Crystal City Streetcar Costs Creep Up as Alexandria Looks to Bus, Metro
Arlington, Alexandria originally planned to split the cost of a Route 1 streetcar.
Arlington County's investment in a planned Crystal City streetcar increased Tuesday night as the county copes with its partner, Alexandria, putting its end of the deal on hold. The Arlington County Board voted 4-1 to pay an additional $664,000 to URS Corp. to make up the difference caused by Alexandria's departure, which may or may not be temporary. Board member Libby Garvey, who opposes the Columbia Pike streetcar and spent much of the past week trying to defeat or delay a funding mechanism for major transportation projects, cast the dissenting vote Tuesday. The county's plans call for the eventual connection of the streetcar systems along Columbia Pike and Route 1. But Alexandria's use of a bus rapid transit system along the Route 1 …
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