Stop the Arena Coalition Unimpressed with JBG Smith Announcement for Affordable Housing ALEXANDRIA, Va., — In response to news that Potomac Yard developer JBG Smith is doubling its commitment to identify and preserve affordable units, the Coalition to Stop the Arena at Potomac Yard (The Coalition) issued the following statement: It is important that JBG…
Traffic and Unjustified Subsidies Named as Reasons to Reject “Glenn-Dome” ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A poll of four neighborhoods located near the proposed “Glenn-Dome” entertainment district in Alexandria found that residents overwhelmingly reject the proposal and would not want to see it built. Over 58% of respondents oppose the arena, more than double the 28.57% who…
Stop the Arena Coalition Celebrates Omission of Potomac Yard Arena from Virginia Budget ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The Coalition to Stop the Arena at Potomac Yard (the Coalition) today applauded the Virginia General Assembly for keeping Governor Youngkin’s proposal to build an arena at Potomac Yard for Monumental Sports & Entertainment out of the state budget….
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The Coalition to Stop the Arena at Potomac Yard today blasted as “inaccurate and misleading” Governor Youngkin’s claims about the proposed arena for the Washington Wizards and Washington Capitals at Potomac Yard. In a letter sent today to budget conferees in the General Assembly and the Governor, the group rebutted the points…
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…
The Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee has left legislation for the project proposed in Alexandria off the docket for its meeting on Monday — its last before Tuesday’s procedural halfway point of the General Assembly session. Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell, D-Fairfax, who proposed Senate Bill 718 to allow creation of a Sports and Entertainment Authority to issue bonds for…
Lawmakers on the Virginia House Appropriations Committee voted 17-3 to advance the measure, a top priority of Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin, to the floor of the House of Delegates. Though the bill passed overwhelmingly, several senior Democratic legislators took care to say that their support for the measure at this point was in the interest…
It’s not personal – it’s just good business. Ted Leonsis plans to take the Capitals and Wizards out of Washington, but he says the future is bright and everyone is invited to Virginia. For the first time since announcing his intentions to move the Washington Wizards and Capitals out of D.C. across the river to…
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…