officials. The proposed…