Wednesday: 'Hundreds' Expected at Streetcar Town Hall

Arlington County expects "hundreds" of people to show up to voice their support or opposition to the planned streetcar for Columbia Pike during a town hall on Wednesday, according to a county spokeswoman.

The Arlington County Board will answer questions about the controversial project following a brief presentation at Kenmore Middle School, 200 S. Carlin Springs Road.

"They'll answer any question related to the streetcar," spokeswoman Mary Curtius told Patch. "Anybody's free to ask a question."

The county will set up space in the hallway outside of the school's auditorium for groups that want to set up displays or hand out literature, Curtius said.

The county is asking attendees be succinct and courteous so that as many people can ask questions as possible, she said.

Arlington County and Arlington Independent Media will record the evening's events from "gavel to gavel," Curtius said. That video should be available about a week later.

Two groups — Arlingtonians for Sensible Transit, which opposes the streetcar, and Arlington Streetcar Now, which supports it — have formed over the past few months.

Both have been urging their members to show up at Wednesday's town hall.

The $249 million streetcar system would connect Pentagon City with the Bailey's Crossroads area of Fairfax County.

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