Wondering why the County Board has voted to create a streetcar system? Watch this new video by Arlington TV. You’ll learn how streetcars fit in with the County’s Smart Growth vision, where streetcar routes and stops are planned, and how streetcars will connect to the regional public transportation network. The video also includes historical footage and background from the the pre-Metrorail era.

Hundreds of Arlingtonians joined the County Board and County staff on Wednesday, March 27, at Kenmore Middle School for a Streetcar Town Hall. Board members and County staff updated the community on the Columbia Pike Streetcar project and took questions from the audience. If you missed the March 27 streetcar meeting, you can watch it online.

Take a look at the progress being made with the new streetcar system that will operate along Columbia Pike and the Crystal City-Pentagon City corridor by watching this new video by Arlington TV. Arlington recently invited transit experts from across the United States and Canada to share their experiences with building their streetcar systems.

Arlington County is in the initial stages of planning streetcar lines in two key areas – Columbia Pike and Crystal City. The two lines will eventually converge in Pentagon City. The Columbia Pike line is expected to be the first to go into operation.