Washington Business Journal, 4/27:
Alexandria staff picks its preferred Potomac Yard Metro station siteAlexandria staff's pick for a new Potomac Yard Metro station site is the one that promises the biggest bang for the buck, the one the area's largest landowners wanted, and the one those landowners have agreed to partially fund.
Of the four potential sites reviewed as part of the Environmental Impact Statement process, the selected Alternative B "yields the most economic benefit for the city," according to the staff report, issued Friday. Located just east of the existing CSX tracks, a quarter mile from the whole of the big box-dominated North Potomac Yard shopping center, the $268 million Alternative B would place Metro closest to the most potential new development still to come in the area.
"Alternative B puts the Metrorail station within .25 mile of the most development and creates the best opportunity for smart growth and a walkable, compact, urban community," per that report. . . .