Fairfax County will add another 27 stations to its Capital Bikeshare network in the coming weeks, the largest expansion since the county joined the program in 2016.
Starting in early May, the installations will include 16 stations in Annandale, Bailey’s Crossroads and Seven Corners, bringing Capital Bikeshare to the Mason and Braddock districts for the first time.
A Virginia State Police officer was hospitalized after being struck by a driver last night (Tuesday) on the Capital Beltway (I-495) in the Huntington area.
The trooper, who has not been publicly identified, was struck near Telegraph Road by a passing motorist during a foot pursuit, according to a VSP spokesperson. The trooper was transported to an area hospital shortly thereafter.
A pair of adjacent hotels along Richmond Highway in Huntington are being eyed for redevelopment.
Separate developers have proposed replacing Moon Inn Hotel (6140 Richmond Highway) and Days Inn by Wyndham (6100 Richmond Highway) with multifamily residential buildings that could deliver more than 500 homes combined, according to rezoning applications submitted last month to Fairfax County.
Another rabid cat has been identified in the Alexandria section of Fairfax County.
The Fairfax County Health Department is urging community members to reach out if they or a pet might’ve come into contact with the cat, which reportedly attacked “multiple” people last Thursday afternoon (March 19) in the Huntington area.
Fairfax County needs to take a more hands-on approach to helping owners repurpose aging commercial properties, one local government leader says.
“We know where they are. We have this information. Let’s identify the top 10, 15 opportunities and let’s go to them,” Board of Supervisors Chairman Jeff McKay said at an Economic Initiatives Committee meeting on Tuesday (Feb. 10).
Democrats are on track to add another vote to their already-comfortable majority in the Virginia House of Delegates.
Garrett McGuire, who won a primary last month to become the Democratic nominee, has declared victory in today’s special election for the 17th House District, which covers the Franconia area of Fairfax County from I-95 to Hayfield and Huntington.
For the second time in one day, Fairfax County police are investigating a pedestrian death resulting from a hit-and-run crash.
Officers responded around 9:48 p.m. Wednesday (Jan. 7) to Richmond Highway at Mount Eagle Drive in Huntington after a pedestrian was reportedly struck by at least four vehicles.
A plan to add bike lanes and reconfigure part of Huntington Avenue in the Mount Vernon District has come to a halt without a clear path forward.
The project, which was a joint effort of Virginia’s Department of Transportation (VDOT) and the Fairfax County Department of Transportation (FCDOT), has stalled after multiple years of planning, both agencies told FFXnow.
Capital Bikeshare is finally arriving in the Herndon and Huntington areas.
The bicycle-sharing service operated by Lyft is rolling out 10 new docking stations around the Innovation Center and Huntington Metro stations earlier this month, years after they were initially proposed.
Police are investigating a second fatal crash that occurred on the Capital Beltway (I-495) yesterday afternoon (Monday).
Virginia State Police troopers responded to westbound I-495 near Telegraph Road in Huntington around 5:32 p.m. for a crash involving a motorcyclist who collided with a guardrail.
