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Arlington’s Video Channel has documented its Smart Growth plan dating back to the 1940s. I will share it here with you over the next few weeks. I hope you enjoy it. This first edition sets the ground work for the post-WWII era of the Northern Virginia suburbs. Don’t forget to subscribe to my blog so you can watch each chapter of Arlington’s Smart Growth History.

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The Columbia Pike Trolley will run between the Pentagon in Arlington & Skyline Business park in Fairfax county. It’s not far– and that’s the controversy– should Virginia spend its precious transportation money on a short light rail route when it should be looking at expanding metro beyond the beltway?

For me- the answer is YES! Why? because

• The Pentagon is a major metro hub– it will connect a lot of people who work in Skyline to metro;
• Columbia Pike is a major commuter route without any metro access. South Arlington has been neglected for too long;
• Arlington County has major revilization plans for the Columbia Pike corridor– this residential & business density is only going to increase.
• It’s a low cost option to building a new metro line. If you look at a metro map– this area is sorely under-served. I think it should continue down Columbia Pike through Annandale to Fairfax City. All these areas have no metro access– and would reduce traffic! Imagine that!

I’ll be watching this one. It’s taken more than 20 years to get a metro line out to Dulles airport– and that project is only just starting. Let’s see if it takes another 20 years to get this.

Kermit was ahead of his time. He warned us that is wasn’t easy being green– but that was then and this is now.

Long & Foster is now committed to being green. Green in the workplace & green for it’s clients.

Green is the latest marketing effort for corporations– Alcoa is selling Reynolds Wrap from 100% recycled aluminum, AT&T is replacing its automobile fleet with it’s new “green fleet” and Ford plans on selling electric cars by 2011. It’s time. It’s time for all of us to make the world a better place. Even if it’s just our little part.

So stay tuned– I will be writing about how you can make your home more efficient, local efforts to improve our environment & what products are out there that will make your world a little more green.

Let me know what you think. I’d like to hear from my readers what they think of this latest green effort. Is it something you take seriously? Are you looking for green features in your next home?  Do you need some guidance on how to make your home more energy efficient? I’d like to hear what you are interested in learning about.

While I commend the county for even having a plan, I donâ