City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: JUNE 19, 2019
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: MARK B. JINKS, CITY MANAGER /s/
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Consideration of Potomac Yard Metrorail Station Southwest Access Options.
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ISSUE: Consideration of next steps in evaluating southwest access options for the Potomac Yard Metrorail Station project.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council:
1) Receive staff's recommendation to further advance the design of a Modified Idea #1, including elimination of the escalator in the southwest pavilion;
2) Hold a public hearing on the recommendation on June 22, 2019; and
3) At its Legislative Meeting on June 25, 2019, direct the City Manager to request that WMATA direct its contractors (Potomac Yard Constructors) to further advance the design of a Modified Idea #1 and continue to develop pricing for the ramp option included in the December 2018 approved DSUP.
BACKGROUND: On December 15, 2018, City Council approved an amended DSUP for the Potomac Yard Metrorail Station project. This amendment reduced the scope of the station by removing the south station entrance to keep the project at an affordable level. The amended DSUP also added a ramp from the north entrance toward E. Glebe Road to provide enhanced access to the station for riders entering from the southwest. A plan view of this ramp is included in Attachment 1.
In November of 2018, the Commonwealth of Virginia indicated they would provide $50 million in funding available for enhancing access to the Station from the southwest in the State's Amazon HQ2 incentive package. Following this announcement, City and WMATA staff developed three ideas for providing enhanced access to the station from the southwest, in consultation with the Potomac Yard Metrorail Station Implementation Work Group (PYMIG). Images of the three ideas are included in Attachment 2.
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