DCist reported that the man arrested for stealing a dog in Kingman Park has been connected to several other burglaries. NPR weighed in on the gentrification of H Street NE. The Washington Post and ANC 6B Commissioner Kirsten Oldenburg shared updates from this past weekend’s meeting between residents and Rep Norton regarding the CSX project. Capital […]
From the Navy Yard Neighborhood Association: Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton has agreed to Navy Yard and Capitol Hill area residents’ requests to meet near the proposed Virginia Ave Tunnel (VAT) expansion construction site, this Saturday, November 23rd from 2 – 4 PM at the Arthur Capper Senior Apartments, at 900 5th Street SE. It’s expected […]
The review process is well underway for the CSX project to increase the Virginia Avenue Tunnel’s single track tunnel to a vertical height that will allow the company to operate double-stack intermodal container freight trains. The construction in the 4,000 feet tunnel, estimated to last 3 to 5 years, will enable the railroad to expand its […]
This is a short one this week and focuses (mostly) on posts from our local ANC commissioners’ blogs. —The Washington Post wrote about the neighbors’ opposition to the CSX project. –ANC Commissioner Brian Flahaven expressed his frustrations after the ANC 6B Transportation Committee meeting on the status of the Capitol Hill Transportation Study. –ANC Commissioner […]
CSX and the District Department of Transportation will hold a second public meeting from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, November 30 to discuss alternatives for the Virginia Avenue Tunnel project at the conference center at Nationals Park. There will be a formal presentation beginning at 7:00 p.m. followed by a moderated question and answer […]