Rail On The Woodrow Wilson Bridge

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Rail On The Woodrow Wilson Bridge

• And Alexandrias Transportation Future
• Community Meeting
• George Washington Middle School
• May 11, 2006

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Alexandria Is Unique

• Historic grid of neighborhood streets in Old Town
• A walkable community
• Metro accessible
• Mixed-use and transit-oriented development

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Without Rail On The Bridge

• Alexandria and adjoining Fairfax County will
  have.
• more traffic
• congestion,
• sprawl, and
• pollution.

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The Case For Rail

• Traffic congestion in Greater DC is the nations
  3rd worst.
• Gas prices are over 3 per gallon and likely to
  go higher.

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Rail Has Many Benefits

• Transit is better for air quality.
• Climate Change

Case Study 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games
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Other Benefits Of Rail

• Transit is better for the Bay.

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Northern Virginia Needs Rail

• Connecting the Yellow and Green Lines would
• Double the capacity of the bridge
• Ease traffic burden on Old Town Alexandria
• Provide local commuters more choices

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Rail Will Help Fairfax County

• Thousands of Department of Defense jobs will
  shift from Arlington to Fort Belvoir straining
  already overburdened road network.
• Rail on the Wilson Bridge ties into proposed
  transit connections to Ft. Belvoir.

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National Harbor Makes Rail Essential to the Region

• National Harbor residential and commercial
  complex will add to bridge traffic
• Redevelopment at Oxon Hill, MD

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First Things First Fund Metro

• Metro needs new guaranteed funding.

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Whats needed?

• Governors Mobility Study of the Wilson Bridge
  Speak up for a thorough study
• Looks at National Harbor, other developments
• Economic Development
• Environmental Impacts
• Funding needed for preliminary engineering and
  analysis of options for rail on the bridge.

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What can you do?

• Contact Governor Tim Kaine.Make sure he hears
  that rail on the bridge is your priority.
  Phone [phone] Web www.Governor.Virgini
  a.gov
• Write a letter to the editor
• Volunteer with Sierra Club
• www.SierraClub.org/metrodc

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Our Support of Rail Can Help Maintain
Alexandrias Quality of Life

• Local Sierra Club Activists
• Ana Prados
• Conservation Chair
• Ana_Prados_at_yahoo.com
• Pat Soriano
• Group Chair patemail_at_verizon.net
• Chris Carney
• Conservation Organizer
• Chris.Carney_at_SierraClub.org