When Virginia officials managed to woo Amazon to open its second headquarters in Arlington, they sweetened the deal with a big transportation promise: They would push to lower an elevated highway — a six-lane, gridlocked eyesore that cuts the area in two — and add stoplights and sidewalks.
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Proposed Caps, Wizards arena collides with transit plans for Amazon HQ2
Virginia officials wooed Amazon to Arlington by vowing to try to ‘urbanize’ a major highway. Now they want to build a sports arena farther down that road.
By Teo Armus
February 9, 2024 at 6:00 a.m. EST