Supervisors Nix More Parking at Vienna Metro Station
posted 8:53 am Tue January 15, 2008 - Fairfax, Va.
Fairfax County supervisors have placed a hold on plans to add more than 1,000 parking spots at the Vienna Metrorail station.
They're citing parking improvements at nearby stations and a lack of public outcry when a temporary surface lot at the Vienna station closed in 2006. The lot was closed to make way for the Metro West development.
There are more than 5,800 parking spots at the Vienna station, which sits at the end of the Orange Line in northern Virginia. According to Metro, more than 13,000 people start their ride at the station every weekday.
Metro approved a parking garage addition at the Vienna station in 1999, but the county has to fund the estimated $40 million project.
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Information from: The Washington Examiner
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