City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: MARCH 5, 2014
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: RASHAD M. YOUNG, CITY MANAGER/s/
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Consideration of the Receipt of Potomac Yard Metrorail Station Implementation Schedule.
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ISSUE: Report to City Council on the Potomac Yard Metrorail Station Schedule.
RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council receive this revised Potomac Yard Metrorail Station implementation schedule (Attachment 1).
BACKGROUND: The City is evaluating potential locations for an infill Metrorail station along the Blue and Yellow lines between the National Airport and Braddock Road Metrorail stations to serve Potomac Yard and adjacent neighborhoods. The 1999 Coordinated Development District (CDD) approval for the southern portion of Potomac Yard included the reservation of a site for a potential future Metrorail station.
In 2008, the City began to evaluate land use density and zoning for North Potomac Yard, a process that resulted in the 2010 North Potomac Yard Small Area Plan. The plan envisions the replacement of the big box retail-oriented Potomac Yard Center with a high-density, transit-oriented set of neighborhoods that are connected by a multi-modal transportation network including a new Metrorail station.
The City is currently completing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) as required under the federal National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The NEPA process is required for the Metrorail Station project to maintain eligibility for federal financing and because some of the alternatives may affect the George Washington Memorial Parkway, which is administered by the National Park Service (NPS).
The Draft EIS (DEIS), currently under development, analyzes the socioeconomic, environmental, and transportation impacts of a no build alternative and three build alternatives. The ...
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